Cannot type in Synapse on Ubuntu Mate 18.04 (similar problem with Tilda)

I have used Ubuntu MATE 16.04 for some time now and both Synapse and Tilda have worked well. I have now recently installed Ubuntu Mate 18.04 and I’m having some problems with both programs. Synapse seems to work to start with, but after opening and closing the window (Ctrl+Space) a couple of times it doesn’t … Read more

Notification area crashes on launch – Ubuntu Mate 18.04.1 [closed]

Closed. This question needs details or clarity. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Add details and clarify the problem by editing this post. Closed 3 years ago. Improve this question on Ubuntu Mate, the notification area crashes on launch. I am given the option to relaunch, which I do and … Read more

Offline installation of Ubuntu Mate 18.04 on ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2018. With no Ethernet, how to get Wifi driver?

Wifi chip is Intel Dual band Wireless AC 8265. In general, what could be done to get required drivers on a machine after offline installation of a distro? Answer AttributionSource : Link , Question Author : noshu , Answer Author : Community

Efax can’t open serial port /dev/ttyS1: Permission denied

Efax can not send a fax. Socket running on port 9900 efax-0.9a: 17:33:54 Error: can’t open serial port /dev/ttyS1: Permission denied efax-0.9a: 17:33:54 failed page /home/andy/Documents/UHC_Appeal.pdf.001 efax-0.9a: 17:33:54 finished – unrecoverable error I tried most of the suggestions from here. Serial port terminal > Cannot open /dev/ttyS0: Permission denied I had to run it as … Read more

Resume script does nothing

This script is in /etc/pm/sleep.d/. I used this as a guide. I am using Ubuntu Mate 18.04. https://superuser.com/questions/733333/how-do-i-run-commands-on-suspend-return-from-suspend Execute bit is set. When my computer resumes, nothing happens. #!/bin/sh case “$1” in suspend|hibernate) #actions to take on suspend or hibernate ;; resume|thaw) #other actions to trigger on resume gxmessage -fg red -font ‘sans 30’ -timeout … Read more

VLC is not supposed to be run as root. Sorry

When this is run #!/bin/bash # # located in /lib/systemd/system-sleep/ # Created 4/2/19 exec 2> /tmp/systemd_suspend_test_err.txt if [ “${1}” = “pre” ]; then # Do the thing you want before suspend here echo “we are suspending $(date +%I:%M:%S_%D).” elif [ “${1}” = “post” ]; then # Do the thing you want after resume here echo … Read more

where do I enable Application Menus (Ubuntu MATE 18)

Windowed Applications do not have the traditional File, Edit, View, and etcetera. This usually sits at the top of the Application, under the Title bar. How do I enable Application Menus in Ubuntu MATE 18? setup gsettings $ gsettings get org.mate.panel default-layout ‘familiar’ MATE Tweak Answer AttributionSource : Link , Question Author : JamesThomasMoon , … Read more