Not able to change resolution in Elementary OS (Unknown Display)

So I recently downloaded VMware and installed Elementary OS. Everything works fine, except the fact that it keeps displaying unknown display and I can't change the resolution.

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Restored disk image, recover previous data?

Hello,
I recently restored a disk image on an external SSD. The issue is, I only wanted to restore the image of a single partition, not the entire disk. A careless mistake.
I have a feeling it's possible to recover the lost data, and figured this is the best place to ask for advice.
How, if possible, can I recover the data?
Thanks

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This is my personal linux commands cheat sheet. Not perfect but pretty useful for me
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Distro Map
https://distrowatch.com/images/other/distro-family-tree.png

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imv v4.0 released - a lightweight image viewer for X11 and Wayland

Today marks the v4.0 release of [imv](https://github.com/eXeC64/imv): a
minimalistic image viewer with support for dozens of file formats, including
animated gifs and SVG.

For users of Sway, i3, dwm, or other tiling window managers, imv provides a
lightweight way to view almost any image, with customisable key bindings,
auto-reloading, and the ability to run arbitrary shell commands. imv integrates
natively with both X11 and Wayland, allowing users to run a pure Wayland
desktop environment if preferred. It is also portable, running on Linux, BSDs,
and Hurd.

v4.0 provides much improved support for extending imv's functionality with
shell noscripts. Also added is improved keyboard layout support, hidpi support on
Wayland, native resolution rendering of SVGs at any zoom level, and much more.

I've been working on this release for some time, so I hope you like it. Extensive
refactoring has been undertaken to improve imv in many small ways.

A full list of changes for v4 can be found in the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/eXeC64/imv/blob/master/CHANGELOG).

Full source available on github and source hut:

- https://github.com/eXeC64/imv
- https://git.sr.ht/~exec64/imv

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20-Way Linux Graphics Card Benchmark For Total War: Three Kingdoms
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=twtk-linux-20gpus

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LibreOffice or WPS Office

In your opinion, whats the better office suite for linux, LibreOffice or WPS?

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People with Dark Themes

For all of use that are using dark themes, how do you handle the transition between the dark screens in your desktop environment and the bright white screens of most website? I'd love to start using a dark theme, too, but I can't seem to get past the jarring experience from switching between, say, vim and firefox.

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How long after release of a new major release do you wait to put a Linux server into production?

I'm curious what info is out there with regards to deploying a new Linux Major version release such as the upcoming CentOS 8, into Prod. For comparison I understand that many 'seasoned' Windows sysadmins will wait a significant amount of time after initial release before deploying any new Windows Server into production; a practice which seems to hold value even now after more than a decade of needful yet frustrating compliance.

Linux enjoys a significantly reduced fear factor in this arena but it still seems prudent to wait a bit after the initial release. On the other hand, since CentOS is such a close clone of RHEL I would think there is less reason for a long trial period since RHEL has now basically gone through such a period and any needed fixes would be relatively quick and easy to deploy downstream (forgive me if this is faulty thinking).

Now, in my case I'm just talking basic standalone servers for things such as DHCP, DNS, CA, etc. but I'd love to get a take on various deployment situations also.

So what are your thoughts?

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Good Code Design From Linux/Kernel
https://leandromoreira.com.br/2019/08/02/linux-ffmpeg-source-internals-a-good-software-design/

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Dear Windows,

You are fucking insufferable. As my work uses some Windows only software, I am required to have an instance of you. For the last four months I've been booting one of my three Linux instances. After attempting a Windows boot to play some LAN games with my homies, you've started some disk checking procedure, after which you've failed to boot completely. Now you really want to do an "automatic" repair which will most certainly overwrite the MBR of my machine. This will then force me to reinstall GRUB and spend valuable time fixing my entire system. What I'm really curious about is, how did you manage to break yourself being on your own SSD? Next time I'll try to run Halo in Wine.

Thanks bro,

-Walker

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Weekly Questions and Hardware Thread - August 28, 2019

Welcome to r/linux! If you're new to Linux or trying to get started this thread is for you. Get help here or as always, check out r/linuxquestions or r/linux4noobs

This megathread is for all your question needs. As we don't allow questions on r/linux outside of this megathread, please consider using r/linuxquestions or r/linux4noobs for the best solution to your problem.

Ask your hardware requests here too or try r/linuxhardware!

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The Greatest OS That (N)ever Was: An old article from 1997 about Linux
https://www.wired.com/1997/08/linux-5/

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I am still seeing 5.2.9 on kernel.org as stable kernel

Am I the only one??? I tried it with vpn and without vpn. Clearing the cache ..use 3 different network and 3 different device....

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wondering ...what the fuck is going on???

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Linux Interview Questions and Answers - 2019
https://onlineitguru.com/interviewquestions/linux-interview-questions

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Fedora Workstation ships with disabled by default firewall
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/GUAWCR2C7OSVKVXUYHOHWNIBGFVSYK65/

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Multiple Linux server backup

I have a lot Linux server that I would like to backup and want to hear if anyone has a good program/server that can do it easily and quickly

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So i just moved to Linux !

After being tired of reinstalling windows every few months because of it slowing down and becoming laggy as hell,i decided to install Linux on my laptop.

I have zero experience with it,i followed a tutorial on Youtube like a newbie and everything went fine. After setting up some few things i ran into a small issue,WIFI was slow as hell and signal was weak too.

But i didn’t give up,stayed until 4AM looking for a solution and i fixed it,so now i have full WIFI bars and fast internet !

I was shocked of how my laptop was running Linux without any CPU or FAN noise,so quiet and cold,RAM usage is insane too,only 20% used out of my 8GB while using and updating...etc,insane !

It seems i’m loving it so far,the only thing i’m scared of is the lack of compatibility, since i’m student,i use microsoft office a lot,i don’t think they can work on Linux but i ll see how it goes.

For gaming, not a big deal i’m not a big gamer, maybe i’ll try some games on it,but it’s not my priority.

If you guys have any advices or tips for someone who just started Linux,i’m here and will be so thankful.

Tip : I installed Linux Mint 19.2.

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GNOME Launches Coding Education Challenge With $500k In Funding
https://www.gnome.org/news/2019/08/gnome-foundation-launches-coding-education-challenge/

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Git Annex Assistant — Could this become the free, libre equivalent of Abstract (git/syncthing for designers)? Rough around the edges but conceptually promising!
https://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/

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How to install Kali Linux on USB SSD on the Raspberry Pi 4 (Advanced)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj8kbWBLha0

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