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BCM43142 WiFi adapter doesn't work on Ubuntu 20.04

WiFi doesn't work and I'm getting "no WiFi adapter found" error. Results of network info script: ########## wireless info START ######...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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Is there a list of Ubuntu-compatible laptops? [duplicate]

Is there an updated list of current laptops which have been found to work well under Ubuntu (other than the common "n best linux laptops of YYYY" articles...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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Suspend on Ubuntu 18.04 Not Saving State Using uswsusp and s2ram

I am unable to get the "Suspend" functionality to work correctly on Ubuntu 18.04. However the Hibernate functionality works as expected. Problem descripti...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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How to decrypt a mac encrypted external HDD? [closed]

I have an external HDD that I encrypted on a mac HighSierra and I would like to decrypt it on Ubuntu 17.10. Is there any way to do that? I would highly ap...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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Failed to open Cisco WebEx meeting using Java Web Start

To enter a college class I need to execute a JNPL file using the command line (because audio doesn't work from Chrome or Firefox): user@computer:~$ s...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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Do I need to use both chown nobody:users and chmod 755

In the command line chown nobody:users /mnt/user/A && chmod 755 /mnt/user/A can I use only chmod 755 /mnt/user/A to give access to anyone or do I ...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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User Gabriel Sandoval - Ask Ubuntu

Q&A for Ubuntu users and developers

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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How does the linux kernel choose which firmware version to load?

I installed the latest firmware for my network card N-7260 from http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi#Firmware. I am using Ubuntu 14.04 with...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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How to install Mac keyboard and trackpad drivers

I have recently installed Ubuntu on my Mac book Pro 2016, and noticed that the built in keyboard, and the track-pad are frozen. I have looked up how to in...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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How do I run an executable file with a double click?

I'm trying to run an executable (testdisk) but double click doesn't work. The only way is to run: sudo ./testdisk from terminal. But I'd li...

Published: Jul 18, 2026

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