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What is a compositor (in general), and which gives the best performance (Ubuntu Mate 16.04)?

Specs: i5-6200u 8GB RAM 1600x1200 external display also tested on 1920x1080 eDP display. MATE Tweak shows the following list of compositors: Marco, No compositor Marco, Software Compositor Marco, Compton GPU Compositor Compiz Which of these…
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What is the difference between Ubuntu Mate and Linux Mint Mate?

What would be the key deciding factors for me to decide whether to install Ubuntu Mate or Linux Mint Mate?
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Dual X screens on one device

I am using Ubuntu MATE 18.04. I believe it uses LightDM as display manager. I have 2 monitors connected to the same device (Intel HD onboard graphics, with 2 ports, one HDMI, one VGA). Because of the nature of the applications I run, I need to have…
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Ubuntu MATE stuck at loading screen (before login promt)

As mentioned in the title, I boot my PC and select the Ubuntu OS that I have and then it gets stuck on an infinite loading screen. I tried setting appending nomodeset to the grub but that didn't help me. Any suggestions? After hitting escape on the…
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Ubuntu 20 boot blocked, loading initial ramdisk

I have just installed Ubuntu 20 Mate. When I try to boot it, the process is blocked at loading initial ramdisk. I already tried to reinstall it. What could be the problem? I am using a Dell Inspiron 15 5567 with Intel i7-9700U, 16Gb RAM, AMD R7 M445…
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How to restore the "Applications" menu of Ubuntu Mate 18.04?

I was editing menu (rearranging a few shortcuts) when something went wrong and the machine got frozen. Upon hard-resetting I found the "Applications" menu to be completely empty. No way to edit it as well; if I select "Edit menus" from the…
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how do i get interface name, ip and mac from active interface only (except lo)

I use this command to get the name of my network interfaces and their mac address ip -o link | awk '$2 != "lo:" {print $2, $(NF-2)}' | sed 's_: _ _' out: enp2s0 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX wlp1s0 YY:YY:YY:YY:YY and this one to get the IP: ip addr show $lan…
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Ext4 Permissions for bind mounting

I'm currently using Dropbox (although alternatives are welcome!) to sync my work files. Since symbolic links no longer work with Dropbox, we have to use a bind mount to reference other areas of the system outside of /home/me/Dropbox: mount --bind…
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How to completely disable screensaver / turning off screen on Ubuntu MATE 20.04?

On Ubuntu MATE 20.04, which I use as a live TV laptop OS, there seems to be a problem with some settings, upon which the screensaver is run or the screen turns off; I don't know if both apply, or which one. What is the goal: To disable the…
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Can't start any processes, getting permission errors

I have a problem. I was running bash in my terminal and when I executed the mv command, I got an error saying exec: mv: permission denied. I thought it was like my other permission errors, and so I ran sudo mv file folder, which gave me the same…
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Persistent names for physical USB ports

I'm using a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B with Ubuntu Mate on a mobile device, connected to an IMU, a GPS and two LIDAR. Ubuntu 16.04.2 Kernel version 4.4.38-v7+ The device boots once powered then starts the drivers and the programs to sample the…
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How to deny application access for a user/group?

I'm using Ubuntu Mate Docker image lscr.io/linuxserver/webtop:ubuntu-mate I can access the desktop via the browser. This works like a charm. However, I would like to restrict the abc (a group would also be ok) user. For example, how can I deny…
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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'PIL'

I am getting an error. #! /usr/bin/python3 # On 10/4/22 I installed version Python 3.10.7 # png2jpg.py # Does not work # Traceback (most recent call last): # File "/home/andy/Python/png2jpg.py", line 10, in # from PIL import…
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Trap Ctrl C in script

I need to figure out how to trap Ctrl C, so that if I want to end the script early, it can re-enable the suspend and hibernation modes. I looked at other discussions of trapping Ctrl C, but found none that were of help. Thanks. # …
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Using Timeshift and Flatpak causes space issues on SSD. How to intelligently take system state backup including Flatpak app?

Flatpak applications take up a lot of space. Is it wise to take a system backup with Timeshift? What is the solution?
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