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user|59Can I run Kubuntu 24.04 Desktop on this old hardware?07:53
user|59The system boots OK, but selecting a menu within Dolphin produces a pulldown window which flickers then disappears completely and leaves a small illegible image beside the (absent) pulldown.07:53
user|59processor: Core-2 Quad Q8400 ram: 4GB video: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT07:53
user|59A suggestion on stackexchange was to swap sdddm for kdm, plus an edit to /etc/environment (add a line with GSK_RENDERER=gl and then reboot)07:55
user|59https://askubuntu.com/questions/1520162/problem-with-nouveau-driver-and-ubuntu-24-0407:56
user|59"swap sddm for gdm3" (typo)07:59
user|59Hmm...runs, but looks weird...I'll try a fresh install of Kubuntu 22.0408:00
alvaroHello!09:29
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BluesKajHi all12:29
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Guest25I'm having an issue with the monitor scaling. It's set to the monitor resolution of 1920x1080, but there is a black bar to the left side of the screen. (It is an Acer QG241YE plugged in via VGA)19:04
oerheksreset the monitor with its own menu, back to standards?19:07
Guest25Yeah, it's set to standard19:08
oerheksthen i have no clue19:09
Guest25OL19:09
Guest25OK.19:09
Guest25Thanks anyway19:09
oerheksit maybe needs hdmi/dp19:09
Guest25Maybe so. Unfortunately the machine I have here is VGA and DVI only, and the monitor is VGA and HDMI.19:11

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