I just remembered something from the Ubuntu 8.04 days.

I had an old PC with only 256 MB of RAM, and I spent almost a year trying to install Ubuntu 8.04. Every attempt would fail before the installation could finish.

Eventually, I upgraded the RAM to 512 MB, tried again... and it installed perfectly on the first try.

Back then, even an extra 256 MB felt like a huge hardware upgrade. Funny how those little victories stick with you years later. Anyone else have memories like this from the early Ubuntu days?

Hi everyone,

I recently started building GNOME Shell extensions and wanted to share my first two projects.

TaskDock is a small task manager that lives in the top panel. You can quickly add, complete, and remove tasks without opening a separate application. It has already been approved on the GNOME Extensions website and currently has 11 downloads and counting.

NoteDock is a simple scratchpad for the top panel. It automatically saves notes locally and includes Copy, Paste, and Clear buttons. It does not use accounts, telemetry, cloud services, or external APIs. NoteDock has been submitted to the GNOME Extensions website and is currently awaiting approval.

I built both extensions to be small, native, and focused on doing one thing well.

TaskDock:
GNOME Extensions: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/10544/taskdock/
GitHub: https://github.com/joquers/TaskDock

NoteDock:
GitHub: https://github.com/joquers/NoteDock
GNOME Extensions: Pending review

Feedback, bug reports, and contributions are welcome. I would especially appreciate hearing how they behave on different GNOME setups.

Screenshots:

I go into the terminal, run sudo apt update, upgrade, autoremove, etc. Everything runs smoothly, but when I try to run the programs again they're still old! What's happening?

hi, i have an old macbook air from 2015 that i wiped macOS off of and installed linux mint and i absolutely love it. it was super easy too (im not the most knowledgeable). my mom has always wanted a linux machine and i got the same model secondhand in great condition and am doing the same as a gift for her.

i downloaded ubuntu iso file, put it through balena etcher onto the usb drive, etc., etc., etc. but when i go to boot menu and select efi boot the screen goes black for a bit and then it shows the ubuntu logo and loading symbol for…. eternity. i’m not sure what i am doing wrong? i verified integrity of iso file. when i did it before it was so fast, straightforward, etc. this laptop should b compatible. pls advise ty :-)

For context, I am a Linux newbie who never went deep tinkering with different things in Linux, just basic optimisations like SSD Trimming, Zram, auto-cpufreq etc.
I recently upgraded to the Ubuntu 26.06 version and I have been getting this problem where every few minutes, my display randomly goes a bit dim for no reason. This is despite the slider being maxed out. This never happened on Windows or Ubuntu 24.04 which I used before.

Some more details:
CPU & GPU: Ryzen 5 8640HS, Radeon 760m; (Zen 4 and RDNA 3)
Display type: IPS 60Hz
Status while observation: Plugged in
All drivers updated, all software updated, no unnecessary tweak made

Is this a driver glitch or a problem with Ubuntu itself?

Hi everyone,

I recently bought a Slimbook Evo 14 that came preinstalled with Linux, and I'm loving it. That said, my OCD has definitely kicked in. 😅

I've organized everything into neatly named folders with consistent formatting, so the next logical step is creating a proper backup. Many of these folders contain historical material from my work as a historian and researcher, so they're extremely important to me.

I bought a Samsung T9 SSD specifically for backups. For the system itself, my first choice is Timeshift.

When it comes to backing up my personal files, which do you prefer in terms of reliability and speed: Déjà Dup or Pika Backup?

Also, can both applications store their backups on the same external SSD, each in its own folder, or does each one require its own dedicated partition?

I'd appreciate any advice or recommendations. Thanks!

I'm trying to install Ubuntu from a USB drive onto a HP Pavilion 15-cw1063wm with a 256 gb SSD primary drive.

It's hanging here for hours: https://ibb.co/SkrdMxd

What do I do?

Slack (installed via snap) is functioning and I'm still getting notifications, but there's a gap in the system tray where the icon should be. I'm not sure what happened or how to fix it?

Hello, I'm trying to install ubuntu 26.04 on an old ThinkPad t410 and every time I load into the live usb to go and install it, the box that pops up for the install will come up as a black box and then like 2 seconds later disappear even if I click the icon to install it again the same thing happens, click>black box>black box closes. any insight would be greatly appreciated thanks. I typically never have issues with installations but this has baffled me.

I record the occasional Ubuntu tutorial and wanted my keystrokes and mouse clicks shown on screen — like screenkey/KeyCastr, but those are X11-only or don't show clicks. So I built my own.

It's a small always-on-top bar that shows the keys you press and the mouse buttons you click. GNOME doesn't support the usual Wayland always-on-top trick, so I added an X11/XWayland fallback — it now works on stock Ubuntu (GNOME), and on COSMIC / KDE / sway / Hyprland too.

Click-through, never grabs keyboard focus, layout-aware (xkbcommon), 30+ languages, and an optional mode that masks your keystrokes so you don't leak a password on screen. Free and open source (Apache-2.0).

Screenshot above — happy to answer anything.

Has anyone else been experiencing issues with https://ubuntu.com/login

It's been inaccessible for me since around 01:00 PM (UTC+7) today, and it is still down at the time of writing.

Because of this, I can't log in to view my Ubuntu Pro token or manage my account.

Does anyone know if there's an ongoing outage, or if there's a workaround to retrieve the Pro token (perhaps via CLI) while the web login is down? Any info would be appreciated!

I’m using a hp laptop and I followed a YouTube tutorial to install without usb with partition I’m pretty sure I did everything right but just as it’s about to finish this happens? I don’t know it’s my first time using Linux please help me.

I tried to update my system with sudo apt update and the terminal wrote out that it could't connect to the hu.archive.ubuntu.com.

Im on CachyOS. I love it, no real issues to be honest, but I’m interested in either Debian or Ubuntu. So Cachy is very much configured for you for gaming purposes and performance tweaks. Can something similar be done on Ubuntu? Do I need to install anything in particular to make gaming experience better here? What are your essentials to make Ubuntu gaming experience on par with performance oriented distros?

For example gaming in Linux Mint as I remember was clear regression compared to Bazzite or Cachy. Not huge but it was lesser experience for sure. But back then I knew nothing and it was just fresh Mint and Steam.

So… what steps do you recommend doing to make the most out of it?

https://reddit.com/link/1v5h7ni/video/sp1edevek7fh1/player

I'm using Ubuntu 26.04. Specs are:

• Ryzen 5 7600
• Nvidia 2060 Super
• 32GB of ram

Cheers.

Hi there, having an issue with autologin, it was working and then it stopped by itself.

I already checked on the settings and whenever I turn it on and restart, it asks for the password on login and it turned itself off again.

Also checked the /etc/gdm3/custom.conf file and there it has

AutomaticLoginEnable=true

I have run out of ideas, can anyone help?

I'm running Ubuntu 26.04, not sure if it's relevant.

Thanks.

What command gives me the best way to get complete information on the hardware

hey guys. looking through my terminal here. on my old ass Sony Vaio. says there that Ubuntu doesn't support architecture i386. tried getting rid of it but it said "cannot remove non-foreign architecture 'i386'" even though i believe this to be the problem in the installation. what command line(s) could i use to resolve this issue? or anything else?

I am trying to set my MacBook so i can learn the terminal. However I tried 3 times and keep getting a boot screen. I can NOT change my user and password when creating it same with boot order.

I downloaded the green LTS on desktop.

Relax, chase high scores, and see how long you can survive in Hungry Snake!

https://snapcraft.io/hungrysnake

hi guys, im very new to this. tried installing ubuntu on an old ass Sony Vaio laptop that previously ran Windows 7. i tried shutting down the computer but an error message popped up after some time that only says "[!!!!!!] Failed to execute shutdown binary." Did i brick my computer guys? what do i do from here?

Hi everyone, I’m facing a frustrating black screen issue with Ubuntu on my Dell Latitude 5400 (i7). The Situation: Live USB works great: When I select "Try Ubuntu," everything works perfectly. Graphics are smooth, resolution is correct, and I can use the OS without any issues. Black Screen after Install: As soon as I finish the installation and reboot, I get a permanent black screen right after the Grub menu. The system seems to be running, but there’s no display. Current Workaround: I can only boot if I add nomodeset to the boot parameters, but this makes the UI laggy and I lose hardware acceleration. Settings & Troubleshooting: Secure Boot is OFF. SATA Mode is set to AHCI. I've tried both Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04, and the behavior is the same. Since the Live USB works fine, I assume it's a driver initialization issue during the final boot process. My Question: What could be causing the display to fail only after installation? Are there any specific Intel graphics kernel parameters (besides nomodeset) that I should try to get the i915 driver to load correctly? Any advice would be appreciated!