Ubuntu 21.04 brick my UEFI/BIOS and laptop at all :(

I am the owner of an Asus G56JR laptop with BIOS version 202 (latest). I have been using ubuntu 20.04 for several months and I liked it aesthetically and fulfilled all my requirements, but I had a tiring issue with fractional scaling and found that in 20.10 it was supposedly fixed. I updated to 20.10 and it still hasn't been fixed. So I decided to upgrade and try ubuntu 21.04 in the hope that it fixes my problem, as the changelog indicated that it was fixed (and more than once). As it turned out, this was not fixed in 21.04. In this case, I decided to just reinstall the OS to 20.04 and install proprietary drivers on nvidia in order to use nvidia instead of intel and overcome the tiring problem. I turned off the laptop, inserted a USB flash drive, started pressing the ESC button in order to get to the boot selection menu, as I did before, but the laptop just showed a gray screen and nothing happened. Then I decided to remove the USB flash drive and turn on laptop, but ... nothing happened. And now I am already here. I have been using Linux for 2 years on my computer and recently installed it on my laptop, but it was a mistake ... I have mixed feelings and at the same time I am very upset. This is comparable to the sensation of being stabbed in the back. I do not like Windows, it breaks down for every little thing, but I have never had such a thing that windows broke my computer completely.

If you have any questions, ask.


Video: https://youtu.be/22dHYnZqcOg


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~~How do I tell my parents about it?~~

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my first time Linux experience and its just a headache

I have a old Surface book laptop that was running a bit slow recently and while on youtube i seen a video of someone installing Linux and with the praise of it i thought why not, now i think i made a mistake.

here are some of the problems

touchscreen doesn't work, i don't really use it but i do use the pen and that doesn't work also
cameras don't work
pretty sure its not using the better GPU
if i lock or suspend when i try to login my password is wrong? have to reboot
suspend always wakes up in a minute so i have to keep it shut down
always asks for wifi password on boot
randomly will just black screen on login screen
after time using time laptop the fans will spin fast and the laptop will become very very slow

are these problems from UbuntuDDE ? or will all Linux be like this?

am i stuck with just reinstalling windows?

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Mkhtml I created a tool to populate html/css files

I got tired of constantly typing in the html and manually linking it to a new css file so I made this. After you install it all you have to do is type mkhtml and it will populate the current directory with the files linked.

Find it here: https://github.com/Nswayze/linuxTools/blob/main/README.md

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Asahi Linux Subreddit

So, I made a Subreddit for Asahi Linux which you can find (https://www.reddit.com/r/AsahiLinux/)

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Note that this isn’t an official subreddit for Asahi Linux. It is a fan made (me) Subreddit For the apple M1 on Linux project AKA Asahi Linux

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For those of you out of the loop, Asahi Linux is basically linux for the Apple M1 and was created by marcan, who also reverse engineered things for the wii and ps3, so he has experience. You can find documentation for Asahi Linux and the Apple M1 internals at https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki

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So yeah, have fun

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Best Linux Distros 2021
https://techengage.com/best-linux-distros/

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I ran an automated update and now everything is ruined.

Hello, i downloaded an update on Linux Debian (parrot OS) and now nothing works anymore. I cannot open the command line because that now auto closes, my cursor and my icons have changed, i cant open any of my system settings, some applications close on its own, and ect ect. This was after i have downloaded a linux update and i dont seem to have a way to fix this. How do i get out of this mess?

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gui compression (archive) program

https://en.bandisoft.com/bandizip/

I installed bandizip as wine as a gui compression (archive) program, and it seems like a very good program. Unfortunately there is no native linux version.

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Where can I find detailed explanations of Linux shell commands ?

Let's says I want to learn more in-depth about the following command jar xvf like exactly what each letter stands for and its particular use.

Is there an online dictionary or some website I can use? because I tried typing it on google but it didn't do it for me unfortunately.

Thank you in advance!

Edit:
[Solved\] it's all in your command line jar --help or man jar.


Thanks everyone


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is this a good path for becoming proficient at linux?

>Linux+/LPIC-1 > LPIC-2 > LPIC-3 > RHCSA > RHCE

I'm not a complete noob, I've used Amazon Linux 2 to install Snort, AIDE, setup a LAMP stack and I've modified some config files. But I'm missing way too much knowledge.

Will this path teach me absolutely everything I need to know to put Linux down on my resume? I have no clue about awk, sed, grep and regex. Do any of these exams go through it, or will I have to learn it on my own?

I'll only be paying for the Redhat exams. I just want the curriculum/objectives to follow as that's how I learn.

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Can I save two different desktop environment configurations and choose between them before login like two different environments?

I would like to have a light theme desktop for work and a dark theme for private use like gaming. I really like the Cinnamon environment but I don't want to choose between one of the options or change the setting everytime. Can I save a configuration and load it later again, in the best case before login like with two completely different desktop environments?

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Simple Image and Video Server

I'm moderately knowledgeable with Linux, and I have a Debian home server with a ton of pictures and videos, all organized into chronological folders by year-month. To make these images and videos available to family, I am currently running Simple Python Server. Suffice it to say, it's a very ugly interface with no previews.

There are many CMS and software that I could install to display things more beautifully. But my problem is primarily time.

Is there any software for nicely displaying my images/videos + previews, that I can go from install to finish with no experience in a couple hours? Family should be able to browse content from pc and mobile.

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I made MATE desktop look like MacOS X

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The first fully tested Fedora Firefox package
https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2021/01/08/the-first-fully-tested-fedora-firefox-package/

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Forced Minesweeper On Login --- CLI Prank

This is a CLI Minesweeper app that I modified to be unable to exit without completing the game.
No \^C, \^Z, etc.
You have to complete it, if you fail the login, it will log everyone else on the server out.
Also, there's a bypass code you can enter "6969420" to get passed it.


Modified it in college when I was Red Teaming for the Cyber Team


https://github.com/OGoodness/Minesweeper-Login

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Linux Mint 20.1 long-term support release is out
https://www.ghacks.net/2021/01/08/linux-mint-20-1-long-term-support-release-is-out/

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Linux is an amazing gift, and like anything, it isn't perfect: note from a new non-techie user.

I have to say I kind of chuckle a bit about how emotional we can be about our operating systems, but it's only human to become attached to things we care about. So, when it comes to Linux, please understand that I'm not out to attack anyone personally or make anyone feel inferior. The tl;dr is this:

Linux has its imperfections like anything else, and it's probably best to be completely up-front and transparent about these issues.

Is it better to try and sweep issues under the rug to avoid scaring away potential users? I don't believe so, it's probably worse for people to learn about issues the hard way after the fact. If we just say "look, there's a million great things about Linux, but here are some things to be aware of", then people can make an informed choice and be prepared for issues they might encounter. I think people will appreciate this, and yes, some may be scared off, but you would probably lose them anyways if they try linux and then encounter frustrating issues. And with issues being more out in the open, there may be more attention brought to finding solutions.

Just had to get that off my chest, thanks. Lol.

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Greetings

Today I made the jump from Windows 10 to Linux Mint (Cinnamon desktop) and I've gotta say I already really like it. I just have one question. How well does this specific OS run games? I've heard some versions of Linux run games better than others. I did see one comment on Steam saying Mint runs steam games well but I kinda want more opinions.

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Bash downloader for AI generated faces

Title pretty much explains it. Don't know if this is the right tag, but oh well.

https://github.com/CarterSullivan/thispersondoesnotexist-downloader

Enjoy!

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Rexuiz is a multiplayer FPS on linux reminiscent of Quake and Unreal Tournament, and people are still playing it. Check it out!
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Dell 9550 - Sluggish performance on (every?) linux distro

Hi there,

I'd talk of myself as a somewhat experienced Linux user, however, I'm at the point of desperation :-)

I'm using a XPS15 9550 with a TB19WD dock, one 4k Monitor and a vertical 1080p monitor.

Notebook specs: i7 6700hq, 16GB Ram, GTX960, M.2 SSD

I'm having performance issues after having tried virtually any linux distro.

Well, okay, not every distro, but I've tried:

Antergos 19
Fedora 30
Ubuntu 20.10
Pop!_OS 20.04 - my current system. I haven't upgraded to 20.10 as I had issues with monitor disconnecting.

Interestingly enough, I'm having much less issues with Cinnamon than with Gnome and KDE.

I could live with the cinnamon performance, even though it's nothing compared to the smoothness I'm experiencing with the same setup in Windows 10.

However, once I'm setting the scale factor to 2 for my 1080p monitor, everything becomes actually unusable due to lagging and random cursor blinking and vanishing.

Command I'm using for scaling:

xrandr --output DP-1-3 --scale 2x2

Do you have any idea how this is caused? I'm guessing, I shouldn't have these problems with my hardware.

I'm curious about any solutions that might fix the desktop behaviour after scaling the monitor or making Gnome and KDE more performant.

xrandr output

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tmpmail v1.1.5 now supports receiving attachments
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