Q&A for Ubuntu users and developers

Jul 29, 2010 · What does "Ubuntu" mean, and why did they choose that particular name?

Jul 9, 2022 · *The same still happens with Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS server, although I'm sure I told the installer to use all available disk space.

Apr 4, 2016 · I have only one user and my grub boot menu also won't load so I don't know any other way to change password

8 On Ubuntu, since logging in as root is not enabled, users in the sudo group can elevate privileges for certain restricted commands. Any restricted command must be prepended with …

Mar 31, 2021 · I installed virtualenv and I created a virtual environment inside my directory. Everything is OK, but I can't activate it. When I run: source /bin/activate it says: already: …

You need to edit the computer name in two files: /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts These will both need administrative access, so run gksu gedit /path/to/file Replace any instances of the …

Feb 17, 2013 · how to display the actual network traffic (wireless) in a terminal? Additionally: Is it possible to add this info to the chart of top?

Dec 2, 2016 · Make sure you have enabled Ubuntu repositories: To enable all repositories (main, universe, restricted, multiverse), use the following commands: sudo add-apt-repository main …

Jan 2, 2016 · A user on the Ubuntu Forums (MAFoElffen) has created a system-info script for the official Ubuntu Forums. This script uses various system commands (such as lscpu, hwinfo, …