Hi,Could anyone help with new wifi Driver for the realtek 8821 CE adapter.I have been facing issues with wifi speed and frequent disconnects and I tried installing one driver through git hub repo. Still it haven't improved a lot.I disable the power saving mode in config page.I am noobie ,could any one help me debug this issue.I tried doing so many methods suggested in different communities but nothing seems working.

Bought a new Framework 13, and I am trying to install 24.04 onto it, using the Full Disk Encryption Howto 2019 wiki entry that I've used in previous years when installing, so that /boot is also encrypted along with my root and home partitions in LVM.

Unfortunately, I am stuck at the Enable Encrypted GRUB step in the instructions. The following command doesn't seem to work with the current Calamares based installer. It never returns, and my setup always fails with an exit code of 1 when trying to install the bootloader:

while [ ! -d /target/etc/default/grub.d ]; do sleep 1; done; echo "GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y" > /target/etc/default/grub.d/local.cfg

Does anyone know how to modify this command to allow the installer to finish successfully?

Yesterday i moved around my office furniture which also included shutting down my homelab. I started to boot up my computer, typed in my password, kde screen appears, dissapeares for half a second and pops up again (normal behavior so far, because it loads proper settings for my 3 screens), then i just see the gear running and running and running. In X11 nothing ever happens, so i tried wayland and it was the same except i got an error message saying that a programm crashed and it couldn't send any logs because it does not know where to send. I am not 100% sure but the program was called "kdesplashm" or something like that?

After googling and nobody had something similar i thought ok nice, fresh install 😅 Then i got aware that my opnsense isn't running yet because i forgot to start it. When it finished booting i gave my pc another try and it worked.

Now my question is, is it possible that kde crashes when i've mounted smb shares that can't connect?

I will try it out later again to be sure but it seems for me it's a bug?

Im running the old kde version with ubuntu 22.04.

In the upgrade guide it says you need to upgrade to v23 first, then to 24...

Are there many risks involved doing this?

My system is fairly stable, but I have serious issues with window placement and really want to use Plasma 6.

Lately I have been interested in third party bleeding edge kernels for my K*buntu 24 system- XANMOD or LIQUORIX kernels.

However I’m unable to decide which pick would be best. My key preferences to note for a kernel tuned to best, offering efficiency, support smooth gaming ie dolphin emulator I play most and overall reliability for my daily use case. Your suggestions will help me decide.

Hi, I was running daily 18.04 LTS on my HP EliteBook G2 with dualGPU (Intel HD 5500 + AMD Radeon R7 M260X) and decided to migrate to new LTS this time in KDE flavor. On KU22.04 I do miss unfortunatelly some GPU statistics that are important to me on both iGPU and dGPU like memory usage, temperature, frequency and GPU load.

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 [8086:1616] (rev 09)
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Opal PRO [Radeon R7 M260X] [1002:66
05]

*-display                  
      description: VGA compatible controller
      product: HD Graphics 5500
      vendor: Intel Corporation
      physical id: 2
      bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
      logical name: /dev/fb0
      version: 09
      width: 64 bits
      clock: 33MHz
      capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom fb
      configuration: depth=32 driver=i915 latency=0 resolution=1920,1080
      resources: irq:57 memory:c0000000-c0ffffff memory:b0000000-bfffffff ioport:6000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff
 *-display
      description: VGA compatible controller
      product: Opal PRO [Radeon R7 M260X]
      vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
      physical id: 0
      bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
      version: 00
      width: 64 bits
      clock: 33MHz
      capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
      configuration: driver=radeon latency=0
      resources: irq:56 memory:a0000000-afffffff memory:c1000000-c103ffff ioport:3000(size=256) memory:c1040000-c10
5ffff

I do face problem with detecting load of both GPU and probing sensors/stats of both accelerators.
On 18.04 I was using an official AMDGPU driver but these are no longer working on 24.04 so decided to reinstall machine and leave on default out-of-box provided.

lm-sensors output when dGPU (Radeon is not in use):

radeon-pci-0400
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1:            N/A  (crit = +120.0°C, hyst = +90.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Package id 0:  +42.0°C  (high = +105.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
Core 0:        +40.0°C  (high = +105.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
Core 1:        +40.0°C  (high = +105.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)

iwlwifi_1-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:            N/A   

acpitz-acpi-0
Adapter: ACPI interface
temp1:        +40.0°C   
temp2:         +0.0°C   
temp3:        +37.0°C   
temp4:        +40.0°C   
temp5:        +20.0°C   
temp6:         +0.0°C

System Monitor probes and radeontop stats when VLC is running on dGPU (Radeon) - screenshot

The only probe I can source is radeon-pci-0400 representing dGPU (Radeon) temperature when active

I'm not sure if this is just problem with kernel drivers and I should get MESA to get these info or this is a problem of this version of KDE+Ubuntu. I had tested for giggles W10 and both GPU stats are shown in Task Manager.

Am I the only one who thinks the whole process is too complicated?

In order to encrypt the drive one has to manually create the partitions including \boot....

Wouldn't it have been easier to have an option to create them automatically? I mean the checks and prompts are already in place ...

I have Discover set to check for updates every two weeks, but it seems that those two weeks reset when you turn off the computer, so I see the update notification way more than twice a month.

Can you make it actually only check once every two weeks, or would you need to disable it and script something yourself?

Hi, here NobleUpgrades/Kubuntu - Community Help Wiki I have found instructions to upgrade. Before going, I'd want to be sure last minutes bugs are fixed. Is upgrade to Kubuntu 24.04 LTS stable for you?

I don't game on this machine and prefer to just use built-in graphics since it saves power and gets less hot.

Interested in getting a laptop? Anyone know if they plan to upgrade to 24.04?

I want to install Kubuntu on my laptop. I am currently exploring Kubuntu, but I need internet to install it. When I tried connecting to my WiFi, it shows there are no WiFi available. Only Ethernet and USB tethering works. I asked some people online, and they said I need 'WiFi drivers.' I tried to install them from 'Software and Updates' but didn't find additional drivers. What should I do?"

https://preview.redd.it/h9ia2csccxyc1.jpg?width=1152&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf07df8388b9fb360374d688b74ef90fba267002

Was wondering on how to install kfocus tool on Kubuntu desktop or any scripts to deploy right away?

Whenever I lookup muon on discover, the install button is always saying "loading". It also says its install size is 0B, which is obviously wrong. Whenever I go to install it with apt, it tries installing muon-meson instead.

Hi I am using Kubuntu 24.04 with Wayland. I have enabled fractional scaling 1.5x (Tv computer). Both Chrome (.deb website) and Microsoft Edge (flatpak) crashes after a while. The only browser that don't seem to crash is Firefox (snap).

But for different reasons I would rather use Chrome and Edge. The computer is an older Hp laptop with an Intel gpu. Everything else works great.
Anyone know what could be wrong here?

I was first on KUbuntu 22.04 LTS and was able to connect to my router's attached USB storage drive by adding client min protocol = NT1 to the smb.conf file within user/share/samba. My router doesn't support the newer SMB protocol.

I just recently wiped my computer and installed KUbuntu 24.04 LTS and I tried adding that same line of code to the smb.conf file, but when I try to go to the IP address of my router it tells me that "Connection to host 192.168.1.1 is broken".

I've been trying to find a solution online, but not having luck.

Anyone have any suggestions?

For about a week on and off I have been trying to set up dual boot with Kubuntu on my PC, after previously using Linux Mint but getting annoyed with Cinnamon. However I have experienced issues at every turn.

First it was the fact that it refuses to install alongside my Windows install. If I partition the space in Windows the installer just asks to overwrite the whole drive, and if I don't partition the space it just ignores the drive entirely. Whatever, I have a 1TB PCIe card SSD that I just installed it on instead.

Second problem, GRUB seems to hate this setup. After I finally managed to get it installed GRUB gives some kind of failed to write error and just hangs for a solid minute before fixing itself and booting.

Third problem and what is actually stopping me entirely. My RTX 3090 seems to be causing issues. When trying to install with 3rd party drivers, upon reboot the machine hangs after some kind of Network Manager error. If I install without 3rd party drivers it does boot, but is really not smooth. I tried fixing this by installing the nvidia driver afterwards, but then it just refused to boot again.

Its gotten to the point that I am looking into other distros and just installing KDE rather than continue to troubleshoot these bizzare issues. I am very new to linux and this is really making the whole process more frustrating than it was with Mint.

im trying to install kubuntu 24.04 and i have a usb connected external hard drive but when i get to selecting partitions its not an option even though it shows up in dolphin when i plug it in

I have had a Dell XPS13 running Kubuntu for several years. But since the latest full update I did, the keyboard simply stopped working after the laptop sleeps. It only works when I reboot. But then, again, after sleeping, it won't work anymore. I can use the screen keyboard to login like in a tablet (it has a touchscreen). But the only way I found to make the keyboard work again is to reboot.

I found this post that may be similar to mine: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1274890/ubuntu-20-04-keyboard-not-working

But after doing what they say, blacklist intel_vbtn, nothing changes.

Does anyone know what may be the cause of this? Where can I look for more information about the state of the keyboard?

OS: Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur (x86-64) Linux Kernel: 6.5.0-28-generic

So I installed VMware Workstation but it's asking where is gcc. I installed gcc using sudo apt install gcc. this command is installing version 11.4.0. And VMware was asking 12.3.0. I can't find gcc with Discover. I tried installing it manually but I didn't feel like it. Is there a way to install gcc 12.3.0 using other methods? or am I stuck with just compiling it?

Hi,

Yesterday I tried to install Kubuntu 24.04 on my gaming laptop and I don't know if I'm doing something wrong with the manual partitioning, when I select Kubuntu in GRUB, the screen goes black.

Only by going into advanced options and selecting recovery mode, I manage to get an image. My system is set up like this:

1. Bitlocker disabled (I have Windows 11 PRO).
2. Fast Boot disabled.
3. Secure Boot enabled.
4. I have two M.2 SSDs, one with Windows and its boot partition and another M.2 SSD where I have a Windows partition for games and X unallocated space where to install Kubuntu.
5. In the manual partitioning, I select the unallocated space and create 3 partitions (as I have read that the SWAP partition is no longer necessary because now it uses a file, I don't know if it is still recommended to use a partition).
   1. A 1GB partition, FAT32 formatted, selecting '/boot/efi' and labelled 'boot'.
   2. A 57GB partition, formatted EXT4, selecting '/' and labelled 'root'.
   3. A 198GB partition, in EXT4 format, selecting '/home' and no label associated with it.
6. The installer says that everything is OK, remove the USB, press the Enter key and on reboot, I change in the BIOS that the first M.2 SSD in the boot order is Kubuntu. I save the changes, and on the next boot I see the GRUB with the Kubuntu and Windows options.

However, if I go into Kubuntu, the screen goes black and nothing happens. My system is a Lenovo Legion 7 Advantage with an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and an AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT.

Is this due to a driver problem? In the installer I select 'FULL' installation and I also select to download the proprietary software and extras and apply any available updates.

If someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong....

Best regards.

I've been trying to install Kubuntu 24.04 with manual partitioning to have separate encrypted logical partitions for swap, root and home (I created them prior to running the installer), but I can not get the installer to use them (which was not an issue before).

I also tried to do the partitioning within the Calamares installer, but it just fails with an error.

Has anyone had any success with it or seen any instructions on how to do it?

I tried downloading the drivers, tried fresh install of Kubuntu, and everything other solution I could find. The amd gpu won't show anywhere in system settings/overview and will only show the integrated gpu. I randomly just wanted to check out Pop_OS to see how it looked and it shows both integrated and dedicated on there just running the demo mode. Kubuntu has a more familiar feel coming from Windows but I've been using a few years now. Maybe it's time for change..

I'm hoping someone(s) here can help with these two issues because they're really the only problems keeping me from switching fully to Linux as my daily driver at this point.

To start off with I'm using a dual-boot system with Kubuntu 23.10 and Windows 11, on separate drives. Grub works fine and I have no problem booting into either. The system is an AMD 5600X on a Gigabyte X570 with onboard WiFi and a Radeon RX 6700 XT (which is why I haven't upgraded to 24.04 yet, the update seems to cause an issue with AMD cards at the moment so I'm going to wait until that's settled).

The first problem and the biggest one is that on a cold boot - first thing in the morning, after the computer has been shut down all night - Kubuntu doesn't recognize the onboard WiFi at all. It doesn't appear to be disabled, it's more like the OS can't see the adapter at all. And I can reboot Kubuntu as many times as I like, the WiFi just never shows up. HOWEVER, if I boot into Windows 11 (which detects the wireless without fail) and run it for any length of time - even just long enough for it to establish a connection to my WiFi - then restart and boot into Kubuntu, suddenly Kubuntu sees the wireless and it works fine, and will continue working fine no matter how many times I restart Kubuntu thereafter. Only after the system has been shut down for some indeterminate period of time, like all night, the issue "resets" and I cannot get WiFi in Kubuntu again without booting Windows first.

The adapter is an Intel Wireless-AC 9260 and I've seen other complaints about issues with them in older versions of Ubuntu/Kubuntu, with the solution seeming to have something to do with Fast Boot and Windows somehow "claiming" the adapter making it unavailable for Linux to see or use, but that doesn't seem to be my problem because starting and then quitting Windows is the one thing that actually does make the adapter available for Linux to see and use. And sure having to run Windows for 30 seconds in order for my WiFi to work on Kubuntu IS a "workaround", but it's kind of dumb, and it means I'll never be able to fully switch to a Linux-only system and need to dual-boot Windows 11 forever.

The second issue is really just an annoyance. Kubuntu cannot put my monitors to sleep. It tries to; the screens go blank for a few seconds as if they're going to sleep, but within five seconds or so first one screen wakes itself up, and then a couple of seconds later the other. I'm using two monitors, both ASUS but slightly different sizes and resolutions. If it makes a difference, my primary monitor is a DP input and the smaller one is HDMI. The issue happens in both Wayland and X11, and it's the only issue I have with them - I use them as an extended desktop and despite the different resolutions they work without any glitches or weird behavior, except for this sleep issue.

Thoughts/suggestions/help please and thank you?

My snap applications do not show up in the KDE system tray after a fresh install of Kubuntu 24.04. Any help is welcome.

I recently installed Kubuntu 22.04.4. LTS on my previous gaming PC.
I get random black screens when using it normally. Sometimes it goes black for a second, other times it goes black permanently and I have to reboot the machine via the powerbutton.
Hardware specs:
i7 7700k CPU
AMD R9 390 8gb GPU (With AMD ROCr drivers because legacy is deprecated and Open Vulkan)
8gb RAM
256gb SSD bootdrive
3 other mechanical drives
Hooked up to a 52inch 1080p 60hz TV from 2010.
I am of course using a KDE plasma UI.

I've been trying to get a stable media (and casual TV-gaming) PC working but every time I think I've got it working a critical error throws a wrench into the works.

I dont mind using Kubuntu 22.04 LTS as its relatively stable and issue free but whenever I update to 23.10 so I can easily upgrade to 24.04, I find that the power management has issues like I cant select the power options, and it seems its worse. Why is that if they both use the same 6.5 kernel.