So, late on Friday you are typing away and see the little blue dot from the Software Updater built into KDE Neon. Maybe you are running Ubuntu and saw a message. Doesn’t matter how you made the decision to install updates late on a Friday, you are now screwed. Yeah. I know your pain. Why do you think I’m writing this post? I did this exact thing. I know better than install anything pushed out … KDE Neon – Ubuntu – Will Not Boot Properly After Kernel 5.3.0 UpgradeRead more
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Secret to G fonts in LibreOffice on KDE Neon
The list of people who have been burned by this grows daily and still it won’t get fixed in Ubuntu based distros. Work with Linux Libertine in LibreOffice because that used to be the default font. Finish writing your book or other work which needs to be sent out for editing. Send it out to an editor who uses LibreOffice but uses it on Windows. “No problem” you think. “I used a standard LibreOffice font.” … Secret to G fonts in LibreOffice on KDE NeonRead more
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Manually Adding a Disk to Linux
We all have to do it from time to time. I’m creating this post so I can stop looking for a trusted source. I don’t add a second or third hard drive to my KDE Neon (Linux) desktops often enough to commit it to memory, and let’s face it, things have changed over the years. I will assume you already have physically installed your drive and formatted it the way you want. roland@roland-HP-EliteDesk-800-G2-SFF:~$ sudo mkdir … Manually Adding a Disk to LinuxRead more
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That Weird SQLite Error from Qt configure
A YABU is a YABU is a YABU. That’w what you keep telling yourself. Some day it “might” even be true, but, I wouldn’t hold my breath. So, you’ve been building Qt from source. Say 5.9.7? Always been doing it on Ubuntu 18.04. In fact you have a setup script you cut and paste from when setting up new machines. It’s worked flawlessly multiple times. A monkey could set up a new machine . . … That Weird SQLite Error from Qt configureRead more
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How Canonical Fixes Most Major Ubuntu Bugs
Artful is EOL. ** Changed in: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu Artful) Status: Triaged => Won’t Fix — You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a . . . Got yet another one of these today.