Questions tagged [kubuntu]

Kubuntu is the official Ubuntu derivative using the KDE Plasma Desktop. Use this tag only for questions that are Kubuntu specific. Questions for Kubuntu are probably better asked at http://askubuntu.com/, the stackexchange site for Ubuntu.

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WiFi not working Kubuntu 20.04 - Intel 8265 Network Interface

I have a problem with my WiFi card on Kubuntu. Sometimes the system doesn't recognise it, but what is strange is that it doesn't happen everytime, but just about one boot on four, and I can't ...
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How to display a (zenity/GUI) dialog to the user after a root cron task has completed

I have a simple periodic cron task that must run as root. I want to use Zenity (or similar) to display a GUI informational dialog to user 1000 (or logged in user or all users) when the cron task ...
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What is gvfs and why should I want it on my system?

What does gvfs do for me on my Kubuntu machine and why is /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor eating so much CPU time? BTW: I read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GVFS and still don't know what's in ...
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Repairing python setup

On my Kubuntu 14.4 (which has python 2.7.6 as standard) my python is broken after I tried to install python 2.7.10 after building from source from python.org with the help of How to install the latest ...
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Turn off Caps lock when Escape is pressed

Is there any way to disable CapsLock whenever Esc is pressed. Yes, I use VIM! I actually have an alternative all-caps keyboard layout on Ctrl-6 but I find it cumbersome and would prefer to just have ...
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How to get near-perfect screen recording quality?

Someone suggested I direct a copy of the unmodified X display to a file and afterwards convert that file to a general purpose video file. What commands would I use to do this on a Kubuntu system? (...
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How to deal with freezes caused by autofs after network disconnect

I mount four servers (3 via cifs, 1 via sshfs) using autofs. auto.master /- /etc/auto.all --timeout=60 --ghost auto.all /mnt \ /server1 -fstype=cifs,rw,credentials=/etc/.smbcredentials....
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[drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun

I'm running a fresh install of Kubuntu 20.04. Many times when I shutdown (not every time, but often), it pauses for a minute or so before showing the error: [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [...
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Ideas how to get my usb audio interface to work with Linux?

PulseAudio does not appear to recognize the Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 USB audio interface. The 2i2, however, is properly recognized and it works as expected. I can't seem to get the 6i6 to work on the ...
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Dynamically change /etc/hosts

Each time I change my IP address I have to go edit /etc/hosts and change the line: myPc-Vaio 192.168.1.x I need this change for some programs I am using, so I can't just set the line to 127.0.0.1. ...
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Dead (compose) keys not working in GTK apps since upgrade

I'm running Kubuntu with KDE as my main desktop environment. A while ago I set up dead keys so I can type Chinese pinyin and other accented letters and special characters. As a side note, I use IBUS ...
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What are the system requirements for KDE?

KDE.org promotes Plasma Desktop as "fast and efficient", but there is no relevant information given in order to have such experience. The web content is now entirely changed (2019), but was seen until ...
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KDE - Problem with dark themes

Hello there Linux super users, I have a slight problem with my KDE Plasma 5.4 setup running on Kubuntu 15.10. Whenever I select a dark theme (in this case: KArc, the problem is the same for Breeze-...
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Kubuntu 18.04, cron task does not load @reboot

I am running Kubuntu 18.04, and have a simple script to reset the plasmashell every time after suspend/lockscreen since there's a known bug that corrupts folder/file names upon returning from suspend. ...
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`xev` doesn't register my `Fn+F4` keypress? How to bind this combination?

My question is simple. xev isn't registering Fn+F4 keypress on my Asus FX505DT running Kubuntu 19.10. So, how shall I proceed with solving this issue?
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Resume from hibernate fails after image restoration

I've been trying to get hibernation to work, and am having problems. The system seems to go into hibernation just fine, but when I try to restore from disk, the process stops just after a message ...
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coil whine on kubuntu when idle

My pc has Kubuntu 17.04 and windows 10 setup with dual boot. When i boot to kubuntu as soon as the login screen shows i hear high pitch coil whine sound from my pc. I disabled all the power states ...
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set kms specific resolution at boot time

i'm trying to set a specific resolution for kms, at boot time. by default kms choose the highest resolution available (2500x1600) which is a bit hard to read. i'd like to set 1440x900 instead. i ...
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