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  1. [ubuntu] Re: How to migrate my OS from HDD to SSD?

    +1

    That is the same workflow I followed. I can't remember if I had to prepare a Windows recovery on a flash USB, but I pulled out the hard drive from Dell tower, installed SSD in an Icy Dock caddy...
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    Re: become temporary root?

    If in terminal you run command:

    man sudo

    you can read the option

    sudo -H

    -H, --set-home
    Request that the security policy set the HOME environment
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    Re: Printing Help, please

    You write that printing stopped working after a business trip? Puzzling.

    I can still print from my Android phone using the Brother app, but nothing works from my computer anymore.

    (a) Can you...
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    Re: Login screen not displayed

    I'm hoping that others chips in since I see nothing amiss there. You have a pulse.
    Now if it were me I would install rEFInd since I'm very comfortable with it.
    It sits as a neighbour in...
  5. Re: How have I encrypted mt external drive?

    Good to see that you realise that you need a "deadman's handle" protocol in place to deal with the event of you falling under a bus. Unravelling the Gordian knot of my environment is a concern. There...
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    Re: Login screen not displayed

    If you are using Ubuntu 24.04 can you run this command (as a starter for one just to gauge what you have in booting up) ...

    efibootmgr
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    Re: Login screen not displayed

    Something is broken.
    What is "the computer". Spec?
    Try LiveUSB again. Do you see same problem?

    Found your last post December 2008 .. might help contributors .. ...
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    [ubuntu] Re: New Ubuntu 24.04 Laptop

    Perhaps this old link better explains deleting the original user which I understand OP wants

    https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-add-and-delete-users-on-ubuntu-18-04
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    Re: Security Key not recognized

    Not really .. it was just another rabbit I tried to pull out of a hat .. as often I do with wild ideas. i know that my security key works with Heroku (tried it yesterday) but it could be any other...
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    [ubuntu] Re: New Ubuntu 24.04 Laptop

    That might be rewritten .. [/COLOR] How do you give a raw user sudo rights?

    This could be a good test case for mentoring a new user in the arts.

    Start by running this command in terminal to...
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    Re: GRUB2 theme edit scrren text

    I do not know how to change existing default grub theme. But I do know that if you install rEFInd (which supplements GRUB and sits alongside in EFI) you can customise rEFInd GUI theme quite easily.
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    Re: Security Key not recognized

    The alternatives for 2FA are remote server EITHER sending an SMS one time password (OTP) OR requiring security key to be touched. You might try opening a test account with both options. Heroku is an...
  13. Re: Maximized application windows overlay the dock

    I remember a Setting .. Settings > Appearance > Dock > Autohide the Dock
  14. [SOLVED] Re: BIOS corrupted after Ubuntu install

    Solved .. ok. I see you did that.
  15. [lubuntu] Re: Japanese input for English speakers

    Often OP's write and omit important context clues.
    I admit I have zero knowledge of Japanese. But that doesn't dampen my curiosity.
    We now learn "I'm using Lubuntu, not Ubuntu".
    Now thinking out...
  16. [lubuntu] Re: Japanese input for English speakers

    Apology for the "translation" red herring (but not for citing Professor's work in Japan on antconc).

    Sometimes I tend to "shoot from the hip" with ideas.

    Studying expanded context, perhaps this...
  17. [lubuntu] Re: Japanese input for English speakers

    I am not a language expert. But I offer two ideas.
    (1) there are translation services such as DeepL.com
    (2) Join a discussion group managed by Professor Laurence Anthony (based in Japan)
    who...
  18. Re: Trying to install SK1 (Vector Graphics Editor)

    Find an alternative.

    http://snapsvg.io/
    BoxySVG
    Inkscape
    etc.
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    Re: Sorting Files Using Terminal

    After your experiments I suggest that you still experiment with Recoll+EasyTag to more easily index and find your collection(s).
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    Re: Sorting Files Using Terminal

    Extending the EasyTag idea from TheFu (I just installed EasyTag through Synaptic) this is another option for opening *.mp3 files indexed through Recoll. After indexing all desktop files (although...
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    Re: Security Key not recognized

    Another find ...

    https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/untrya/u2f_keys_not_working_in_ubuntu_2204_remove_the/
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    Re: Security Key not recognized

    Run ..
    man synaptic

    for reassurance.
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    Re: Restore files on headleass server

    Good news. Follow the advice penned frequently by TheFu to backup (n times, locations).
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    Re: Restore files on headleass server

    Any progress with PhotoRec?
    Setting aside the flood of references given earlier, another idea is for you to approach a local university in your country experienced in data forensics, talk to a...
  25. [ubuntu] Re: 24.04 auto extracts ZIP file when opening

    Based on recommendations from other users I adopted Recoll as my main desktop indexing engine. So in your case (after full lengthy indexing process) run in Recoll GUI Query Language - ext:zip
    This...
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