Create a custom keyboard layout for Ubuntu 20.04 – edit programmer Dvorak for ordered numbers

Here is an image for Dvorak programmer keyboard with ordered keys I want to customize Programmer Dvorak to swap the number keys 7,5,3,1,9,0,2,4,6,8 in order. I was amazed I couldn’t find the English Dvorak keyboard layout for programmers with top numbers in order on Github.It is there on Github for windows Community pages to create … Read more

Super key not working in 20.04

After the recent update I have lost both my sound and the Super key. Slightly different from the other Super key issues listed here as I only have one keyboard loaded – English UK. I checked the keyboard layout in ‘Settings – Language and Region’ and the keyboard matches up. However in the keyboard layout … Read more

xrdp is quite slow

using xrdp with the Xorg window system to connect from win10 to ubuntu 20.04 in my local network. The connection is terrible slow. Compare to that a standard rdp connection (win10 to win10) via vpn through the internet is much faster then my local xrdp. /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini max_bpp=32 After login via xrdp my desktop environment is: … Read more

How to install printer Canon Pixma iP1800 on (x)ubuntu 20.04

Yesterday I reinstalled my friend’s computer from Xubuntu 16.04 to 20.04. He used to print on his Canon Pixma iP1800 regularly. After this upgrade I am unable to find a way to install this priner. Previously in Xubuntu 16.04 it works with this line: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-gruz/canon-trunk In Xubuntu 20.04 it looks hopefully with sudo … Read more

Wine does not work

I’ve installed, uninstalled, tried stable, staging, YouTube tutorials and nothing seems to work in order to make Wine work. After the winecfg stage, all videos and guides I have seen show Wine as an option when clicking Open with other application. However, I cannot find it. I rebooted to check if there was something to … Read more

Conditionally stop interactive and non-interactive ssh login and give error message

I want to prevent interactive and non-interactive ssh login based on a conditional logic. I need to test the username and give an error message. People using sftp (non-interactive ssh) should also be subject to the luckness test. How would I implement that? I have full control of the system. I tried to use sshd … Read more

Cannot install libcairo2-dev in Ubuntu 20.04

In ubuntu 20.04 (upgraded from 18.04) I’m trying to install libcairo2-dev but I am getting info about missing dependencies. Finally it liitks like everything is installed but there is some problem with lib naming or something. Anyone has any ideas? > sudo apt install libcairo2-dev The following packages have unmet dependencies: libcairo2-dev : Depends: libglib2.0-dev … Read more