E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) for updates and can't remove em' as well

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) for almost all updates


How can I recover my system after tasksel uninstalled too many packages?

Every app in my Xubuntu 18.04 deleted by Tasksel. Please Help


software information no longer includes installed software info

Why is Ubuntu Software Center dropping previously provided applications?


How to make a live Ubuntu 18.04 USB with a persistent storage of more than 4GB


Execute a script when the output of a command has a specific string


After installing eclipse in Ubuntu 18.04 using synaptics, application is unable to launch, showing error


Ubuntu /dev/loopX - Way too many mounted units

What are the dev-loop services that started on boot?


How to get network, memory and CPU status on Bionic GNOME panel (system menu)?

How do I show memory usage information in top bar or as notification?


Upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04, indicator-multiload doesn't work


New alert keeps showing up: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001


Trouble accessing Ubuntu server with SSH

UFW Allows 22 for IPv4 and IPv6 but SSH Disconnects When Enabling


Lost supplementary user groups for GUI login session


Upgrading ubuntu 16.04 LTS to 18.04, no upgrade notice!

Should I be offered the option to upgrade to 18.04.1?


Sound keep switching to DisplayPort output

How to disable pulseaudio automatic device switch?


Custom keyboard shortcut to print symbol

Typing guillemets (angle quotes, «») in Russian and English keyboards


How to install Nvidia 387 dirvers on Kubuntu 18.04


Install Realtek USB driver 0bda:f179 on Ubuntu 16.04

Can't find wifi drivers for 0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp


GUI option for adding new folder in Gnome even if Nautilus is not full of items

Simple way to create a folder when nautilus file list is full of items


mysql-server-5.7 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127


The icon between settings and lock-screen in Gnome3 is acting abnormally?

Understanding the functionality of a button with a rotating arrow in GNOME 3 status menu


How can I compile & run assembly in Ubuntu 18.04?


grub2-common : Breaks: shim (< 13) but 0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 is installed

dpkg-deb: error: archive ... has premature member 'control.tar.xz' before 'control.tar.gz', giving up


ubuntu 18.04: not releasing old IPs from DHCP

Ubuntu 18.04 minimal server has two IP addresses!


How can I pin a specific document so I can access it easily and frequently?


Nvidia driver installation keeps failing, diversion issues


When idle screen blanked with mouse pointer but not turned off

Ubuntu 18.04 Black Screen after Blanking Screen


Can't run Java applications (like logisim) due to "Assistive Technology not found" error


New version of gnome-initial-setup causes Java problems


Capslock (and other keys) indicator for Ubuntu 18.04


ubuntu 18.04.02 - sudo apt upgrade - stuck

Ubuntu 18.04 stuck at upgrading linux-header


ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'apt_pkg' error


Error while running sudo apt-get update: "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'apt_pkg'"


List all packages that synaptic calls "local or obsolete" using command line

Is there any command to list "local" packages? like in Synaptic GUI


How to install TortoiseHG with integration to Caja on Ubuntu MATE 20.04 LTS?


Is the "Final Release" a "Development Release"?


Installed apps not showing after upgrading from Ubuntu 19.10 to Ubuntu 20.04

My Applications are not showing after upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04


Applications not showing when clicking applications


Ubuntu 19.10 has white calendar in top bar even when using yaru dark theme

Ubuntu 20.04 Dark mode isn't making the GNOME menus dark


Drag'n'drop files Desktop <-> File manager with 20.04 LTS doesn't work ; it worked on 18.04 LTS

Basic desktop actions are not available on Ubuntu 20.04


Ubuntu 20.04.1 / Desktop icons flicker when a file is deleted


Fuzzy graphics after upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04


Every time I turn on computer green square shows over wallpaper Ubuntu 20.04


20.04 - Screen problem (vertical green lines)


Search not coming up with Super key after upgrade to 20.04 LTS


Super+space disables the Activities overview shortcut


Error while installing MegaSync on Ubuntu 20.04


Help installing mysql v5.7 in ubuntu-server 20.04 LTS


top bar ubuntu 20.04 power button is joined to Log out button

Power Off button is gone on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS


Dependency issues while installing PacketTracer

Unable to install Cisco Packet Tracer 7.3 on Ubuntu 20.04


Problem with dependencies installing packet tracer 7.3 in Ubuntu 20.04


ubuntu 20.04 can't install PacketTracert 7.3


how can i completely remove gnome3 from ubuntu 20.04 without affecting KDE Plasma

How to remove GNOME Shell from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to install other desktop environment from scratch?


Is there a way to permanently disable notification popups in 20.04?

Remove Gnome Notifications or set Permanent Do not Disturb


How do I move window buttons to the right on Ubuntu 20?

Title bar settings missing in GNOME Tweaks on Ubuntu 20.04


I get a "Warning" after adding the line APT_AUTOGEN="yes" to /etc/default/rkhunter with gedit

Saving a file in gedit prints a warning in terminal


WSL2 in Windows 10: sudo: /etc/sudoers is owned by uid 1000, should be 0

Can't change the owner back to the root (can't use sudo command) in WSL Ubuntu


Unknown hardware device in driver updates

Abnormal behavior with iwlwifi driver: the device is shown as not working


I wanna run Ubuntu on a USB like Tails OS but without the TOR Network

How is it easier to make a persistent live drive with Ubuntu 19.10?


Snap-packaged Chromium can not read mounted volumes

Why can't Chromium suddenly access any partition except for /home?


Docker Errors For Ubuntu on Sudo Apt-get update


How to prevent Ubuntu from switching default audio output device to Analog Output when docked?

Why can't I set a default output audio device in Ubuntu 19.10?


Cannot install wireless network USB adapter on Ubuntu

Need rtl8814au driver for kernel 5.3 on Ubuntu 19.10


TP-Link Archer T2U Plus not working on Ubuntu 19.10


How can I trust what I am installing? (apt,snap,etc)


Why does Ubuntu keep saying unattended-upgrades could not be installed?


laptop not booting to 20.04 usb made with rufus


Lenovo laptop not recognising my bootable usb


All of my data, files and settings in application are missing after removing Wine and re-installing Wine 4


Drag and drop file from desktop to a folder

Files (Nautilus) in 19.10 - drag-n-drop on desktop doesn't work


Unable to access location: Not authorized to perform operation

Automount when clicking on disks in GUI file manager suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu. ("Unable to mount...Not authorized to perform operation.")


"this kernel requires an x86-64 cpu but only detected an i686 cpu. unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your cpu"

Does LiveUSB work on computer with different processor?


Where to get the drivers that are used in the developer edition of the Dell XPS 13 7390 (Fall 2019)?

WiFi Adapter AX201 Not Found: Ubuntu 18.04


Wireless device Intel Corporation Device 9df0 (rev 30) DISABLED on 18.04.3


No Wifi Adapter Found Lenovo C940 PLZ Help


GNOME: supend on laptop lid close no longer works since 19.10 upgrade


Install 0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (rtl8188fu), or Netgear rtl8812au USB WiFi adapters


I can't install my own bl-link WiFi adapter " LB-Link- WN151P " I wonder if there's a way to do that?


apt-get cannot connect to Ubuntu archives


How do I get i7-1065G7 (late 2019 HP Spectre x360) to identify laptop monitor in Ubuntu 18.04?

Dell Inspiron 3593 shows display unclaimed for Intel Device 8a56 (rev 07)


Virtualbox kernel vboxdrv not loaded on ubuntu 19.10


Trying to install Rainlendar-lite on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 and Rainlendar 2 install problem


HP Laser Jet 2035 printer problems with 18.04

How should I install HPLIP binary/proprietary plugin/driver for my HP printer or printer+scanner?


Connected but no internet on Asus ROG, "operation not permitted" for ping

No internet after 16.04 LTS 18.04.01 upgrade


I can't find a wi-fi driver for my laptop Lenovo Ideapad L340 for Ubuntu 20

How to install Wi-Fi driver for Realtek RTL8821CE on Ubuntu 18.04?


No Wifi conection in HP Pavilion x360 with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Realtek RTL8821CE)


Ubuntu 18.04 systemd-udevd uses high CPU, conflict with nvidia graphics

After upgrade from Ubuntu 16 to 18.04, systemd-udevd uses 100% CPU


How do I install NVIDIA and CUDA drivers into Ubuntu?


Live USB for installation does not boot, black error screen followed by visual artifacts on a purple screen


USB wifi adapter is not recognized in Linux ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS

How do I install drivers for Realtek RTL8812BU?


Picking 'linux-signed' as source package instead of 'linux-image-4.15.0-23-generic'

"Unknown sequence editconfigs" when trying to build a kernel


Printer stopped working after upgrade 16.04 to 18.04


How can I install Celestia on Ubuntu 18.04.1?


Installing Ubuntu 18.4 on XPS 15 9570 - Tries to install on USB drive

Install Ubuntu 18.04 on Dell XPS 15 9570


What is happening when I type ctrl+shift+e, then type and underlined text appears?

What does [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [e] do, while typing text?


Lost Calendar in Thunderbird after Ubuntu 18.04 System Update

Latest update to Thunderbird 60.2.1 on 18.04 - Lightning calendar missing


What nice value would have the most CPU process Time?


How to color only one type of character in a text using terminal?

How can I use the grep --color command to highlight brackets?


HP Pavillion ay012nx Wi-Fi not working properly on Ubuntu 18.04

Wifi signal strength weak on Ubuntu 18.04 with rtl8723be


replace thunderbird version that is installed by default in such a way that the replacing version is auto updated

replace default Dutch Thunderbird by en-US version


How to show address bar in Ubuntu 18.04?

How do I quickly navigate to a full path using the "Files" program?


Startup to tty after upgrade to 18.10 - how can I get to my desktop without having to run startx?

Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic not starting GNOME session on bootup


How to get unstuck from unwanted screen magnification mode in Kubuntu 18.04?

How to exit from magnified screen that moves with the mouse on Kubuntu?


How install watchman on Ubuntu 19.10 for react native

Error when installing watchman on Ubuntu 18.10


Is Canonical Livepatch not supported on non-LTS release like Ubuntu 18.10?


Can't open desktop folders on Ubuntu 18.04

Desktop folders won't open with clean install of 18.04


Ubuntu 18.04 How to merge & unmerge apps in dash

How do I create app folders in the GNOME application menu?


Intel AX200 working once out of two on 18.04.4 LTS

Wi-fi adapter not found (only the 1st boot after being logged on windows)


Hide window indicator from the top bar on Ubuntu 20.04

Gnome Tweak Tool is no longer allowing to move the Gnome Application Menu out of the Top Bar on Ubuntu 20.04


Unable to update VS Code: "folder already exists"


How can "A problem occured while checking for updates" be fixed when Terminal and Software Updater don't work?

How to get the terminal to work again? Terminal stopped working after changing default python version


User can sudo from terminal but not when logged into gnome


On Ubuntu 20.04 (Lenovo Thinkpad), display scale of 100% is tiny, 200% is still small


Anyone else lost Software Manager after the recent ubuntu-base update?

Has 'Ubuntu Software' been renamed to 'Snap Store'?


Ubuntu software center disappeared on Ubuntu 20.04


Ubuntu Softwear Center missing/CAN NOT install or update


Ubuntu 20.04 Ubuntu software doesn't show installedsoftware


Ubuntu 20.04 & KILLER Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 + BLUETOOTH 5.1

Alienware m17 R3 Ubuntu 16.04 network drivers


Cannot open .desktop files from nautilus in ubuntu 20.10

Application launchers in '/usr/share/applications' not working in Nautilus


Check for specific driver support (Ubuntu 20.04 and RTL8125B))


Load Gnome Tweaks settings on login or reset


MainThread unfamiliar process suddenly showing up 18.04


cannot USE xsane/sane due to libusb problem

Error installing xsane, sane, hplip, etc with undefined symbol: libusb_set_option error


Make annoying executable invisible to bash tab completion (cd-it8 etc)


How can I install ubuntu alongside windows 10?

Why is there no option to install ubuntu alongside windows 10


Problem with installing package (python-qt4)


Why does do-release-upgrade on Xubuntu running version 18.04 not offer to update to 20.04.1?


Upgrade timeline of LTS to LTS and non LTS to LTS


Can't upgrade server 18.04.05 to 20.04.01

Why isn't an upgrade to 20.04 from 18.04 available yet?


Software Updater not prompting to upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04


When Canonical will update meta-release-lts file?


Software Updater firing blanks, not updating to 20.04 LTS


Why aren't I being asked to upgrade to 20.04.1


Ubuntu Studio *automatic* upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04


crontab does not work correctly python file ok


How can I upgrade to Kubuntu 19.04 from 18.10?

No upgrade available for 19.04 from 18.10


Ubuntu manual upgrader for 19.04 still showing development version for 19.04


I have a printer it do not print HP 2600 from Ubuntu 20.04. I have connected with a USB cable

How to install HPLIP on my Ubuntu to support my HP printer and/or scanner?


Ubuntu 20.04 and Hp printer 6520 not working to print from chrome


Package python-imaging is not available, but is referred to by another package


HPLIP will not install on Ubuntu 20.04 - are there work arounds?


HPLIP correctly installed but hp-setup will not run - asks me to install hplip


when i run sudo apt-get update i got this error

Update to latest version of java after ppa is discontinued


Emergency mode due to filesystem checking


How to install netgear ac600 on Ubuntu 20.04

TP-Link AC600 Archer T2U Nano driver for Ubuntu 18.04


Unable to get wifi adapter working - clean 19.04 install - network unclaimed


How do I use Windows shortcuts in Ubuntu?


Terminal Ubuntu 20.04 beginner question on how to go further .. thanks for the assistance

Run ubuntu-desktop on WSL (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)


Wireless USB Adapter 0bda:c811 Realtek Semiconductor Corp


How to configure wifi access point with nmcli?

How to connect to wifi using just the terminal?


Impossible to activate a conda environment by shell script

Bash script to source a Python virtual environment


I can't check Python version on Ubuntu 20.04

Why is Python 2.7 still the default Python version in Ubuntu?


Builtin speakers work only if i plugin ear phone

Ubuntu 18.04: Audio doesn't work unless I switch between outputs


How to remove hyphens in signature in evolution mail

Evolution threads extra lines before signature


How do I get a USB drive shortcut on ubuntu 19.04 desktop?

No icons for automounted volumes on GNOME / Nautilius desktop on Ubuntu 19.04


I deleted my /home/desktop. Now my home directory shows up on the desktop

Why are files duplicated in my home folder and desktop?


Ubuntu 20 efi "can't find command 'hwmatch' " on boot

grub issues message at boot - "error - can't find command hwmatch"


RTL8812AE WiFi card driver install fails

Realtek RTL8812AE has slower connection in Ubuntu than in Windows


Make Applications (Ubuntu Software) to access all the DRIVES in my computer

« Could not read the contents of '/media': Permission denied »


Ubuntu 16.04 Completely broken python3 + dpkg + apt-get!


W: APT had planned for dpkg to do more than it reported back

How to fix unmet dependencies for udev:amd64 error on Ubuntu 18.04?


No sound after using HDMI in a TV on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS

Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, Dummy output, no sound


sudo apt update doesn't work, says "Problem opening" and "The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened"


Apps are running into another apps like a new instance

Slack shows opened links to browser as another slack instance in task bar


Only squares instead of letters and numbers are displayed in my calculator and other apps in Ubuntu 18.04


after upgrade to 20.04 desktop fonts have gone to boxes rather than text


After upgrade from Xenial to Bionic and after first restart, no letters in any window


How to fix font displaying as empty box in Ubuntu?


"/usr/bin/python: bad interpreter: No such file or directory" when trying to execute a python script

Python2.7 not working in 18.04, python3 is installed


how to extract a rar file with multiple parts?

How to Open .001 .002 .003 and .r01 .r02 .r03 RAR Files


Change icon size Nautilus sidebar Ubuntu 19.04 Yaru Theme

How can I change the text size of bookmarks in Files / Nautilus?


when I try to install canonical-livepatch, I get an error


ssh: connect to host port 22: Connection timed out when hostname used

Connect two computers with SSH in a home LAN


ssh: connect to host port 22: No route to host


gnome-terminal fails to start (timed out)


Which journaling system best prevents torn writes like Windows NTFS?


E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)


Unable to use GRUB, and E drive has a lock on it


Cannot start the apache2 server on my ubuntu 20.04

Error while starting apache2 "Cannot access directory '/var/log/apache2/' for main error log"


"BAD signature" when trying to verify SHA256SUMS

BAD signature when trying to verify SHA256SUMS for Bionic Beaver ISO


fstab mount always read-only even I was set the options to read-write


Upgrade to the latest PHP version in ubuntu 16.04


Can't install wine from winehq.org on Ubuntu (actually Lubuntu) 18.04 LTS


Cannot upgrade from 19.4 to 20.4 since 19.4 is no longer supported

How to upgrade from 18.10 to 19.10, using the command line?


Error when update ubuntu 19.04 to 20.04?


CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -2

how to setup ubuntu that fstab runs after network is connected?


Auto Mount NTFS Drive (on Ubuntu 18.04) to a Folder on Ubuntu Mate (Rpi4, Ubuntu Server 19.10)


How can I list the packages available to install from a package archive?

How to see all packages in a package repository? Website or command line?


Map "Super+ArrowDown" to minimize a window while the window is focused & the window is not in fullscreen


After installing binary to another directory, error "No such file or directory"


Why download speed is limited in firefox and chromium?

Why does my Network shows different speed in a Terminal and in the Browser?


Problems installing Folding@home (unmet dependencies ... not installable)

How to install folding at home (Folding@home FAHControl) on Ubuntu 19.10


Sound stopped working on Dell laptop Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 audio disappeared after update


Wi-fi adapter not found error with Lenovo IdeaPad S540 14IML and Ubuntu 18.04

Dell Vostro 5490 no WIFI in Ubuntu 18.04


I would like to move windows with ctrl+alt+numpad like before on ubuntu 18.04


Where are wine's dll files located? I need to put vox.dll in the path?

wine I got the error message 'can not find 'vox.dll' please re-install this application


Ubuntu 20.04 login screen date appears in different language?


Is the "Final Release" a "Development Release"?


Help! Trying to upgrade 18.04 to 20.04.1, but upgrade button does nothing


Can't rename files on desktop via hotkey in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Cannot use del key to delete files on desktop in 20.04


Focal Fossa 20.04; Problem with GNOME Shell application picker after upgrade

My Applications are not showing after upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04


Cannot navigate on desktop files by keyboard arrows in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Basic desktop actions are not available on Ubuntu 20.04


Can't Select All Files on Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop and other anomalies, need your help ASAP


Ubuntu 20.04 Keyboard navigation of Desktop Environment and Folders


Screen tearing in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with Intel graphics


Black patches on home screen after upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04 from 18.04

Fuzzy graphics after upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04


ubuntu 20.04: green lines in background + crash at standby after upgrade


any webcam stopped working (camera is working on windows)

New kernel broke the USB cameras on Ubuntu Desktop 16.04


Script does not empty trash containing .deb files

Check my find/exec command before running


Top Panel icons+text Ubuntu 20.04 have become extremely small

Ubuntu 20.04 interface font too small after restart, even with high scaling factor


X/Ubuntu 20.10 on Asus ROG Strix G17 has no sound

No sound ALC294 Asus ROG Strix 512 Ubuntu 20.04.01


Having problem to watch any kind of videos except Youtube videos

Having problems watching Facebook videos


Calibre Error After Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04.1


Wireless-AC 9560 not working after reboot but work if shutdown and start

WiFi doesn't want to connect until restart Ubuntu 20.04


Natural Scrolling Not Preserved After Unplugging Mouse

Scroll direction keeps changing after recent upgrade


Can I get back from POP!_OS to focal fossa?

After update, Ubuntu has now become PopOS


What can i do with a USB that can run linux?

How is it easier to make a persistent live drive with Ubuntu 19.10?


Ubuntu 19.04 Screen Tearing with Nvidia Gtx 1660 ti

Screen Tearing in Linux with Nvidia Graphics


Really struggling to dual boot windows and ubuntu


Bootable USB doesn't show as boot option


How to create a new file via touch if it is in a directory which doesn't exist?


E: Repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease' changed its 'Suite' value from 'bionic-updates' to 'bionic-security'


apt-get cannot connect to Ubuntu archives


When pressing ALT + number to swap tabs in Ubuntu 20.04 instead of swapping tabs I get (arg: 1), how do I stop this?

Configure tab-switch hotkey in gnome-terminal


How to have full-height windows when the dock is on the bottom and centered?


Unable to install winehq on Ubuntu 20.04 I got error stating:- E:unable to correct, you have unmet dependencies

Can't install wine from winehq.org on Ubuntu (actually Lubuntu) 18.04 LTS


Why Wine is not Launced in ubuntu 18.04?


When multiple boot, should you use have FAT32 EFI drive for each OS?

If there is already an EFI partition for windows, do I need to create a new EFI partition for Ubuntu?


Graphic glitches occurring randomly on Ubuntu 20.04

Graphical glitches using Ubuntu 18.04 on Dell XPS 13 2019 laptop


19.04 Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages

How to upgrade from 18.10 to 19.10, using the command line?


How to upgrade MAAS Rack controller from 2.4.2 to 2.8.1


19.10: Deactivate Alt Key From Triggering Applications' Menu Bar


How can I store FULL Ubuntu on a flash drive?

How to Create a Full Install of Ubuntu 20.04 to USB Device Step by Step


No gdm.css in Ubuntu 20.04, how to change login screen background then?

How do I change login screen theme or background in Ubuntu 20.04?


Permission denied to a repository when starting Ubuntu 20.04

After typing "apt-get update" terminal says Could not open lock file


Why am I not getting Ubuntu 20.04 LTS update?

Is the "Final Release" a "Development Release"?


Highlighted text is not readable in text editor with dark mode on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Selected line's contents aren't readable in GEdit while using dark theme on Ubuntu 20.04


Problems with headphones since the last update of Pulseaudio


Icons in Gnome top bar misplaced and overlapping with applications

Update to 20.04: Missing icons and icon alignments


Unable to create documents in Desktop Ubuntu 20.04

Basic desktop actions are not available on Ubuntu 20.04


Multiple item drag'n'drop on Desktop, with mouse, doesn't work


Trying to create a persistent live USB, with full disk (LUKS?) encryption


Window focus gets "stuck" - cannot click outside of window

Gnome - Cannot click between windows or click on UI elements with Mad Catz R.A.T. 3 mouse


bluetooth battery level indicator/display

Check Bluetooth headphones battery status in Linux


slow boot boot 19.10 (tried almost everything)

Slow boot issue due to plymouth-quit-wait.service + ubuntu 18.04


Why are the two versions of Chromium and VLC available in Ubuntu software of different sizes?


Error while installating pip for Python3


Where can I find out when the next kernel version will be released for my distro version?


Add manually installed application to 'Show Applications' grid in Ubuntu 18.04


Add "show conky" button to ubuntu top bar


Dual Booting win 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 on two separate physical ssds


no apt package "atom" .but there is a snap with that name

How to uninstall a package installed from snapcraft?


How can I run Linux GUI apps on Ubuntu-touch 16.04 on Nexus 5?


Automate keyboard layout change in Ubuntu 20.04


Can't install grub on Ubuntu 18.04 installation

Installation problems with GRUB, can only install by reinstalling Windows in legacy mode but need to keep in UEFI mode


Cannot save files or links to the desktop in Ubuntu 19.10

Drag-and-drop functionality no longer working after upgrade to 19.04


Ability to drag and drop files on Desktop to other apps


No desktop icons on Ubuntu 19.04 after upgrade

Trash icon and files have disappeared from the desktop after upgrade to Ubuntu 19.04


How to install HPLIP on my Ubuntu to support my HP printer and/or scanner?


how to install hplip 3.20.5, on a thumb drive, to ubuntu 20.04 that is urnning?


Ubuntu 20.04 hplip needs pyqt4, which is not available anymore


how to run HP9015 printer via USB in ubuntu 18


why did my hp officejet pro stop printing when I updated ubuntu 20.10


The HP DeskJet 2622 wont print with Ubuntu 20.04


How can I remove live patch notification?


Reduce tray icon padding on Ubuntu with GNOME 3


Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop has no compress/extract in menu

Basic desktop actions are not available on Ubuntu 20.04


"Open With Other Application" on Desktop not working as expected


Drag and drop not working, desktop and Thunderbird (Ubuntu 20.04.01)


How to copy files from a directory to desktop by directly dragging it in Ubuntu 20.04.1


Drag and drop to desktop, including images from browser


20.04 Sony WH-1000XM4 does not output to headset

Ubuntu 20.04 no sound out of Bluetooth headphones


How do I remove GNOME desktop compeletely after installing KDE?

How to remove GNOME Shell from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to install other desktop environment from scratch?


gnome-session fails, and fails, and fails yet again. Is this intended to be production software?


How to remove all the packages that come with gnome?


Remove Gnome Notifications or set Permanent Do not Disturb


Touchpad suddenly stopped working on Ubuntu 20.04


Why do I see a message SQUASHFS ERROR:UNABLE TO READ DATA AND PAGE WHILE INSTALLING UBUNTU


While upgrading my Ubuntu from 18.04 to 20.04 it stopped responding and I forced it to restart and it is showing error

After Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04: "Oh no! Something went wrong"


Can I install a package from a previous version or it will be problems?


How to enable hibernate option in Ubuntu 20.04?


How to completely disable Pop_OS plugin?

System settings won't open on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS after adding System76/pop PPA


Offline Repository `sudo apt update fails` with cannot file icon 64x64 error

Apt-mirror for amd64 did not include focal/main/dep11 and focal/main/cnf/Commands-amd64


Java SE 14 installation , how to do with 20.04


Is it still possible to install Chromium as a deb-package on 20.04 LTS using some third-party repository?


Unable to install NVIDIA driver on laptop Lenovo Legion Y530 with a GTX 1060 6GB

How do I know which NVIDIA driver I need?


Ubuntu 20.04 unable to connect to the internet


Networks In Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS Stopped Working Since Last Update


How to remove all preinstalled apps instead of the ones needed by the system?


GUI Card compatibility in Linux Before Install


display is showing some verticle lines in ubuntu 20.04

Fuzzy graphics after upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04


Will updating to 20.04. delete any installed programs?

Will I lose the already installed applications if I upgrade from ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04


Ctrl + Shift + m works in the folders, but not on the Desktop to create shortcuts

How to remove GNOME Shell from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to install other desktop environment from scratch?


20.04 - How to remove/resize white space arround Desktop Icons

20.04 - How to change the size and appearance of desktop icons and the way they are handled?


Can't install with "apt install liblapack* libblas* libopenmpi*"

apt install "*" method in Ubuntu 20.04 does not work


I'm trying to disable RST so I can install ubuntu alongside win10, but win10 keeps reverting my changes. What can I do?

Workaround to Install Ubuntu 20.04 with Intel RST systems


How do I: #1 increase my reputation points, and #2 run fslint in Ubuntu 20.04 after installing it?

Where is fslint (duplicate file finder) for Ubuntu 20.04?


How do I disable updates in Ubuntu 20.04?

How to disable automatic updates on Kubuntu 20.04?


Can I use an Android phone as webcam for an Ubuntu device?


“Hash sum mismatch” error due to identical SHA1 and MD5 but different SHA256


Launchers for installed snap applications (including Ubuntu Software) disappeared after installing GNOME Software


“Intel Wireless-AC 9560 : This device is not working”, Even when I am able to connect through Wifi perfectly

Abnormal behavior with iwlwifi driver: the device is shown as not working


Graphics glitches and artifacts with Ryzen 5 3400G APU


Starting yed from ubuntu with i3 tile manager

How can I start automatically a command on Ubuntu 18.04?


Ubuntu 20.04 and 20.10, /etc/securetty: No such file or directory


Installing Pandoc with dpkg instead of apt

How do I uninstall Pandoc in Ubuntu 19.10 (and install most recent version)


Deleted Ubuntu partition from Windows7, stuck on GRUB Rescue

How to restore Windows boot loader after removing Ubuntu


MySQL Workbench apparmor error in Ubuntu 18.04

Cannot connect MySQL Workbench to MySQL server


How do I change the Ubuntu logo in the login and startup screen in the 20.04 version


Visual Studio Code shows invalid syntax for "end" parameter in print()

"print()" is producing undesired output in Visual Studio Code


I am unable to open gnome-control-center due to an error stemming from pop repositories. Ubuntu 20.04

System settings won't open on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS after adding System76/pop PPA


Ubuntu freezes randomly with audio playing in the background


cant install or remove anything on 18.04 cause of DPKG error


Block URL on http.conf apache does'nt work

Maping URL with location on /var/www/html/app inexistent


How do I make cpupower frequency-set not reset at boot?

CPU governor changes automatically to "performance" under load


'date' Command Failure in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS


how to partition and install another distro side by side?


boots to black screen during install uefi after attempting to install windows


to find memory occupied by individual application software in linux

Linux system rebooting automatically every 1 minute


How can I remove snaps without losing GUI?


Can't seem to upgrade to 20.04 from 18.04 due to held back packages: libsensors4, libsensors-config, colord

libsensors5 or libsensors-config upgrade problem


After yesterdays update Firefox can no longer connect to the Internet (Chromium does)

Internet is working, but Firefox 67 browser cannot connect after update


Firefox NOT WORKING after Synaptic installed 67.0


Installation failure Couldn't get size: 0x800000000000000e: Hardware Error

MODSIGN: Couldn't get UEFI db list Couldn't get size: 0x800000000000000e


Attempt to re-install ubuntu-software fails: "no installation candidate"


Setting audio output priority in Ubuntu 20.04

How can I change PulseAudio port priorities?


Blackscreen after GRUB screen right after upgrading Ubuntu 18.04

Intel-microcode package upgrade in ubuntu 18.04 leads to unbootable system


Can't install wifi driver on Acer Nitro 5

Unable to get wifi adapter working - clean 19.04 install - network unclaimed


How to compile and install a driver for TP-Link TL-WN823N WiFi adapter on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS

Can't install rtl8192eu-linux-driver on UBUNTU 18.10


i have a abgn ac wi-fi nano 11AC Adapter foktech. Can I get the driver for ubuntu

Wireless USB Adapter 0bda:c811 Realtek Semiconductor Corp


Unable to get into the GUI after installing a NVIDIA driver via apt - still can't get in after the driver uninstalled


Ubuntu 20.04 installs Python2 by default

Why is Python 2.7 still the default Python version in Ubuntu?


Error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit -.mount is masked


while installing wifi driver 802.11n i got error about daemonize on lubuntu 16.04

How to install RTL8188EUS driver on ubuntu 18.04


How to fix "dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure):

"Error processing package" - apt upgrade cannot run due to package configuration errors


"Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO)" while running MySQL

phpmyadmin doesn't connection with true data


How can i write only the latest commands to ~/.bash_history file?

How can I save a part of command lines into a new file using history command?


Is there an alternative to chromium-browser as a snap

How to remove snap completely without losing the Chromium browser?


Creating Bootable USB with Rufus - Will Data be lost after every reboot?

How is it easier to make a persistent live drive with Ubuntu 19.10?


Will 18.04.5 upgrade to version 20 through GUI or should I force it?

Why isn't an upgrade to 20.04 from 18.04 available yet?


How to install Ubuntu 20.04 on usb with persistant data

Can I install Ubuntu in a USB stick and run it as my learning machine? Will it run as a normal Ubuntu without difference?


Large text setting from Universal Access doesn't hold on after system reboot

Ubuntu 20.04 interface font too small after restart, even with high scaling factor


Bug of tiny text interface when computer starts


Ubuntu 20.04 start with 200% screen size


Why is the font-size larger than normal?


Small GUI Font Size with External Monitor


Top bar scrunched/smooshed Ubuntu 20.04 (GNOME)


Menu bar upon reboot/login scaling at a higher %


InBuilt Web Cam not working in HP Laptop. As I open cheese it shows complete black screen. Ubuntu 20.04


i have downloaded qt-everywhere-src-5.15.0 how to install or use it

wireshark problem while loading or opening wireshark qt.qpa.plugin


Chromium screen refresh problem after wakeup from sleep

Problems with Chrome browser after suspending the computer on Ubuntu 20.04


Failed to Set MokListRT: Invallid Parameter every time I boot up my laptop

Ubuntu 20.04 Failed to Set MokListRT: Invalid Parameter


Booting Ubuntu but just says /dev/mmcblk0p2: clean,


Uninstall extra Zoom Meeting application?


Switching caps lock and escape doesn't survive suspend on external keyboard


w: possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8125a-3.fw for module r8169


E: Package 'steam' has no installation candidate


Unable to install Steam on latest 64bit desktop version of ubuntu for PI4


Should we `enable` the Systemd User service `pulseaudio.service`?

Should we `enable` the User Systemd service `pulseaudio.service`?


How do I download the .deb package of Vivaldi browser using wget and wilcards?

How to obtain the latest .deb package of Vivalvi browser?


Kernel 5.8.0 without modules r8169 and rtl8712 (no networking, but with 5.4 everything fine)

How to activate an installed network driver


What do the --frontend and --mode options for do-release-upgrade do?

What does `--frontend` do in `do-release-upgrade` and where can I find the list of possible values?


How to access my Windows 10 machine from Ubuntu?


Ubuntu 20.10: There was an error creating a child procsess. fix please


Problems updating Python from the repositories today (Feb 25, 2021)


I have several python versions installed and I want to remove the packages installed under them

How to remove all traces of python from Ubuntu


New instance every time while using ubuntu 20.04 in a bootable pendrive

How is it easier to make a persistent live drive with Ubuntu 19.10?


How can I install phpmyadmin on Ubuntu 19.10?

Problem installing phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine)


When is there going to be a PhpMyAdmin version available for Ubuntu 19.10 without PPA installation?


Why apt install snapd before installing 3rd party software?

Why apt package chromium-browser installs snap package instead?


How would I install / use my specific TpLink Realtek USB Wireless Adapter into Ubuntu 20.04 LTS without internet connection?

Need rtl8814au driver for kernel 5.3 on Ubuntu 19.10


Unable to boot into a iso image located on my SSD

Grub command `loopback loop...` does not work on Ubuntu 19.10


Why my 20.04.1 offers me Pop!_OS 20.10 upgrade?

Why is my Ubuntu 18.04 distribution asking me to upgrade to Pop!_OS 19.10?


Please, please help me install Ubuntu as a UEFI


Windows 10 preventing me from loading Ubuntu (from *.ISO file)


E: Repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease' changed its 'Suite' value from 'bionic-updates' to 'bionic-security'


Where to put library to allow programs to see it?

How to correctly install libpng12-0 on the Ubuntu 19.10?


How do I disable MySQL server to upgrade to 8.0 from 5.7?

Is it possible to install MySQL Server 5.7 on Ubuntu 19.10?


WSL - A Bash line to show when a folder's contents update


How can I alias a dot string (e.g. '...' to '../..')?


Can't install wine from winehq.org on Ubuntu (actually Lubuntu) 18.04 LTS


How to see why apt has a specific package version installed?


anyone speaking romanian here?/Cineva care vorbeste limba romana pe aici?Primesc o eroare cand incerc sa instalez wine in ubuntu 18.04


No Wi-Fi Adaptor Found - Ubuntu - iwlwifi


Get the link between menu name and real name of applications

How to find the program name of a shortcut?


Ubuntu 18.04 audio disappeared after update


Sound disappeared in Ubuntu 19.10, previous solutions not working


Lubuntu 19.10 WIFI stopped working for no obvious reason

Dell Vostro 5490 no WIFI in Ubuntu 18.04


No Sound (Dummy Output) error Ubuntu 19.10


Could not open file archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_eoan-updates_restricted_cnf_Commands-amd64.xz


Can I install Kinemaster on Ubuntu 18.04?


Gimp installed via snap has missing fonts and theme

Font characters displayed as squares in Ubuntu 18.04


Super key working only in one of keyboard layout

Ubuntu+1 Super-key not opening application overview on secondary keyboard layouts


Ubuntu 20.04 Partial Update: Clicked Yes: What are the repercussions?


Running Ubuntu within Windows 10 pro environment


New user confused on lack of apt programs on Ubuntu Software

Has 'Ubuntu Software' been renamed to 'Snap Store'?


ubuntu software center is missing. tried all the ways but failed. please help me out


I got an error when trying to install a latex package trough tlmgr on ubuntu 20.04, verify_checksum: -5


Cannot connect to Internet after installation


Reinstall Ubuntu 18.04 internet-related packages


Install Broadcom Wireless Drivers PCI ID 4464

How can I activate wifi on BCM4364 using brcmfac driver & firmware?


How do I install drivers for the RTL8821CE Network Controller on Ubuntu 20.04?


USB 2.0 wireless 802.11N unable to install drivers for ubuntu 18.04 on windows 7

unable to install wifi drivers from rtlwifi_new git repo


(13)Permission denied django apache server

mod_wsgi Call to fopen() failed for 'path/wsgi.py apache ubuntu


How to remove the upper bar of applications


How to fix a grub boot error : "symbol 'grub_calloc' not found


need advice on fixing grub boot error : "symbol 'grub_calloc' not found


acrordrdc (wine) doesn't open files in /tmp dir

How to allow snap applications to access /tmp folder?


Unique Problem. Re-installing the same iso file of Ubuntu 2020 through installer and booting is not taking place

Deleted Ubuntu 20 alongside windows 10 and unable to install again


do-release-upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 - no development version

Why isn't an upgrade to 20.04 from 18.04 available yet?


Why does do-release-upgrade on Xubuntu running version 18.04 not offer to update to 20.04.1?


Trying to install dual boot Ubuntu 18.04 on Windows 10, but Hard Disk partitions are not displayed during Ubuntu Installation

NVMe SSD is not detected by the Ubuntu 20.04 installer


How do I set the desktop background to a single color, instead of an image?

Ubuntu 20.04 change background to solid colour


Ubuntu NVIDIA graphical bug/corruption after waking from suspend

Problems with Chrome browser after suspending the computer on Ubuntu 20.04


Ubuntu 20.04 background -- is there a way to make the screensaver rotate/change every five minutes?

How can I change wallpaper automatically?


Automatically changing Ubuntu 20.04 wallpaper


I want to run/download the snake game on my computer, but it wont download

I have the Ubuntu WSL2, is it possible to run games like nSnake? how would i install it?


What nVidia Driver for RTX 2080 in Ubuntu 19.10 to solve system freeze and pixel problems?

Swapfile size is 2G. What would be the best size to allocate to it?


ubuntu 20.04 lts wifi not working at all rtl8812au

Kubuntu - can not enter wifi credentials after adding external wifi card


I can't upgrade to ubuntu 20.04 from 19.10

How can I upgrade Ubuntu from 19.10 to 20.04 without losing packages?


Upgrade to 20.04 from 19.10 isn't available

Is the "Final Release" a "Development Release"?


Why does the 20.04 LTS upgrade say "Do not install it"?


Running update-manager -d prompts to install 'Focal Fossa' development release. How can I force upgrade to the official non-development release


i am trying to upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 using the software updater, however, it is not functioning


Internal speaker (Audio) is not working in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS after upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS


intel wi-fi 6 ax200 intermittent on 20.4

Ubuntu 20.04 Network Performance Extremely Slow


Software Center Not Showing Installed Apps


Fingerprint GUI not installing in Ubuntu 20.04


Cut, Copy, Paste keyboard shortcut problem on Ubuntu Desktop 20.04

Basic desktop actions are not available on Ubuntu 20.04


Switched from 18.04 to 20.04 cannot use Desktop icons normally


Unable to drag & drop icons & links from firefox (I'm New)


Creating an URL desktop shortcut does not work


Cannot copy/cut and paste from file manager to Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS


Fuzzy graphics after upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04


Ubuntu Software Center doesn't open in Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu Software doesn't open in Ubuntu 20.04


How do I add multiarch support to install Packet Tracer 7.2.2 on Ubuntu 20.04?

Unable to install Cisco Packet Tracer 7.3 on Ubuntu 20.04


enable matrix workspace on Ubuntu 20.04 without relying on 'untrusted' code or extensions

How do I get grid workspaces in ubuntu 20.04?


Ubuntu 20.10 server network is not starting on boot

No internet connection after ubuntu server 20.04 install, ifconfig not available


Ubuntu 20.04 GNOME Flashback - Snap Shop transparent on non-default themes?

Ubuntu Software gets into a transparent background


When I try to create a file from the terminal using sudo gedit hosts (I receive the following message)

Saving a file in gedit prints a warning in terminal


Unable to access Ubuntu.css in Gedit via command line


Very slow download speed on Ubuntu 20.04 vs Windows 10

Slower download speed compared to Windows on Ubuntu 20.04


Thinking of switching from Win10 to Ubuntu. Installing Ubuntu on NVME

Ubuntu 20.04 run ok on Lenovo ThinkPad E15 laptop?


Ubuntu 20.04 keeps showing a power plug icon

What does the indicator icon with three dots over a power plug mean in Ubuntu 20.04?


hibernate doesn't happen ubuntu studio 20.04

How to enable hibernate option in Ubuntu 20.04?


can not hibernate Ubuntu 20.04 (no disk /sys/power/state)


"Add To favorites" does not works with appImages

Install App Image such as beaker browser and pin it to dock (favorites) in Ubuntu 20.04?


Printer no longer works after Ubuntu 20.04

Install printer Canon MP280 on ubuntu 20.04


two different gnome-software stores - same os Xubuntu 20.04lts - starting snap-store starts gnome-software?


Problems with mysql-workbench for Ubuntu 20.04

Cannot connect MySQL Workbench to MySQL server


How to set a launch flag for an application?

How do I edit/access Chrome app properties on GNOME?


Netgear A6100 USB wifi-dongle - Has anyone ever got this to work?

NetGear A6100 AC600 wireless adapter not working in Ubuntu 20.04. Worked fine in 18.04. Not same problem as previously


ZSH wont install on fresh ubuntu 20.04 (rpi4)

Apt can't find package libasound2-dev 20.04 arm64


HP OfficeJet Pro 6978 won't print with Ubuntu 20.04

HPLIP Driver install fails on Ubuntu 20.04


gnome-control-center is crashing in Ubuntu 20.04

System settings won't open on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS after adding System76/pop PPA


how to disable Application Menu in top bar in 20.04?

Gnome Tweak Tool is no longer allowing to move the Gnome Application Menu out of the Top Bar on Ubuntu 20.04


Phpmyadmin access denied every time ubuntu restarts


Can't edit file in /tmp with 777 permissions even when root; Can delete;

User root can't write to file in /tmp owned by someone else in 20.04, but can in 18.04


I uninstalled Ubuntu Software store, how can get it back?

Has 'Ubuntu Software' been renamed to 'Snap Store'?


Error 'not supported' in Ubuntu Software Install when installing Zoom on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS


I'm trying to boot ubuntu on my windows 10 desktop but can't as I get this message: "Initramfs unpacking failed: Decoding failed"

Ubuntu 20.04 on DualBoot fail 90% of tries - Initramfs unpacking failed: Decoding failed


"error: cannot communicate with server" when trying to install IntelliJ snap package

Cannot communicate with server: Post http://localhost/v2/apps: dial unix /run/snapd.socket: connect: no such file or directory


How to decode play Blu Ray .mkv video format file?

How to play blu ray .mkv files on ubuntu 20.04 LTS?


How do I find out what this strange icon in my system tray is? (18.04)


Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and RTL8125 on MSI MAG B550 tomahawk


Dual boot Ubuntu 20.04 can't connect to ethernet or wifi


New to Ubuntu - Realtek Ethernet drivers


MacBook Pro: Failed to set MoKListRT:Invalid Parameter

Ubuntu 20.04 Failed to Set MokListRT: Invalid Parameter


How to assign disk unallocated space to ubuntu partition using terminal?

Extended ubuntu-server VM's memory. Still not enough available size


Calendar (notification panel) in the Arc-Black shell theme is unreadable


apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead (see apt-key(8))

What commands (exactly) should replace the deprecated apt-key?


Thunderbird Email application does not start

After upgrade to 20.10 Thunderbird stops with parsing error


Mac M1 won't boot from USB - option key does nothing

How to install Ubuntu on a Mac with M1 processor?


Linux file manager similar to Windows File Explorer (directory tree + file list)?


Disk is likely to fail soon (37° C / 99° F)


Anyone managed to get a live ISO out of a running Ubuntu system?

How to Duplicate a Ubuntu System for Distribution?


Copy all images in a directory to sub-directories in batches of 30


Old Flatpak version in Focal repo: no Chromium for me?


Always on Top function missing on FF, Chromium, Opera

"Always on top" option missing for Firefox/Chrome in 18.04


No Application found in Ubuntu Software Center 20.04


How to activate a virtual environment in Ubuntu?

How to remove all traces of python from Ubuntu


I have 2 packages with same names but different versions. How to delete any one of them?


graphics glitch with xorg on ubuntu 20.04 after update

PC started having screen glitches after update


Why Does all Linux apps (Firefox etc) not self update like Telegram?

How can I keep Ubuntu updated automatically?


Ubuntu 20.04 interface font too small after restart, even with high scaling factor


No EFI system partition configured, BUT I already have it - Lubuntu installation

Lubuntu Installer Giving Error after Partition creation "YOUR SYSTEM MAY OR MAY NOT BOOT "


Linux stops responding when too much memory is consumed by running programs

Why Lubuntu 20.04 is running slow when I use Opera or LibreOffice


LibreOffice Calc not opening on Ubuntu 20.04

LibreOfficeCalc window is shrunk to a line and is unclickable


Not able to kill process by "kill -9 <PID>"

Cannot kill `grep --color=auto` process in terminal


command aliasing in ~/.bashrc doesn't work after sourcing or rebooting

Which character to escape for this to work in ~/.bashrc


Could not find driver: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver


How do I install Ubuntu without DVD or USB?

Can I install ubuntu on my laptop from Windows 10 without a USB or DVD?


The package linux-headers-5.4.0-56 needs to be reinstalled, but an archive for it can't be found

How can I fix "E:The package linux-modules-5.4.0-56-generic needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it."?


Partition sizing - Ubuntu 20.04 64GiB USB stick (Full Install)?

Easy Full Install USB that Boots both BIOS and UEFI


Can I run Ubuntu 20.10 smoothly on Intel Pentium G3220?


Can't configure Canon LBP2900b printer in 20.04


Ubuntu 18 upgrade stopped on pepperflashplugin

Configuring dpkg stops processing when calling an HTTP request to Adobe Flash Player


Wifi not working after fresh install of ubuntu 20

bcmwl-kernel-source broken on kernel: 5.8.0-34-generic


Ubuntu 20 wifi adapter not found wifi not working


Install driver for a BCM4360 802.11ac wireless network adapter in Ubuntu 20.04


Wireless driver installation issues on Ubuntu 20.04

How do I install `bcmwl-kernel-source` with dpkg


Automatic reboot after ubuntu freeze? How Can I Do It?

Scripts that detects kernel activity and reboots when kernel freezes


How to increase battery life on Ubuntu 20.04 and what power saving software should I install, if any?


libopencv-highgui2.4v5 : Depends: libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4) but it is not going to be installed when installing libopencv-dev python-opencv

qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found. in ubuntu 20.04


Why do I get a black screen in Chromium?


1/2 solved - Error removing old /etc/fstab entry to mount HDD


Problem - Changing keyboard language layout in Kubuntu 20.04 also changes wide system language

Properly setting the system language to English but with Swedish locale settings


Uninstalling Python 2.7.12 on ubuntu 18.04 ended with broken packages

How to remove all traces of python from Ubuntu


What is a word for someone who is in pain but puts out a tough image?

What do you call a person who keeps on going despite setbacks? (in one word, a noun)


Which is correct? "It's products like this" - "It's products like these"?

"Questions like this" or "questions like these"


Word For When You've Been Forced to No Longer Trust Something or Someone

Word for a person who loses or has lost faith?


What are the rules when you use the conjunction "and"?

Duplicate auxiliary verbs in a sentence (may we / should we delete the second?)


Can we use singular countable nouns after "any"?

"Any" followed by singular or plural countable nouns?


Is there a proverb for “if there's a simple solution for solving a problem don't choose a more complicated one”?

Saying that refers to not going overboard in solving a problem when a simple solution exists


Difference between I'll be home 'by ten' and 'at ten'

A correct preposition - account closed due/by/at 12th of May


Word for liking and not liking something at the same time?

Word for feeling conflicting emotions simultaneously


One word to describe = 'era inappropriate'


Using "is" versus "are" in a relative clause


What was the command of "Fire at will" before gunpowder?

“Fire” a weapon before firearms existed?


A word or a substitute word for a casanova type of guy

What's a word/phrase for a player/seducer?


Using an apostrophe on wedding invitation

What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in "‑s"?


exchanging initial consonants: name that spooneristic practice

Is there a term for switching syllables of words?


Lehman Brothers (is/are) now taken over by some other company

Conjugating verbs for nouns referring to groups of people


How to agree verb with has and will in same sentence?


What is an appropriate greeting to use at night time?


Arguably- does the adverb carries "what I am saying is unarguable" connotation

Arguable ("susceptible to doubt") vs arguable ("susceptible to being supported")


What is the difference between -ic and -al?

Why is it "geometric" but "theoretical"?


Is there any word that could be used as an alternative to "of utmost importance"


What word means "the city in which one lives"?


Should an adverb go before or after a verb?


Guidelines for adding 's after name of company ending in s


Is there an unkindly way to say thank you?

What's the deal with "thank you kindly"?


Use of "off of" or "off" with some verbs in place of "on"


Is the use of the word 'in' at the end of this sentence incorrect?

When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?


Want + Present Participle or Infinitive?

When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


'get off of me' or 'get off me'. what is the difference?

Difference between get "off of" and "off"


"Recommend to have" vs. "recommend having"


I want to know the meaning of a sentence


How should the end of a quotation be punctuated?

Is it ever acceptable for a period to come after a quote at the end of a sentence?


What is the grammatical function of "which" in this sentence?

Why does legal English sometimes repeat the antecedent noun after "which"?


How can a word for 'the act of Xing', semantically shift to mean 'the thing Xed'?

How did 'consideration' semantically shift to mean 'something given in payment'?


What is the word for a person who destroys momentum?

What do you call a person who "shuts down" ideas?


Why is the phrase "should have went" so widely used?


Misuse of past perfect or just ignore it?


Grammatically correct use of whom vs who

The use of nominative "whom" (as in “persons whom it is foreseeable are likely to...”)


Phrase for "forced to do a lot of mental work"


English usage and grammatical correctness


What article should be used in such sentences?


Continuing an Independent Clause,Should I and is it one Clause or Two?

Why should I have to choose between compound sentences and compound predicates?


"Which" vs. "what" — what's the difference and when should you use one or the other?


Can we use "the" (definite article) with nouns to refer to a group of that name?

Usage of English definite article when referring to generic word


Is forte pronounced “fort” or “for-tay”?

Is "forte" pronounced "fort" or "for-tay"?


What part of speech is "baking" in "baking is fun"?

Is "running" a gerund or a participial adjective?


The difference between an analogy and a metaphor?


Word for unquestioning belief/opinion.... Doctrine? Ideology?

Looking for a term like "fundamentalism", but without a religious connotation


I was wondering if you'd like to come to the cinema with me this evening? Is the use of a question mark correct?

Is it common for native speakers to put a question mark at the end of declarative sentence?


When is it correct to capitalise 'earth'?


Can the definite article be omitted when referring to a person qualified by a noun?


"Resources monitoring" vs "Monitoring of resources"


Is there a clear difference between generic and general?

What's the difference between "general" and "generic"?


What proverb describes getting out from trouble but ending up in another one?

Are there any expressions that describe going from a bad to a worse situation?


which preposition should I use with "elaborate"


You "show" someone a picture. You "---" someone a song?


"a" vs "an" before parenthesis: which indefinite article should I use when adding parentheses before the subject?

"A/An" preceding a parenthetical statement


The definite article 'the' before the names of TV shows


Are wh-words conjunctions when they begin a dependent (wh-) clause?

Why: a relative adverb, a conjunction ... or both?


The use of the word "the" with certain nouns

Is there a reason the British omit the article when they "go to hospital"?


How many legitimate uses of "could of" / "would of" / "should of" are there?


"Here comes the Queen" versus "Here the Queen comes"

"Here he comes", "Here comes he" : The order of pronoun and verb in inversion


What is the difference between who closed the door and who did close the door?


What is the syntactic function of "called a typedef" in the sentence "C provides a facility called a typedef"


What is the origin of the word "goodbye"?


adults’ English teacher or adult’s English teacher?


"Only by playing fair, and also without fear, will you ever win."


what does it mean to "get set" What does get set mean?

Difference between "On your mark, get set, go" and "Ready, steady, go"


Is there an adjective or phrase for "to be dealt with"?

A word to describe "work that is ready to be done"


What is the correct structure for the phrase 'only happens once'?


Not to Mention ≈ [Let Alone ≈ Much Less ≈ Still Less]


"proficient <in/at/with>" What is the correct usage?


What is the sentence pattern of "I think that she is intelligent"


Is the "ng" sound often pronounced simultaneously with the "n" sound?

Why do some people pronounce "singer" as "singGer"?


a large number of/ large numbers of, What's the difference?


Why is it example-based methods but machine learning?

Is it correct to hyphenate with compound premodifiers? If so, where is the hyphen placed?


Using "Neither am I" to introduce an additional comment

"Not once he would" vs. "not once would he"


How would you explain these mistakes to an adult language learner?

Between Present Perfect and Simple Past, which tense indicates a finished action?


What word means 'to cause to be hidden', especially of dissenting opinions?

What's a word like "disregard" or "bypass" that means "hides"?


Is it possible to use an object pronoun (them) in the place of a subject pronoun (they)?


Word for something that used to be popular but not anymore

Opposite of "trendy" without a negative meaning


A word for someone who shallowly emulates someone/something they wish to be like (but not tied to fads/popularism - not doing it fleetingly)

A word for somebody who supports things fleetingly and whilst they are popular


"Why are there more of them" vs. "why is there more of them"

"There are so many" vs. "There is so many"


How do you say to someone that you will reuse a sentence you've just heard from them?


Race is to Racist as Religion is to what?

"Race" is to "racism" as "religion" is to what?


Word meaning "to begin simple but to become complex"


Punctuation for sentence ending in quotation marks and a Question mark that is part of a title

How should I punctuate around quotes where the punctuation required by the quote interferes with the punctuation of the sentence?


I like the dog most vs I like the dog the most

"most" vs "the most", specifically as an adverb at the end of sentence


Why "Here COMES the bus!" but "Here he COMES!"?

"Here he comes", "Here comes he" : The order of pronoun and verb in inversion


Pluralizing a last name: Soloniewicz's, Soloniewiczs, Soloniewiczes?


Word for person prying on my personal stuffs


Describing a person who prefers older (not new) or vintage things

What's a word for a person who loves old or ancient things?


Word to describe a 'homemade' way to fix something.

single word that means which can be constructed at home


What does "much less both" in the following sentence mean?


Is it ever correct to say 'I wish I was'...something?


Should I put myself last? "me and my friends" vs. "my friends and me" or "my friends and I"


Which one is more appropriate, "many a time" or "many a times"?


Looks like it's not a game: Yes, it does: So... does it look like it's a game?

How to answer a negative question without ambiguity?


What is the word/rule for nouns that don't require articles?

Zero article before the word "part" - what is the particular reason for this?


Can “due to” and “because of ” be used interchangeably?


Identifying the funtion of "There" in a sentence


"One of the children who was" vs. "one of the children who were"


It's one of the best [plural noun] that + has (or) have


Is it okay to start a sentence with "Doesn't matter"?

Why is the subject omitted in sentences like "Thought you'd never ask"?


Non-finite clause complementation of complex transitive verbs


Difference between "think of" and "think about"


Can coordinating-conjunctions be omitted from a list?


What's the term for something that happens twice a week?

Are there any words I can use to disambiguate "biweekly"?


"80% of what I listen to is/are K-pop groups"

Does a percentage quantity take singular or plural verb agreement?


Can you contract the main verb '[I] have' in a sentence?


"Too short a time" or "Too short of a time"?


Over the phone: "I know who that is" vs "I know who this is"

In answering a telephone call, why do you say "Who is this?" instead of "Who is that?"


Correct usage of the word "my" in this sentence?

When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?


Term that describes one who is an expert in a subject without having any first-hand experience?

Someone who just thinks they know what they're talking about


Using 'an' before a vowel/vowel sound in a quote


What are these containers called for waste?


Is there a word meaning "my child's spouse's parents"?


What is the word that is used to describe the oversimplification or non-academic discussion of a complex issue?

Word meaning something is technically accurate but overly simplistic


Phrase to give a non-detailed answer/explanation


"Put on the spot", origins of the phrase

What is the origin of "man on the spot"?


Why is the article determined by the adjective and not the noun?

What is the rule for using "a" or "an" in a sentence?


I think she was right or I think she is right?

Verb agreement for something that was discussed in the past, while the issue still exists in the present


employ, employer, employee - can I generalize this pattern to (verb), (verb)er, (verb)ee?


Correct answer for the following question

"Who wants ice-cream?" — Should I say "(not) I" or "(not) me"?


"can be clearly seen" OR "can clearly be seen"

"It really doesn't matter" v "It doesn't really matter"


What does "don't be taking nothing off no man" mean?

"I leaked nothing to nobody." - SAE? AAVE? Deliberate double negative?


Is it correct to say "The carpenter will bring a hammer and be able to use it."

Repeating "to" and "will" in enumerations of verbs


What is the "with" modifying in this sentence "He was watching the monster with a smile."

Is there a name for this ambiguity problem or for the construction that solves it?


Plural or singular verb when plural subject is separated by an "and"?


Direct Speech: the subordinator "that" before the reported clause


When should we write the word "church" with a capital C?

Should words be capitalized for being religious terms?


"Taste" is to "flavor" as "touch" and "sight" are to what?


Is there a name for "extra" words used in common expressions?

What part of speech is "down" in "Put your pencils down"?


What's the difference between 'any more' and 'anymore'?


Masters or Master's (for my specific situation)

Is there an apostrophe in a master's degree?


What does "bad girls go backstage" mean?


Word meaning the reverse of 'Xenophobia'


'I don't have both' - is this sentence correct grammatically?

Is it right to use "both" in negative sentences?


What a pronoun should one use: "you" or "yours"?

Why is it usually "friend of his", but no possessive apostrophe with "friend of Peter"?


Is there an antonym to 'hypochondria'/'hypochondriac'?

Word for the opposite of "hypochondriasis"


Is there a word or phrase for when you break a word in a different place to give a different meaning?

Term for a word that is unintentionally made up of two or more other words?


When to use “that” and when to use “which”, especially in relative clauses


Is it ok to write "very huge" in this context?

Are the rules regarding absolute modifiers too absolute?


"In the Philippines", or "In the US" sounds okay, but why not "In the Japan", or "In the China"?

Using the definite article before a country/state name


Difference in tone between Regards, Best regards, Kind regards and Sincerely in emails

Which expressions can be used to close an email?


Are there english words for a person who sincerely thinks of himself as an expert but in reality (by common standards) is not?

Word for someone who thinks they can do anything, and believes everything they do is right but others are wrong


Difference between "but" and "nothing but"


Is the following: "The people of USA has..." correct?

Correct usage of "persons" (vs. "people")


Why must the cent sign come after the value?

Why is the unit of measure placed before the value for currencies? Are there other measures where the unit precedes value?


Alternatives to "break a butterfly on a wheel"

Saying that refers to not going overboard in solving a problem when a simple solution exists


I can run faster than _____. (1) him (2) he?


Is there a simpler or better way of saying "promises that hold no meaning"?


Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


Are or is? May be a simple question but I am confused

Agreement With Compound Subjects Joined by And


Coalescence of /t/ and /r/ in 'train', 'tram', 'traffic' etc


Which is it: "1½ years old" or "1½ year old"?


Difference between "the very first" and "first"


Does "apropos" take a preposition? How do you use this word, anyway?


Singular or plural verbs with idioms that start with singular articles


How many syllables are in the word 'hour'?


do you use a comma when telling/asking people/things?


Are there rules about using "that" to join two clauses?


Pronunciation of "t" after "c" and before "l" ("act like")


Do you use "a" or "an" before acronyms / initialisms?


Can the addition of an article change a noun from a thing to a place?


Using the definite article with acronyms and initialisms


I didn't phone Peter this morning / I haven't phoned Peter this morning

How to correctly use the present perfect tense


What is the practice of dropping words from sentences?

Is there a name for the abbreviated syntax used in signs etc?


English equivalent for "Don't burn your house to smoke out a rat!"


Should I state "the data are," or "the data is."

Is "data" treated as singular or plural in formal contexts?


Specific vocabulary for making someone laugh by rubbing their underarm with finger


Pluralization rule for "five-year-old children", "20 pound note", "10 mile run"


How to say someone's home was something plural?


the exercises suggested/the suggested exercises

Noun-adjective reversal - was it ever in use in plain speech?


Does a pedestrian walk 'in' the road, or 'on' the road (both are correct, but which is right?)


Can something be more unique than something else? Can something be very unique?

Are the rules regarding absolute modifiers too absolute?


What's a single word for a person who doesn't follow the crowd?

What do you call a person who does/thinks the opposite of the crowd for just that reason?


In/after hours. What preposition to use?

"He will come back in two hours" vs. "He will come back after two hours"


Why are the United States often referred to as America?


Why is it usually "friend of his", but no possessive apostrophe with "friend of Peter"?


The phrase "the reason has to be because XXX"

Is it correct to say "The reason is because ..."?


How do hyphens modify the meaning of "n-month-old"?


Is there a single word for "group of intelligent people"?

Simple word related to "a group of intellectuals" or "a group of smart learners"


What is the correct use of the words "will" and "going to"?


Why past perfect and not simple past was used in this case?

Why do people sometimes use the past perfect form of a verb when the past would suffice? (e.g. "you had mentioned")


Further or Farther in a metaphor about a road

When should "farther" and "further" be used?


A term in English for when you "clink" (?) or touch glasses together

What's the action of banging two beers together called?


Are the commas correctly placed outside the quotes?

How should I punctuate around quotes where the punctuation required by the quote interferes with the punctuation of the sentence?


What is the definition of "here" in "here you go?"

What is the difference between "here we go" and "there we go"?


Apostrophe for indicating possessive. How do I convince my professor?

Is using the possessive 's correct in "the car's antenna"?


the official responsible, the responsible official

Why do some adjectives follow the nouns they modify?


What to make of the following sentences that begin with why, when, where, or how?


Which one is correct: "students' birthday" or "students' birthdays"?

Do you pluralize the singular possessions of / items or people associated with individual members of a plural group?


Why is the plural pronoun **them** used here?

Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


Does "until [date]" mean "before that date"?


What's the methodology for naming groups of animals?


How to ask a question about ordinal number?

Framing a question whose answer is an ordinal number


Order of adjectives in "free weekly two-hour scientific meetings"


“Firstly, secondly” vs. “Firstly, lastly” when listing just two points


"By" vs "Per". Which one should I use on expressions like "P&L/Geography" or "VaR/Asset"?


Can I use an "if" clause without "then"?


Proper usage of the words "that" vs "which"

When to use “that” and when to use “which”, especially in relative clauses


Verb Agreement in "There is/are a stapler and a pencil"

"There Is"/"There are" depends on plurality of the first list element or not?


Gender-neutral pronoun other than singular they?


What does "not the least of which" mean?


Is it acceptable to omit "I" when it's the subject?


Are fact and opinion mutually exclusive?

Is "incorrect facts" a contradiction in terms?


Use of "is" versus "are" in a particular case


What's a word that means a person tries to find an easier, cheaper way?

What is a word for a person who uses resources to the maximum?


Should I put a comma before the last item in a list?


With regards to SMS, is the past tense "text" or "texted"?


Why do we use the base form of verbs instead of the past form in past tense questions?


What grammatical role "proper" (and related) plays postpositionally?

Why do some adjectives follow the nouns they modify?


Pronunciation of "-st-". When is it "sd" and when "st"?


Capitalization of names that begin lowercased, at the beginning of a sentence


Due to the rain the children didn't go out an play

Comma after introductory words, phrases, clauses: unacceptable, obligatory or optional?


How can I understand "could have been reached had Nazi discipline?"

Conditional sentence without conditional conjunctions, is that possible?


Is a comma necessary in "What’s funny, is …"?


Should the article "the" be used twice with a proper noun starting with "the"?

Do we use another "the" if a proper noun already begins with one?


To refer to singular/plural items without knowing the actual quantity

Singular or plural when there is no plural antecedent?


Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular?


How does one identify the antecedent of a relative pronoun?


Word or expression for "someone using fake kindness to hide something or his true nature"

What is an idiom/slang for "someone who pretends to be good when they're not"?


What do you call this sitting pose or position that sad or depressed people adopt?


What the difference between 'it exists' and 'it does exist'?


Is there a non-vulgar version of "pulled it out of their ass"?

What could be the correct idiom for expressing that someone is baking up false allegations without evidence?


What is it called when we follow an acronym with a word already in the acronym?


Is 'was' or is 'were' correct in this sentence?


Many non-native speakers pronounce 'azure' like 'Asia' or like 'essure' when naming Microsoft's product Azure - wrong pronunciation or am I mistaken?

Pronunciation of "Azure" in "Microsoft Azure"


Is there a term for the type of misleading joke comedians such as Stephen Colbert often use?

Is there a name for this type of sentence structure: "She looks as though she's been poured into her clothes, and forgot to say 'when'"?


How to describe a thin mist rising from the surface of a river?

What is the white smoke-like fog called?


When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces?


What's the meaning of "the same" in Indian English

Using the expression "the same" for a previously mentioned item


American English. Please help me identify the correct form of 'become' in the following sentence:

"would rather" + subject + past subjunctive


Why do this book telling a story in the past but they use present tense?

Shakespeare Use of present tense narrating a past action


What would an appropriate suffix be to mean "branch of magic"


Inquire the usage of article in this context

Do you use "a" or "an" before acronyms / initialisms?


he said the project will be carried out vs he said the project would be carried out


Is there any difference between 'a friend of mine' and 'a friend to me'?

Why is it usually "friend of his", but no possessive apostrophe with "friend of Peter"?


What is the word that best suits this type of behaviour of person?

Is there a name for someone who calls someone else what he himself is?


What do you call money earned through unethical sources?


Why do Americans say "less than five people"?


To smoke vs Smoking at the beginning of the sentence

How does one know when to use a gerund or an infinitive?


Does "things went south" sound offensive for someone from the Southern United States?


What the difference between would you like me or for me

"To like for somebody/something to be something" vs. "to like somebody/something to be something"


Why do people sometimes use the past perfect form of a verb when the past would suffice? (e.g. "you had mentioned")


Is there a term for adjectives / modifiers that don't, at face value, seem to apply to the noun modified?


Subject/Object Confusion in The Silmarillion

The use of nominative "whom" (as in “persons whom it is foreseeable are likely to...”)


What time are we talking about in “She’ll have bought a new mobile/cellphone yesterday”?


Is there an English idiom for trying to do two things at the same time and failing at both of them due to splitting your effort?


Is there a rule for the (non-)capitalisation of Schadenfreude and sauerkraut?

What nouns of German origin should be given capital letters?


The use of the future tense for describing one's usual routines


When did '&' stop being taught alongside the alphabet?


British English for possessive 's when a names ends with "s"

Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?


The use of the grammar structure "if" + "would" in context


Why are "look" and "school" pronounced differently?

Why are there 3 different ways to pronounce "oo"?


Drag and drop video into OR drag and drop video in to

When should "into" be used rather than "in to," and vice versa?


"There is a lot of food and fruit" vs. "there are a lot of food and fruit"

Should I say "there is a handful of..." or "there are a handful of...."?


What is the name for the second decade in a century?

What is the name of the first decade in a century?


In which cases is a comma/period placed inside or outside of parentheses?


Why the comma is used in the sentence by Jane Austen

Is a comma necessary in "What’s funny, is …"?


Questions about capitalizing words in titles

Which words in a title should be capitalized?


Use of "Proper" as a postpositive adjective


The process is gradually stabilizing vs the process is stabilizing gradually


Is "bullet" from "bite the bullet" an exaggerated metaphor?


Is it necessary to use "the" multiple times?


Pronunciation: ‘lousy’ vs. ‘mousy’. Why?


What dash should be used for attribution of authorship?

Appropriate dash to use when attributing a quotation?


Interweaving A and E (e.g., æ) in written words

When should I not use a ligature in English typesetting?


Why do we use "the" followed by "user" in "a window prompts the user to make..."?

Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


Apostrophe s' or s's - When to use each?

What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in "‑s"?


How to use several adjectives afterwards


When to use "music" & when to use "musical"?


Another way to say the max and min number


What is the formal word to say something is 'nice-to-have'?

Suggested alternatives for "nice-to-have" as a noun


Are there rules for forming adjectives from names?

Guidelines for selecting suffix when making an adjective out of a proper name (-esque, -ean, -ian,


When describing an action by two persons is it ever correct to name oneself first?


Why is the noun "brush-off" hyphenated when the verb "to brush off" is not?


Is "below ask" a valid combination of words?

Which is correct: "the below information" or "the information below"?


Any difference between 'it is impossible' and 'it is not possible'?


"This essay was translated from the Chinese" — what does this "the" do?


A word or phrase meaning 'paying an unhealthy amount of attention to something you like/want'.

Word for describing the situation of caring about nothing but one thing


difference between baby carriage and a stroller

This baby-walking device is called a ([prefix]-)[name] by people from [location]


Confused by the British having “dinner” in the afternoon” and “tea” in the evening

"Lunch" vs. "dinner" vs. "supper" — times and meanings?


When was "goodbye" in its most modern form first used?

What is the origin of the word "goodbye"?


"a 0.22 μm filter" vs. "an 0.22 μm filter"

Should the number "0" be pronounced "zero" or "oh"?


How do you call a word that is the result of merging two words?

What do you call the process of combining two words to create a new one?


Is “am” ever proper English without an “I” somewhere before or after it?

Is it acceptable to begin a declarative sentence with "Am"?


I have a question regarding the proper usage of I and me


Should you use "will like" or "would like" for a request/response in the present tense?


Term for people who are in the same city

Word for people who live in the same city


Which is correct: "he don't" or "he doesn't"?


Person who pretends to not understand unless one speaks in exactly the words they expect

What is a negative word to describe people that love showing off their knowledge?


Is using "he" for a gender-neutral third-person correct?


Today is Thursday. Is "next" Saturday the day after tomorrow or nine days away?


What's the subject of 'mind not so much to know' ? (1670 UK, Isaac Penington)

No direct object in 'give thee faithfully to follow' ? (1670 UK, Isaac Penington)


What's the most preferred spelling of auto fill, auto-fill, and autofill?


‘On’ vs. ‘at’ with immutable date-time string


Why is Greece not called in English by the name Hellas?


“situation where” vs. “situation in which”


"Heard me [infinitive]" vs. "heard me [present participle]"


About definite article before "Earth", "Moon" and "Sun"


What is the term for the double consecutive use of a word with stress on one of the words to alter its severity?


How do you describe something bad, that everyone wants?

Is there a word to describe a highly desirable cursed treasure?


"I was...and I was..." and/or "I was...and was..."?

Analysis (tree diagram) of "She hugged and kissed her mother"


Does the punctuation work in these specified ranges?


Why are many English contractions considered okay to use in contraction-form, but believed to "sound wrong" when used individually?

Why do not we ask negative questions without a contraction on the not after the verb?


Is "to one of the most genuine people I know" correct?

Correct usage of "persons" (vs. "people")


When to use “that” and when to use “which”, especially in relative clauses


The grammaticality of "that don't impress me much"


Why are surnames often misspellings of English words?

Last names that are English words with an extra 'e'


What do you call one who has been challenged?

Which word can be used for the person who is challenged (in a contest)?


Is there some rule against ending a sentence with the contraction "it's"?


"allow insertion" or "allow inserting" or "allow to insert"

When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


Does the word zealous have an implicit religious connotation?

Can “zealot” have a positive connotation?


Can [sic] be used to show an omission or error in punctuation?


Punctuation with "The question is..." '.', '?' or ' "... ?" '


Why do words that begin with the letters "DE" have different ways of pronouncing?

Is there any rule for pronouncing words beginning with “re-”?


Should item(s) be followed by is or are?

When a sentence uses a parenthetical plural, should the rest of the sentence treat it as singular or plural?


"One of the children who was" vs. "one of the children who were"


Clarify the difference between "program" and "programme"


Mix active and passive voice in the thesis

Style Question: Use of "we" vs. "I" vs. passive voice in a dissertation


"...programs that each perform..." vs "...programs that each performs...": which is correct?


Using the definite article before a country/state name


Usage of passive forms without "be" verb

passive Vs active or omission of 'which is'


"Needs to be repaired" vs. "needs repairing"

"Needs repairing" vs. "needs to be repaired"


How should I capitalize "Keep On Running/Keep On Moving" and "Walk On Down"?

Which words in a title should be capitalized?


Simple Past vs. Present Perfect: "was" vs. "has been"


How are "needs to be washed," "needs washing," and the regional variant "needs washed" to be distinguished"?


Pluralization rule for "five-year-old children", "20 pound note", "10 mile run"


One word for the thing that other things depend on?

A word for a relationship in which one thing (or state) must exist in order for another thing (or state) to exist


When should I use a comma before the word "who"?

Comma with 'who' in this specific sentence


What do you call someone who has passed deadline?

Word for people who don't make their deadline


Does it sound weird to say " I hope I can be of any use (help) to you" in a cover letter?


Which is right: "In one of the computers" or "On one of the computers"?


Why do people pronounce "f***ing" like "f***en"?


"Neither" and "either" usage in negative sentence


What do you call a Q&A user who posts a question but never checks back?

Asks a question; never responds to answers/comments


Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


How can I describe a low temperature that doesn't actually feel cold?


Are there rules about using "that" to join two clauses?


Is there an apostrophe in a master's degree?


What is the word for using someone's hospitality unashamedly?

What would you call someone who imposes on other people's generosity?


Why does "President of the United States" have a "the" before "U.S", but "President of Russia" doesn't?

Need for using the article "the" before "United States of America"?


When is it OK to start a sentence with "But"?

Is it really incorrect to start a sentence with "and"?


Expression for a choice which isn't really one


When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces?


"If you don't mind me asking" or "If you don't mind my asking"?

When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?


"Occasionally, I receive requests that does not meet our requirements"

"Do" vs. "does" with multiple singular subjects


Is "Do the data..." gramatically correct?

Is "data" treated as singular or plural in formal contexts?


Should I write "one of 2 things", "1 of 2 things" or "One of two things"


What would you say vs. How would you say

How do you call..? vs. What do you call...?


Which would be correct . . . there doesn't seem to be, or there aren't . .

"there doesn't seem" vs. "there don't seem"


Term for adjectives attached after names


A quote within a quote uses single quotes. What about within that? And deeper?

Nested/embedded quotations (quoting quotes)


someone who dies, not at birth, but years later, ON their birthday?

Is there a word that describes a person who dies on his/her birthdate?


Is, I am happy to talk more tomorrow, grammatically correct

Is it correct to say "We start tomorrow"? Shouldn't it be "We are starting tomorrow"? (present simple vs continuous for future event)


How to describe this unrecognizable content?

What do you call the phenomenon where a rectangle □ is shown because a font lacks a glyph?


Is there a reason the British omit the article when they "go to hospital"?


Which is correct, In which or In what...?

"Which" vs. "what" — what's the difference and when should you use one or the other?


Questions without a question mark (New Yorker)

When is it appropriate to end a question without a question mark?


What does "bad girls go backstage" mean?


English expression for "cold-natured" without emotional connotation?

Adjective for "a person who really suffers when it is cold"


If a university is named after a place, can I move the name to the name of place before "university"?

What is the difference between "University of Bla" and "Bla University"?


Why do some questions not start with an auxiliary verb?


A word for a dumb person who pretends to be smart?

Describe a fallacious opinion regarding one's own ability


Term describing emotional agreement with an argument regardless of the validity of the argument itself?

Word that describes being "patriotic" for something that is not a country?


Is/Are list with 2nd person and 3rd person

Agreement after disjunctive compound subject_"My brother or one of my sisters" — singular or plural?


Is there a name for using a word twice in a row to express different levels of a similar thing?

Is there a word for using a word twice to imply something different?


Can "literally" correctly describe something presented as not being literal?

Literally vs. figuratively: how literally is literally?


Is there any idiom or expression for someone who gets something without any effort?

Idiom/Phrase for "results without work/effort"


"A good knowledge in English"/"a good knowledge of English"


"I like watching" vs "I like to watch" What's the difference?

When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


When your 10-year old boy says “It’s meta,” what does it mean? In what situation and of what sort of object they use this phrase?


Is there any difference between "has gone" and "went" in this context?


What is the proper name for a circle with a line through it?

Is there a name for the red circle and slash in a No Smoking sign?


Is there a quick and easy way to pronounce "W" letter?

Is there any shorter pronunciation of W than double-U?


What is the correct term for a story that sits alongside another one in time and place?


Is it grammatically correct to change tense in a sentence?


How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?


"was" or "were" in the context of "X wishes that he [was / were] Y"


If something is not an Oxymoron, what is it?


History of the non-rule that proscribes ending a sentence with a preposition

When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?


What would be proper grammar for this sentence?


Relative pronouns "where" and "when": where can they be omitted?


Should I put a comma before the last item in a list?


Where can I find words and expressions which are dated and not found in today's dictionaries?

What are your favorite English language tools?


What does “a couple” mean to you, and what does “a few” mean to you?


Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


Must or should you use a hyphen in *Turing-complete* and *Turing-completeness?*


Use (or non-use) of articles before abstract nouns


Why do people sometimes use the past perfect form of a verb when the past would suffice? (e.g. "you had mentioned")


Ambiguity with appearance as plural or singular

Appearance or appearances: Ambiguity in meaning?


which of the following sentences are correct

'Should've seen it glow' or 'should've seen it glowing'?


"To delete" is to "deletion" as "to discard" is to what?


Is there a single word that expresses "music end-users / enthusiasts"?


Difference between "dialect" and "accent"

Is the line blurring between "accent" and "dialect"?


What does “would not have been possible had I remained” mean?


What words do you use to describe an unmatched couple?


Which one of this is the correct use of "one" as a pronoun?


Using the definite article with acronyms and initialisms


Why is the word 'Hello' used frequently when starting a phone call?


Why is a cup of coffee referred to as a cup of "Joe"?


When should I use "a" versus "an" in front of a word beginning with the letter h?


Is the punctuation of generational suffixes dropped when they occur at the end of a sentence?

When "etc." is at the end of a phrase, do you place a period after it?


What are these "[verb]-ing" forms called?


Although the rule was made by "him" or "himself"


"to successfully complete" or "to complete successfully"?

Are split infinitives grammatically incorrect, or are they valid constructs?


Word for something sad and funny at the same time


Is there a word for someone who somewhat delights in their illnesses/medications?


The Who/Whom examples in Strunk and White's Elements of Grammar

What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly?


Since when has "J" been sounding like [dʒ] and no longer "Y"

If the letter J is only 400–500 years old, was there a J sound that preceded the design of the letter?


Italics used for the plural treatment of words?

Single Quote Marks to Denote Plurals of Letters and Words


Is it rude to say commands or imperatives without saying please?


‘Due to’ vs ‘Because of’ — Which is correct in this sentence?

Can “due to” and “because of ” be used interchangeably?


Comma before "respectively" — Is it needed?

In my example, comma or no comma before the word respectively?


Should it be "there is a total of 378 vehicles" or "there are a total of 378 vehicles"?

"There Is"/"There are" depends on plurality of the first list element or not?


Use of infinitive form of verb with another verb

When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


What is the role of "would " in the following sentences and what do they mean?


Do I use "has" or "have" when talking about a sports team?

Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular?


Can “another” be used with plural nouns provided periods or measurements don’t count?


Someone who wants to have important friends?

Is there a word for people who always act too friendly in order to curry favor with their acquaintances?


"The below attachment" vs "The attachment Below"

"the above" is correct, "the below" is not?


Are the endings "-zation" and "-sation" interchangeable?


Why are figures 1-9 written as numbers, but after 9 written in alphabet form?

Why do English writers avoid explicit numerals?


Can "X is enough." be used when X is plural?

<something> and <something> is enough or are enough?


Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"?


Can "proper" be used proper as an adverb?


Can you use a lowercase letter after an apostrophe at the beginning of the sentence?

Should initial e's after h-dropping be capitalized?


How should proper nouns using stylized case (e.g.: ownCloud) be treated in formal writing?


When is it correct to use "yourself" and "myself" (versus "you" and "me")?


Can the stress pattern of "uroboros/ouroboros" be explained by any principle, or is it random?

Why does "stigmata" [often] have penult stress?


What's the meaning of "would have been"?


deleting and------ does it seem strange only to me?


What was the historical pronunciation of the digraph <gh> like?


Translating his/her when the original language is genderless

Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


What phrase can be used to describe a decision that was hard to make?

Idiomatic expression for a difficult choice


looking for a word that could describe this

Word to describe the fear of unknown future


How do you determine if a pre-modifying past participle is a verb or an adjective?

verb or adjective in "The blue page is *stapled* to the red page"?


"Real": adjective or adverb? "Real" or "really" as an adverb?

Can "real" be used as an adverb to describe an adjective?


Noun-verb agreement for a list of singular nouns including "I" and joined by "or"

Singular or plural verb after a series connected by "or"


Word to describe the knowledge of certain number of people


Journalistic term for front-page promotional strip

What do you call the headings along the top of a newspaper that reference later page articles?


Present Perfect vs Present perfect continuous


What is the difference between "I have worked here" and "I have been working here"?


What's the difference between "if" and "whether"?


Would you mind me / my opening the window?

When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?


What is the correct way to use infinitive after the verb "help": with or without "to"?


I think there's something wrong with the tense in this sentence.

What is the name for the grammatical figure, where the present tense is substituted for a past event?


Is there a rule about double negations that aren't meant as double negations (e.g. "We don't need no education")?


German way of saying numbers found in Dickens

19th century English texts occasionally use Germanic-style number words, such as "four-and-twenty". When did this fall out of use?


Can anyone provide me with a list of English words that are their own antonyms?


Using the F word in the middle of the word

“passf***ingport” is it a bad use of interjection?


What is an Oxford comma and how do you use it?


Should you put a comma after a question mark in a title in quote marks?

What punctuation to use when quotation ends in a question mark?


Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"?


Difference between the prefixes, "mis" and "dis"

What's the difference between "mistrust" and "distrust"?


Should I use the singular or plural verb in mathematical formulae ("Two and two make/makes four")?


Is there a name for this type of construction?


"I have already [seen]" vs "I already [saw]"

Do 'already' and 'just' require the present perfect?


"...and all would have to be accounted for." Improper sentence ending at 'for'. Please suggest alternative

When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?


Use of Past Simple vs Past perfect in sentences with since


What is the term or word for when facts or truths, while accurate, have no bearing on the subject or argument

What is it called when you say something but it does not imply for the other?


I went window-shopping and I was window-shopping

Do the -ing and to-infinitive "verbs" that follow catenative verbs always take the grammatical function of "noun"?


I’m looking for a word or phrase that describes the feeling that something very bad or catastrophic is about to happen


Can or could, which is correct, or at least better? Why?

When should we use "can", "could", "will", "would"?


Is a comma necessary in "What’s funny, is …"?


Is there a word to describe the relationship between words like 'unicycle' and 'bicycle'?

What are words called that share the same root?


An era of intelligent machines where vs an era of intelligent machines when

"It was from that moment where" vs. "it was from that moment when"


What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn anything new?


What does the expression "to stick the finger high in the air" mean?

What's the meaning of "get one's finger in the air"?


How many articles should go in "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"?


Where does the period go when using parentheses?


How and when did “give it up for someone” start to mean asking for applause?

How does 'give it up for ...' mean 'clap for ...'?


Is there an English idiom for trying to do two things at the same time and failing at both of them due to splitting your effort?


Gerund needs to be modified by a possessive?

When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?


Which is standard usage in British English?

British placement of punctuation relative to inverted commas


What is the idiom, proverb for "Little problems often become big problems if no one takes the initiative to correct them"


What are the words for people who cause trouble believing they know better?

Word for a person who wants to impose his rules everywhere or advise


Is there a name in English language for the feeling of being happy something bad happened to someone else rather than you?

An idiom for deriving pleasure from another's suffering


Do I use "is" or "are" in this sentence?

"What questions [is/are] your data team hoping to answer?"


"customisation" vs "customization" Which is correct?

Are the endings "-zation" and "-sation" interchangeable?


Why is "For Sell" replacing "For Sale" in common usage?


What is the difference in meaning between "photo" , "image" and "picture"?

What is the difference between "photo" and "image"?


What does the expression “rabbit-out-of-a-hat” mean?

What does “pull sb. out of the hat” mean?


When was the expression "Indian file" first used in English?


Differences between ways to express future actions


The deliberate use of misleading terminology

What is the word for "something that is true, but misleading"?


Is "It is you who are mistaken!" correct?


Relative clause - "...one of those people who make” or “makes"?

Is this correct? "One of the things that makes him great is..."