Every time my laptop boots, I am greeted by several "Ubuntu 13.10 has experienced an internal error" dialogs once the graphical desktop environment (whatever it's called) is displayed. Apparently the problem originates from plymouthd, which is (unsurprisingly) the .   Has anyone ever found a fix for this type of issue?  (I would provide log excerpts but I'm not sure where to find them.)
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All operating systems freeze sometimes, and Ubuntu is no exception. What should I do to regain control when...   just one program stops responding? nothing at all responds to mouse clicks or key presses? the mouse stops moving entirely? I have an    In what order should I try various solutions before deciding to pull the power plug?  What should I do when starting up Ubuntu fails?  Is there a diagnostic procedure I can follow?
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When I started my laptop, there was no network service, and also no network icon in the top bar. It gives an error when I start OS like "Sorry, Ubuntu 14.04 experienced an internal error". When I click details, it says the error is occurred in the executable path usr/sbin/NetworkManager. Also, when I try to enter Network in the System Settings, it says "the system network services are not compatible with this version"  How can I solve this shocking issue?  p.s. I didn't install any third party packages/apps related with networking. Only system updates are installed.
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A spurious dialog box (informative, no?) keeps popping up on reboot.  What's an easy way to figure out what clearly-very-well-coded-piece-of-software threw it up there?  I've reduced the startup list to a minimal list to no avail.
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I've been using Ubuntu(12.10) for a long time, and recently, my Ubuntu went through yet another update.  The whole update prompt showed up, following by a password prompt, and finally the good ol' progress bar...  Everything went well, and later on, I shut down my computer.  The next day, I turned my PC on, went to the login screen. I went ahead, and logged in, but after that, all I could see was a black screen, and my cursor!  I checked the forums, and got various tips, none of which worked...  Now I'm stuck with an Ubuntu installation that's completely useless.  One more thing:  I even tried logging in through Guest, but same problem! :\  My Computer Specs: Motherboard: Intel DG41WV Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Graphics: Intel G41 Express Chipset RAM: Dual Channel, DDR3 2*2GB (4096 MBytes) HDD: Seagate 500GB SATA   ---- DETAILED INFO ----  To be a little more precise about my problem, after I log in, I can see a black screen and my cursor. Plus, importantly, I was able to see a login screen, hence I'm sure Ubuntu is rendering properly, and also pretty sure that there's no problem with the drivers (Otherwise I shouldn't even get a login screen, right?).  Anywho, another (probably) important thing is that, after logging in, I can hit Ctrl+Alt+1 and get up a recovery console.  The only thing that doesn't load is my actual GUI desktop  Then, I ran unity from the recovery console, it went through a few commands, got stuck at OpenGL for a few seconds, then zoomed throught many more lines of code, and ended up with this:  ERROR 2012-01-03 20.51.23 unity.launcher.Icon TrashLauncherIcon.cpp:62 Could not create file monitor for trash url: Operation not supported  *** glibc detected *** compiz: malloc(): memory corruption: 0x09c861d6 ***   After that. back at Ctrl+Alt+F7: Desktop Background + Cursor  So back to the terminal again, I had to hit Ctrl+C to get back again.  now, I typed unity again, and this was the output:  WARNING: no DISPLAY variable set, setting it to :D compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: core compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: core unity-panel-service: no process found   so now I did a sudo service lightdm restart :  X10: fatal IO error 4 (Interrupted system call) on X server ":0" after 131 requests (130 known processed) with 0 events remaining. lightdm stop/waiting lightdm start/running, process 2852   Im back at the login screen, and I login again, now Im back to black screen (Yes, I lost the Desktop Background as well)  So, once again, I try unity (same response as last time):  WARNING: no DISPLAY variable set, setting it to :D compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: core compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: core unity-panel-service: no process found   And still a black screen! :\
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For you that have tested this, should we use Ubuntu and install different Desktop Environments (KDE/XFCE...) or we should install different distributions (Kubuntu/Xubuntu...). Are there any notable issues in performance / CPU consumption?  PS:  I know how to install them (already did), I wanted to know if anyone has any problems regarding the performance and what is better to install the desktop or to use the ditribution
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I have recently upgraded Ubuntu 19.10 to latest LTS Ubuntu 20.04. After updating, I get serious artifacts on my screen. Every time I reboot (or log-in), my screen is fuzzy or scrambled (picture attached):     This is temporary. The fuzzy screen goes away when I change the background. But it reappears the moment I reboot or log back in.   I have Intel HD Graphics 520 (Skylake GT2).  The output of lspci -nn |grep -E 'VGA|Display' is:  00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] [8086:1916] (rev 07)   Update:   On enabling Wayland in Ubuntu 20.04 and logging in to, these artifacts are however cured.   This is okay for now, but I am not sure about Wayland as I have not yet used it before.   Is there a way to correct the graphic issue with normal Ubuntu startup?
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I've installed ubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 16.04 Gnome and I picked lightdm and now once I restart, I get this error message when I press CTRL + ALT + F2:  A start job is running for Hold until boot process finishes up (Xmin Xs/no limit)   This goes on for 20 minutes+. What do I do to fix this problem or even troubleshoot?
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I've followed this tutorial to install Ubuntu 15.10:    After restarting my computer I got to the grub menu and chose Ubuntu. Shortly after that I got this error:  /run/lvm/lvmetad.socket: connect failed: No such file or directory WARNING: Failed to connect to lvmetad. Falling back to internal scanning.   These messages keep adding up on a black screen every second. After a while,  I get access to the initramfs ash console.  what am I doing wrong?
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Note: This is an attempt to create a canonical question that covers all instances of &quot;low-graphics mode&quot; error that occurs to a user, including but not limited to installation of wrong drivers, incorrect or invalid lightdm greeters, low disk space, incorrect installation of graphics card like ATI and Nvidia, incorrect configuration of xorg.conf file while setting up multiple monitors among others. If you are experiencing the &quot;low-graphics mode&quot; error when trying to login but none of the following answers work for you, please do ask a new question and then update the answers of this canonical question as and when your new question gets answered.   When I try to boot into my computer, I am getting this error:  The system is running in low-graphics mode Your screen, graphics cards, and input device settings could not be detected correctly. You will need to configure these yourself.   How do I fix the failsafe X mode and login into my computer?  Answer index:
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This started to happen immediately after I had rebooted the first time after doing a system upgrade. It first starts with a dialogue that says "System program problem detected". Then when I try to hit 'report problem' not much happens. I am led through a dialogue that always ends up the problem cannot be solved.  I am aware this is not a lot of information, however I'm not sure which information I need to publish and how should I obtain it to debug this problem.  Here's a screenshot!
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I am trying to boot Ubuntu on my computer.  When I boot Ubuntu, it boots to a black screen.  How can I fix this? Table of Contents:
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I have removed the mentioned libraries. Then my system disconnected from NIS service and many packages are being removed. The problem is I am not even able to login in my system. When i restarted it is showing "low graphics mode error". I do not know what to do Please help me. I am a beginner to Ubuntu.
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After upgrading Ubuntu 13.10 to 14.04, grub failed to load Ubuntu and threw the error symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found. I followed the solution offered in the  but this failed for me, throwing the error failed to get canonical path of /cow.   Now, I'm trying to install Boot-Repair to fix this problem on a live pen-drive, using these commands.   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair &amp;&amp; (boot-repair &amp;)   But after adding and updating the repositories, it shows ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair 404 Not Found error.  W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found   Is this problem solvable or is there an alternative PPA for Boot-Repair?
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I am having this error for quite a few months. When the problem occurs, my windows freezes at boot time with black screen. After few reset attempts, sometimes it shows the entitled error. after few attempts, the windows starts but everything become slow. If I again restart, it works well. But at a point windows never starts and I have to reinstall it. I have already reinstalled 3/4 times in the past 2/3 months. I checked for any HDD errors with EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition with surface test, chkdisk at boot time etc for my C drive and F drive but no errors found. Startup repair also fails to solve the problem.  Windows Boot Manager   Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.   To fix the problem:  &nbsp;&nbsp;1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.  &nbsp;&nbsp;2. Choose your language settings, and then click "Next." &nbsp;&nbsp;3. Click "repair your computer."  If you don't have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.   &nbsp;&nbsp;File: \Boot\BCD  &nbsp;&nbsp;Status: 0xc00000e9  My laptop's info:  Model: Dell n5110 corei5 OS: Windows 8 PRO 64 bit Anti-virus:  Avast Home edition  Additional info: My Program Files, Program Files (x86) and Users directory is located at F drive and linked with symbolic link (mklink). Also I have changed these basic locations from regedit. I also use eclipse android intelx86 emulator, virtualbox and Genymotion emulator most often.
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Installed Ubuntu 13.04 on a Dell laptop I had laying around.  Install goes well but when I'm done, I only get a command line, no GUI at all.  Tried several versions, tried 32 vs 64 bit all give me the same result.  Any ideas on what to do/try?
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I just installed a fresh new Windows 2012 x64 Virtual Machine.  The very first thing I did was install Google Chrome.  When I went to the Dashboard, I get the following error (or it's made to look like an error).    So,   Anyone know what this error is all about? How can i 'fix' this?   Thank you kindly.  EDIT: Please don't suggest I uninstall G-Chrome as a fix.
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I have configured my splash screen for plymouth - and it works perfectly. I've also configured the display manager (I'm using gdm). In between these two I get a very brief splash screen - a kind of swirl of multi-coloured ubuntu like colours. Where does this splash screen get set, and how do I change it?  Edit: Here is a video of my boot sequence, showing the screen in question: