I'm on Manjaro Linux. I have texlive-most installed. I'm trying to make pdf files from md with pandoc. However, I keep getting Permission denied errors. I've tried using pdflatex and pdfroff. --- Run with the default --pdf-engine=pdflatex:

$ pandoc test.md -o test.pdf
warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/bin:/usr/bin/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf/web2c:/usr:/usr/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c:/://share/texmf-local/web2c://share/texmf-dist/web2c://share/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c://texmf-dist/web2c://texmf/web2c.

kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
mktexfmt: Permission denied
warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/bin:/usr/bin/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf/web2c:/usr:/usr/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c:/://share/texmf-local/web2c://share/texmf-dist/web2c://share/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c://texmf-dist/web2c://texmf/web2c.

kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
mktexfmt: Permission denied
Error producing PDF.
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.20 (TeX Live 2019/Arch Linux) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'!

Quick investigation:

$ ll /usr/bin/mktexfmt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Nov  1  2019 /usr/bin/mktexfmt -> fmtutil

$ ll /usr/bin/fmtutil
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 48 Nov  1  2019 /usr/bin/fmtutil -> /usr/share/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/fmtutil.pl

$ ll /usr/share/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/fmtutil.pl
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 49K Nov  1  2019 /usr/share/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/fmtutil.pl

$ locate pdflatex.fmt
/var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/pdflatex.fmt

$ ll /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/pdflatex.fmt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7.7M Jun  5 09:27 /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/pdflatex.fmt

--- Run with --pdf-engine=pdfroff:

$ pandoc --pdf-engine=pdfroff test.md -o test.pdf
pandoc: pdfroff: createProcess: runInteractiveProcess: exec: permission denied (Permission denied)

--- Running pandoc with sudo works but I'd rather not have to use sudo to generate pdfs. I see that mktexfmt has execute permission and pdflatex.fmt has read permission for everyone. I'd also like to use the default pdflatex instead of another engine. How should I fix this Permission denied problem?

I am trying this curl -I zomato.com | head -n 1 and I am not getting any response. % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:- -:-- 0:05:29 --:- -:-- 0 Is the site protected by firewalls? Even wget is not working on the site as well. Other sites like google.com are returning 200 response as expected.

TLDR: How do I troubleshoot a slow usb 3.1 device plugged into a laptop. ISSUE: When I copy (tried GUI and terminal) the first few .iso files copy almost instantly 300mb/s+, but then the 3rd/4th start to slow to below 12mb/s (even if copying one at a time). HARDWARE: - Dell XPS 15 9520 (Fedora Linux 37 - Workstation) - Sandisk Extreme GO USB 3.1 64GB (using Ventoy) - Dell USB-C to USB-A/HDMI Adapter - Anker PowerExpand+ 7-in-1 USB-C PD Hub TRIED: - Reformatting usb (gparted - exfat). - Using USB with and without Ventoy installed. - Using different ports, different adapters/hubs. - Copying lots of .iso files in one go vs copying one file at a time - waiting until each file fully copied. Either way after a few files (around 4GB) the USB drive becomes very slow. Ejecting the USB (via GUI or terminal) can take a long time but after remounting fast speeds return. When ejecting using GUI I get message device busy - so now use terminal and wait until command has completed. DRIVER | PORT DETAILS:

$ udevadm info -q path -n /dev/sdc

/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-1/4-1.1/4-1.1:1.0/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sdc


$ lsusb -t

/:  Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 10000M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/1p, 5000M
        |__ Port 1: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Mass Storage, Driver=usb-storage, 5000M
/:  Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/12p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/5p, 480M
        |__ Port 5: Dev 6, If 0, Class=, Driver=, 480M
    |__ Port 2: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
        |__ Port 1: Dev 5, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
            |__ Port 1: Dev 9, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
        |__ Port 4: Dev 8, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
            |__ Port 3: Dev 11, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
            |__ Port 3: Dev 11, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
            |__ Port 4: Dev 12, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
                |__ Port 4: Dev 13, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
    |__ Port 3: Dev 15, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
        |__ Port 2: Dev 16, If 0, Class=, Driver=, 12M
    |__ Port 6: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
    |__ Port 6: Dev 4, If 1, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
    |__ Port 6: Dev 4, If 2, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
    |__ Port 6: Dev 4, If 3, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
    |__ Port 9: Dev 7, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 12M
    |__ Port 10: Dev 10, If 0, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
    |__ Port 10: Dev 10, If 1, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
/:  Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 20000M/x2
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 5000M
        |__ Port 2: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=r8152, 5000M
        |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Mass Storage, Driver=usb-storage, 5000M
/:  Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/1p, 480M

I am having a problem with VLC when I play HQ videos (720p and higher): when I try to look for a particular scene (say I am playing a movie and want to get to go to 30 minute mark) the sound goes off. It doesn't happen always but it does happen frequently, and when I loose the sound is only on the video I am playing. I never have this problem on Parole Media Player, so I think something must be misconfiguled on VLC. Does anybody have any idea what could be wrong and how can I fix it? ----------------------------------------------------- **Update:** Following the advice from Skuminder, I ran vlc -vvv my_video.mp4 and here I present the lines concerning audio of the output I got: [0xae7705b0] faad decoder warning: decoded zero sample [0x8803d40] main playlist debug: reusing audio output [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: using stereo channel map [0xaad017c8] main spu text debug: looking for text renderer module matching "any": 3 candidates [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: changed buffer metrics: maxlength=4194304, tlength=46080, prebuf=0, minreq=15360 [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: connected to sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo [0x87f9030] main audio output debug: output 'f32l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes [0xaaf06568] main volume debug: looking for audio volume module matching "any": 2 candidates [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: base volume: 65536 [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: changing sink 0: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo (Built-in Audio Analog Stereo) [0xaaf06568] main volume debug: using audio volume module "float_mixer" [0x87f9030] main audio output debug: input 'f32l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes [0xaaf07a58] main audio filter debug: looking for audio filter module matching "scaletempo": 14 candidates [0xaaf07a58] scaletempo audio filter debug: format: 48000 rate, 2 nch, 4 bps, fl32 [0xaaf07a58] scaletempo audio filter debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search [0xaaf07a58] scaletempo audio filter debug: 1.000 scale, 1440.000 stride_in, 1440 stride_out, 1152 standing, 288 overlap, 672 search, 2400 queue, fl32 mode [0xaaf07a58] main audio filter debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo" [0x87f9030] main audio output debug: conversion: 'f32l'->'f32l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo [0x87f9030] main audio output debug: conversion pipeline complete [0x87f9030] main audio output debug: conversion: 'f32l'->'f32l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo [0x87f9030] main audio output debug: conversion pipeline complete [0xaaf0f228] main audio resampler debug: looking for audio resampler module matching "any": 3 candidates [0xaaf0f228] main audio resampler debug: using audio resampler module "samplerate" [0xae7705b0] main decoder debug: End of audio preroll [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: cannot synchronize start [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: deferring start (30851 us) [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: deferring start (9397 us) [0x87f9030] pulse audio output warning: starting late (-12465 us) [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: started [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: changing sink 0: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo (Built-in Audio Analog Stereo) [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: underflow [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 0% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 0% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 32% [0xae7705b0] main decoder debug: End of audio preroll [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: underflow [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 66% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 99% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Stream buffering done (398 ms in 76 ms) [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: underflow [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 0% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 0% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 33% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 66% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 99% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Stream buffering done (399 ms in 94 ms) [0xae7705b0] main decoder debug: End of audio preroll [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: underflow [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: underflow [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 0% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 0% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 33% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 66% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 99% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Stream buffering done (399 ms in 3 ms) [0xae7705b0] main decoder debug: End of audio preroll [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: underflow [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: underflow [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 0% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 0% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 32% [0xae7705b0] main decoder debug: End of audio preroll [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: underflow [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 66% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 99% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Stream buffering done (398 ms in 49 ms) [0xae71ee18] main decoder debug: End of video preroll [0xae71ee18] main decoder debug: Received first picture [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Decoder buffering done in 599 ms [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: underflow[0x87f9030] main audio output debug: inserting 27606 zeroes [0x87f9030] main audio output warning: playback way too early (-575136): playing silence [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: underflow [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 0% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 0% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 32% [0xae7705b0] main decoder debug: End of audio preroll [0x87f9030] pulse audio output debug: underflow [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 66% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Buffering 99% [0xb24024a0] main input debug: Stream buffering done (398 ms in 78 ms) Hope there's something interesting.

I've noticed that I have high kernel time when doing a lot of network traffic in Linux. I also noticed that 45% of my CPU is spent doing interrupts. How can I further troubleshoot this?

After a crash (browser froze), I tried a hard reset, and on boot, this screen appeared, which I cannot bypass just by pressing Enter. This has happened before, and after several attempts and pressing multiple buttons, it eventually booted again, but I'm not sure why My laptop used to have Windows, but I wiped it out and installed Ubuntu. What is happening here?

I recently encountered a dual-boot issue on my Debian 12 system where Windows 10 was not showing up in the GRUB menu after a Debian update. I spent some time troubleshooting the problem and was able to resolve it. I wanted to share my experience in case others encounter a similar issue. **Issue Description**: After a Debian update, my GRUB bootloader stopped showing the option to boot into Windows 10. Initially, I believed my Windows partition was located at /dev/sda2, but it turned out to be at /dev/sda1.

I had a Linux mint system which was working fine until it froze and the "safe restart" of alt+Sysreq+REISUB didn't work, so I had to hard shutdown. After this the bootable SSD stopped getting detected at boot, even as a storage device. I bought a new SSD - it was detected the first time as storage, but the second time it stopped showing in boot. I tried lsblk or fdisk -l with live USB but it failed to show. The live USB works fine so the motherboard is fine, the data cables should be fine too as before the system froze there was no such issue. What other problem can there be?

When typing the following command,

sudo apt update

I get the following errors and warnings:

Ign:1 http://archive.debian.org/debian  bookworm InRelease
Hit:2 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian  bookworm InRelease                                                                                
Hit:3 http://repository.spotify.com  stable InRelease                                                                                                     
Ign:4 http://archive.debian.org/debian-security  bookworm-security InRelease                                               
Hit:5 https://repo.steampowered.com/steam  stable InRelease          
Ign:6 http://archive.debian.org/debian  bookworm-updates InRelease
Hit:7 https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code  stable InRelease
Err:8 http://archive.debian.org/debian  bookworm Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 151.101.130.132 80]
Err:9 http://archive.debian.org/debian-security  bookworm-security Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 151.101.130.132 80]
Err:10 http://archive.debian.org/debian  bookworm-updates Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 151.101.130.132 80]
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'http://archive.debian.org/debian  bookworm Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://archive.debian.org/debian-security  bookworm-security Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://archive.debian.org/debian  bookworm-updates Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
W: Target Packages (main/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:3 and /etc/apt/sources.list:19
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:3 and /etc/apt/sources.list:19
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en_GB) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:3 and /etc/apt/sources.list:19
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:3 and /etc/apt/sources.list:19
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:3 and /etc/apt/sources.list:19
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:3 and /etc/apt/sources.list:19
W: Target DEP-11-icons-small (main/dep11/icons-48x48.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:3 and /etc/apt/sources.list:19
W: Target DEP-11-icons (main/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:3 and /etc/apt/sources.list:19

I tried to modify the mysql.list inside sources.list.d to remove it (another error there, saying W: GPG error: http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian bookworm InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY B7B3B788A8D3785C.), but now i have all the warnings you see! mysql.list:

### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# You may comment out entries below, but any other modifications may be lost.
# Use command 'dpkg-reconfigure mysql-apt-config' as root for modifications.
# deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mysql-apt-config.gpg] http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/  bookworm mysql-5.7
#deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mysql-apt-config.gpg] http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/  bookworm mysql-tools-preview
# deb-src [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mysql-apt-config.gpg] http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/  bookworm mysql-5.7

I have a Gigabyte Mini PC I bought back in 2017. Initially I ran Ubuntu Desktop on it, and it ran fine for a couple of years. Then all of a sudden, it started randomly freezing, and I could only resolve it by rebooting the machine. The computer started to become kinda slow, and the issue persisted. I tried troubleshooting without any success or hints as to what might be the problem, so I eventually just abandoned it, put it in a closet, and got a new computer. Fast forward to today, I'm getting into home labbing, and I pulled out this "old" PC in hopes of repurposing it. I wiped it clean and installed Debian 12 on it. Ford the first few days, it ran flawlessly. I got excited thinking maybe it was some weird software issue, and that a fresh OS install might have helped. Then one day, I noticed upon waking it from sleep, it would often freeze on the user login screen... I'd have to put it to sleep and re-wake it, or straight up reboot it to get past the freeze. Now, it's escalated. I'll be using it, and suddenly a noticeable lag/slowness in performance will kick in. Then, the fan revs up and it will completely freeze on me. Only rebooting it helps. I am now starting to wonder if it's a hardware issue? My hope is that this Mini PC is still salvageable, and that I can use it as part of my home lab setup. Here are the hardware specs: - Intel Inside Core i7 - Iris Pro Graphics - 250 GB Samsung SATA SSD (6% used) As mentioned, I'm running Debian 12 on it. The mini PC model is GB-BXi7-5775 I'm at my ends reach trying to figure out what's wrong. ANY assistance with troubleshooting (what to look for, where to look for e.g. system logs, etc) would be immensely appreciated!

This is one of the weirdest issues I have ever had: When scrolling in Twitter in a browser, the laptop suddenly does a hard restart. This can happen multiple times a day or it can take a few days before it happens. I cannot provoke the error reliably. It started around September 2024. * The laptop passes RAM test (24h) * It happens both in Firefox and in Brave * Scrolling can be done by touchpad or page-down. Same issue. * Same issue when using Intel or nVidia driver * No issue scrolling in, say, Instagram or in programs like LibreOffice * Laptop passes CPU stress test (8 hours of: s-tui stress; glxgears; VLC playing 2 video streams at 8Mbps each) * Running kernel 6.8.0-40 gives same issue It is not due to cooling: The boot can happen a high load or a low load. Is there any stress test I can run on the graphics cards? My best guess is that the scrolling sometimes triggers some sort of bug in the cards. Maybe a new optimization introduced in August in X.org triggers this? Can I run a test of all X.org commands? Can I ask X.org to be "less optimized"? OS: Ubuntu GNU/Linux 24.04 Graphics cards: ~~~ 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK107M [GeForce GT 740M] (rev a1) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) ~~~ journalctl -b -1 looks like it would if the power just disappeared: 100% normal and then nothing.

My well cooled laptop surprisingly shutdown at about 5 am local time, when I was sleeping. If anyone could help me decipher from logs or whatever below, what was the real cause, I would appreciate it very much. I attach some minimalistic hw info + log. Yeah, I saw *critical temperature* in the log, but it has to be mistake or something. My laptop never overheats... Well, let's suppose it has been caused by overheating, for the sake of argument, what could have caused it? **Could those ACPI Errors cause Overheating?** The laptop had no reason to overheat, now exactly same VPN+torrents are running, and this is what sensors show:

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Package id 0:  +52.0°C  (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0:        +51.0°C  (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1:        +52.0°C  (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 2:        +50.0°C  (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 3:        +49.0°C  (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

dell_smm-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Processor Fan:    0 RPM  (min =    0 RPM, max = 4900 RPM)
Video Fan:        0 RPM  (min =    0 RPM, max = 4900 RPM)
CPU:            +54.0°C  
Ambient:        +51.0°C  
SODIMM:         +38.0°C  
Other:          +47.0°C  
GPU:            +52.0°C  

ucsi_source_psy_USBC000:001-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
in0:           5.00 V  (min =  +5.00 V, max =  +5.00 V)
curr1:         0.00 A  (max =  +0.00 A)

BAT0-acpi-0
Adapter: ACPI interface
in0:          17.34 V  
curr1:       1000.00 uA 

iwlwifi_1-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:            N/A  

pch_skylake-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:        +47.0°C  

nvme-pci-3d00
Adapter: PCI adapter
Composite:    +35.9°C  (low  =  -0.1°C, high = +84.8°C)
                       (crit = +94.8°C)
Sensor 1:     +35.9°C  (low  = -273.1°C, high = +65261.8°C)
Sensor 2:     +34.9°C  (low  = -273.1°C, high = +65261.8°C)
Sensor 8:     +35.9°C  (low  = -273.1°C, high = +65261.8°C)

acpitz-acpi-0
Adapter: ACPI interface
temp1:        +25.0°C

The only thigs that were running: de Cinnamon, vpn with its gui, and Transmission torrent client downloading stuff to my NAS (NFSv4.1). My laptop is Dell 7577 (cpu i7-7700hq, ram 32gb ddr4, ssd sata samsung), kernel 6.8.0-45-generic, Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon (64bit, uefi):

Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Starting dpkg-db-backup.service - Daily dpkg database backup service...
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Starting logrotate.service - Rotate log files...
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Stopping cups-browsed.service - Make remote CUPS printers available locally...
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: cups-browsed.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Stopped cups-browsed.service - Make remote CUPS printers available locally.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Stopping cups.service - CUPS Scheduler...
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: cups.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Stopped cups.service - CUPS Scheduler.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: cups.path: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Stopped cups.path - CUPS Scheduler.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Stopping cups.path - CUPS Scheduler...
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Started cups.path - CUPS Scheduler.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: cups.socket: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Closed cups.socket - CUPS Scheduler.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Stopping cups.socket - CUPS Scheduler...
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Listening on cups.socket - CUPS Scheduler.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Starting cups.service - CUPS Scheduler...
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Started cups.service - CUPS Scheduler.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Started cups-browsed.service - Make remote CUPS printers available locally.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: logrotate.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Finished logrotate.service - Rotate log files.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: dpkg-db-backup.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 00:00:01 systemd: Finished dpkg-db-backup.service - Daily dpkg database backup service.
Oct 09 00:00:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 00:00:01 CRON: (root) CMD (timeshift --check --scripted)
Oct 09 00:00:02 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 00:00:02 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 00:00:02 systemd: run-timeshift-25719-backup.mount: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 00:00:02 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 00:12:11 kernel: perf: interrupt took too long (3931 > 3925), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 50000
Oct 09 00:17:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 00:17:01 CRON: (root) CMD (cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Oct 09 00:17:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 00:24:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 00:24:01 CRON: (root) CMD (if [ $(date +%w) -eq 0 ] && [ -x /usr/lib/zfs-linux/scrub ]; then /usr/lib/zfs-linux/scrub; fi)
Oct 09 00:24:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 00:26:01 systemd: Starting fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd...
Oct 09 00:26:01 systemd: fwupd-refresh.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 00:26:01 systemd: Finished fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd.
Oct 09 01:00:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 01:00:01 CRON: (root) CMD (timeshift --check --scripted)
Oct 09 01:00:01 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 01:00:01 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 01:00:01 systemd: run-timeshift-26038-backup.mount: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 01:00:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 01:17:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 01:17:01 CRON: (root) CMD (cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Oct 09 01:17:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 01:26:01 systemd: Starting fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd...
Oct 09 01:26:01 systemd: fwupd-refresh.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 01:26:01 systemd: Finished fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd.
Oct 09 01:43:41 systemd: Starting motd-news.service - Message of the Day...
Oct 09 01:43:41 systemd: motd-news.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 01:43:41 systemd: Finished motd-news.service - Message of the Day.
Oct 09 02:00:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 02:00:01 CRON: (root) CMD (timeshift --check --scripted)
Oct 09 02:00:01 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 02:00:01 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 02:00:01 systemd: run-timeshift-26363-backup.mount: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 02:00:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 02:17:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 02:17:01 CRON: (root) CMD (cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Oct 09 02:17:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 02:41:01 systemd: Starting fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd...
Oct 09 02:41:01 systemd: fwupd-refresh.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 02:41:01 systemd: Finished fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd.
Oct 09 03:00:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 03:00:01 CRON: (root) CMD (timeshift --check --scripted)
Oct 09 03:00:02 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 03:00:02 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 03:00:02 systemd: run-timeshift-26683-backup.mount: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 03:00:02 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 03:10:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 03:10:01 CRON: (root) CMD (test -e /run/systemd/system || SERVICE_MODE=1 /sbin/e2scrub_all -A -r)
Oct 09 03:10:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 03:17:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 03:17:01 CRON: (root) CMD (cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Oct 09 03:17:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 03:54:10 systemd: Starting fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd...
Oct 09 03:54:10 systemd: fwupd-refresh.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 03:54:10 systemd: Finished fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd.
Oct 09 04:00:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 04:00:01 CRON: (root) CMD (timeshift --check --scripted)
Oct 09 04:00:01 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 04:00:01 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 04:00:01 systemd: run-timeshift-27007-backup.mount: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 04:00:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 04:17:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 04:17:01 CRON: (root) CMD (cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Oct 09 04:17:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 04:23:01 systemd: Starting fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd...
Oct 09 04:23:01 systemd: fwupd-refresh.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 04:23:01 systemd: Finished fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd.
Oct 09 05:00:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=0)
Oct 09 05:00:01 CRON: (root) CMD (timeshift --check --scripted)
Oct 09 05:00:01 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 05:00:01 crontab: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 09 05:00:01 systemd: run-timeshift-27305-backup.mount: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 05:00:01 CRON: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Oct 09 05:08:31 systemd: Starting plocate-updatedb.service - Update the plocate database...
Oct 09 05:10:46 systemd: plocate-updatedb.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 09 05:10:46 systemd: Finished plocate-updatedb.service - Update the plocate database.
Oct 09 05:10:46 systemd: plocate-updatedb.service: Consumed 1min 24.335s CPU time.
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel: ACPI Error: AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl] (20230628/evregion-296)
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel: ACPI Error: Timeout from EC hardware or EC device driver (20230628/evregion-306)
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel: 
                        Initialized Local Variables for Method [ECR1]:
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel:   Local0: 000000007eb1c076            Integer 0000000000000000
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel: Initialized Arguments for Method [ECR1]:  (1 arguments defined for method invocation)
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel:   Arg0:   00000000465187ee            Integer 0000000000000034
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECDV.ECR1 due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECDV.KDRT due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)
Oct 09 05:12:59 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECDV.SEN3._TMP due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)
Oct 09 05:12:59 thermald: critical temp reached
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel: ACPI Error: AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl] (20230628/evregion-296)
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel: ACPI Error: Timeout from EC hardware or EC device driver (20230628/evregion-306)
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel: No Local Variables are initialized for Method [ECW1]
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel: Initialized Arguments for Method [ECW1]:  (2 arguments defined for method invocation)
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel:   Arg0:   0000000010177d08            Integer 0000000000000033
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel:   Arg1:   000000004a48fdbe            Integer 0000000000000003
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECDV.ECW1 due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECDV.KDRT due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)
Oct 09 05:13:01 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECDV.SEN2._TMP due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel: ACPI Error: AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl] (20230628/evregion-296)
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel: ACPI Error: Timeout from EC hardware or EC device driver (20230628/evregion-306)
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel: No Local Variables are initialized for Method [ECW1]
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel: Initialized Arguments for Method [ECW1]:  (2 arguments defined for method invocation)
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel:   Arg0:   0000000053ba8808            Integer 0000000000000033
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel:   Arg1:   00000000a9c7eac9            Integer 0000000000000002
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECDV.ECW1 due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECDV.KDRT due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)
Oct 09 05:13:04 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.TMEM._TMP due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)
Oct 09 05:13:06 thermald: critical temp reached
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel: ACPI Error: AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl] (20230628/evregion-296)
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel: ACPI Error: Timeout from EC hardware or EC device driver (20230628/evregion-306)
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel: No Local Variables are initialized for Method [ECW1]
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel: Initialized Arguments for Method [ECW1]:  (2 arguments defined for method invocation)
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel:   Arg0:   00000000ecd5f192            Integer 0000000000000033
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel:   Arg1:   00000000edf1d9c2            Integer 0000000000000000
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel: 
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECDV.ECW1 due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECDV.KDRT due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)
Oct 09 05:13:06 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.B0D4._TMP due to previous error (AE_TIME) (20230628/psparse-529)

Is it possible to do reverse traceroute ? This is very important for me to know, Why the websites are loading slow for my clients in certain area ? I have explained my problem here: (why i need reverse traceroute) https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/181991/traceroute-mtr-from-multiple-locations-how-can-we-do-it-or-alternate-way

I currently have Fedora 41 and Windows 11 installed on separate drives, but I'm having issues adding the Windows Boot Manager to the GRUB boot interface. Running sudo os-prober shows the Windows Boot Manager is identified, even without mounting anything, returning /dev/nvme0n1p1@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi:Windows Boot Manager:Windows:efi and when I ran sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg (even after mounting the Windows EFI) it says Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/nvme0n1p1@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi. But when I restart and select Windows Boot Manager in the GRUB interface, nothing happens. The interface effectively resets, and then when I select Fedora 41 I am unable to load Fedora and the following error is displayed: error: ../../grub-core/fs/fshelp.c:257:file `/vmlinuz-6.11.0-63.fc41.x86_64' not found error: ../../grub-core/loader/i386/efi/linux.c:258:you need to load the kernel first. Pressing escape and then entering exit in the GRUB terminal boots Windows normally, and if I restart and select Fedora 41 without trying to load Windows I am able to successfully boot Fedora. As far as I know, fast start and bitlocker encryption are both disabled. Any idea what might be going wrong here and how I can get this working properly?

I want to re-enable IPv6 on my system which is currently disabled in GRUB directly. But if I remove ipv6.disable=1, I then get a blank (backlit) screen. It took me tonight to figure out that I have a timeshift backup of OS (Linux Mint 21.3), I have then been able to revert to a 20-day old state. *** I have tested various combinations of GRUB cmdline via edit during boot. **The only change that seems to conflict with some parts of the boot process is removing ipv6.disable=1** from the grub cmdline, the same result goes for ipv6.disable=0. I have no clue what could be in conflict, literally no idea. *** Here is my grub config file before changes (my goal is to re-enable IPv6):

GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=countdown
GRUB_TIMEOUT=3
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="fsck.mode=force fsck.repair=yes rootflags=data=journal ipv6.disable=1"
# GPU-related wakeup from suspend issue FIX
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="nouveau.modeset=0"

*** Any assistance is highly appreciated. *** ## MAJOR UPDATE, changes everything It actually does show my desktop after about 2 minutes and 30 seconds. (on my stopwatch) Some maybe useful info:

$ systemd-analyze blame

5.842s NetworkManager-wait-online.service
1.638s fwupd.service
1.415s postfix@-.service
1.294s vboxdrv.service
1.118s dev-loop11.device
1.117s dev-loop10.device
1.114s dev-loop17.device
1.113s dev-loop16.device
1.105s dev-loop18.device
1.105s dev-loop15.device
1.105s dev-loop14.device
1.104s dev-loop13.device
1.098s dev-loop12.device
1.056s snapd.service
 940ms dev-loop4.device
 940ms dev-loop2.device
 939ms dev-loop1.device
 938ms dev-loop3.device
 937ms dev-loop0.device
 937ms dev-loop7.device
 934ms dev-loop6.device
 934ms dev-loop5.device
 863ms dev-nvme0n1p2.device
 766ms dev-loop9.device
 539ms snapd.seeded.service
 460ms networking.service
 367ms loadcpufreq.service
 363ms accounts-daemon.service
 338ms avahi-daemon.service
 316ms bluetooth.service
 308ms binfmt-support.service
 308ms NetworkManager.service
 308ms apport.service
 307ms cups.service
 304ms mnt-5tb.mount
 304ms apparmor.service
 298ms netfilter-persistent.service
 281ms dev-loop8.device
 277ms systemd-udev-trigger.service
 271ms networkd-dispatcher.service
 257ms udisks2.service
 249ms polkit.service
 238ms mono-xsp4.service
 218ms systemd-binfmt.service
 214ms lm-sensors.service
 205ms grub-common.service
 202ms systemd-resolved.service
 189ms systemd-logind.service
 185ms systemd-journal-flush.service
 182ms switcheroo-control.service
 181ms rsyslog.service
 176ms e2scrub_reap.service
 176ms gpu-manager.service
 164ms secureboot-db.service
 156ms user@1000.service
 152ms blueman-mechanism.service
 143ms wpa_supplicant.service
 142ms thermald.service
 138ms nvidia-persistenced.service
 129ms user@0.service
 124ms snap-bare-5.mount
 124ms ModemManager.service
 122ms systemd-timesyncd.service
 122ms snap-core-16202.mount
 120ms snap-core-16574.mount
 120ms dns-clean.service
 117ms snap-core18-2796.mount
 114ms snap-core18-2812.mount
 113ms upower.service
 112ms snap-core20-2105.mount
 112ms snap-core20-2182.mount
 111ms mnt-windows.mount
 110ms snap-gimp-418.mount
 108ms snap-gimp-428.mount
 106ms snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d28\x2d1804-194.mount
 106ms snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d28\x2d1804-198.mount
 104ms systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-4966\x2dE925.service
 104ms ubuntu-system-adjustments.service
 103ms snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d38\x2d2004-140.mount
 103ms lightdm.service
 101ms snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d38\x2d2004-143.mount
  98ms snap-gtk2\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-13.mount
  98ms mnt-qvo.mount
  97ms console-setup.service
  96ms keyboard-setup.service
  95ms snap-gtk2\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-9.mount
  92ms snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1534.mount
  89ms snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1535.mount
  86ms snap-kde\x2dframeworks\x2d5\x2dcore18-32.mount
  86ms systemd-udevd.service
  85ms update-notifier-download.service
  84ms finalrd.service
  84ms systemd-remount-fs.service
  84ms snap-kde\x2dframeworks\x2d5\x2dcore18-35.mount
  81ms systemd-modules-load.service
  80ms modprobe@fuse.service
  80ms proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount
  77ms modprobe@drm.service
  76ms alsa-restore.service
  75ms modprobe@configfs.service
  72ms systemd-journald.service
  70ms colord.service
  69ms smartmontools.service
  68ms phpsessionclean.service
  64ms kmod-static-nodes.service
  61ms sys-kernel-tracing.mount
  55ms sys-kernel-debug.mount
  55ms grub-initrd-fallback.service
  52ms cpufrequtils.service
  51ms dev-mqueue.mount
  46ms dev-hugepages.mount
  45ms ssh.service
  44ms snapd.apparmor.service
  41ms boot-efi.mount
  38ms openvpn.service
  35ms plymouth-read-write.service
  30ms systemd-update-utmp.service
  30ms sys-kernel-config.mount
  29ms packagekit.service
  28ms sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount
  27ms systemd-random-seed.service
  26ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
  25ms systemd-sysusers.service
  24ms systemd-sysctl.service
  21ms systemd-user-sessions.service
  17ms systemd-backlight@leds:dell::kbd_backlight.service
  17ms kerneloops.service
  16ms modprobe@efi_pstore.service
  16ms systemd-backlight@backlight:intel_backlight.service
  11ms user-runtime-dir@1000.service
   9ms systemd-rfkill.service
   9ms ifupdown-pre.service
   9ms nvmf-autoconnect.service
   9ms snapd.socket
   8ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
   7ms user-runtime-dir@0.service
   5ms systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service
   5ms plymouth-quit-wait.service
   4ms vboxweb-service.service
   4ms setvtrgb.service
   3ms vboxautostart-service.service
   3ms rtkit-daemon.service
   3ms vboxballoonctrl-service.service
   1ms postfix.service

After about a month, I needed to disable IPv6 again, because it was causing the black/blank screen again. But now, I desperately need a solution. Why does re-enabling IPv6 cause my desktop to appear in 2 minutes and 15-30 seconds? (I stop-watched it, but it is hard to tell when to start, which is why I left there some space.) **I can SSH to this machine anytime since the blank screen.** There is absolutely nothing I can see that would be wrong, be it dmesg or systemd-analyze. There is just the following, I tried to _crack my head over it, but to no avail_. Any help appreciated:

# tail -f /var/log/syslog

Aug  1 19:42:51 dell-7577 systemd: Condition check resulted in PipeWire Multimedia Service being skipped.
Aug  1 19:42:51 dell-7577 systemd: pipewire-media-session.service: Bound to unit pipewire.service, but unit isn't active.
Aug  1 19:42:51 dell-7577 systemd: Dependency failed for PipeWire Media Session Manager.
Aug  1 19:42:51 dell-7577 systemd: Started User Manager for UID 0.
Aug  1 19:42:51 dell-7577 systemd: pipewire-media-session.service: Job pipewire-media-session.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug  1 19:42:51 dell-7577 systemd: Condition check resulted in Sound Service being skipped.
Aug  1 19:42:51 dell-7577 systemd: Reached target Main User Target.
Aug  1 19:42:51 dell-7577 systemd: Startup finished in 123ms.
Aug  1 19:42:51 dell-7577 systemd: Started Session 2 of User root.
Aug  1 19:42:57 dell-7577 systemd: NetworkManager-dispatcher.service: Deactivated successfully.
Aug  1 19:43:10 dell-7577 systemd: systemd-fsckd.service: Deactivated successfully.
Aug  1 19:43:11 dell-7577 systemd-timesyncd: Initial synchronization to time server 91.189.91.157:123 (ntp.ubuntu.com).
Aug  1 19:43:11 dell-7577 systemd: blueman-mechanism.service: Deactivated successfully.
Aug  1 19:43:11 dell-7577 systemd: systemd-hostnamed.service: Deactivated successfully.
Aug  1 19:43:13 dell-7577 systemd: systemd-timedated.service: Deactivated successfully.
Aug  1 19:45:00 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gtk.vfs.Daemon' unit='gvfs-daemon.service' requested by ':1.8' (uid=1000 pid=2504 comm="cinnamon-session --session cinnamon " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:00 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Virtual filesystem service...
Aug  1 19:45:00 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gtk.vfs.Daemon'
Aug  1 19:45:00 dell-7577 systemd: Started Virtual filesystem service.
Aug  1 19:45:00 dell-7577 cinnamon-session: WARNING: t+0.05420s: Could not read /etc/xdg/autostart/hplip-systray.desktop: Could not parse desktop file hplip-systray.desktop or it references a not found TryExec binary
Aug  1 19:45:00 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='ca.desrt.dconf' unit='dconf.service' requested by ':1.14' (uid=1000 pid=2704 comm="csd-a11y-settings " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:00 dell-7577 systemd: Starting User preferences database...
Aug  1 19:45:00 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'ca.desrt.dconf'
Aug  1 19:45:00 dell-7577 systemd: Started User preferences database.
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 CRON: (root) CMD (command -v debian-sa1 > /dev/null && debian-sa1 1 1)
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gtk.vfs.UDisks2VolumeMonitor' unit='gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor.service' requested by ':1.27' (uid=1000 pid=2728 comm="csd-automount " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Virtual filesystem service - disk device monitor...
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gtk.vfs.UDisks2VolumeMonitor'
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 systemd: Started Virtual filesystem service - disk device monitor.
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gtk.vfs.GPhoto2VolumeMonitor' unit='gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor.service' requested by ':1.27' (uid=1000 pid=2728 comm="csd-automount " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Virtual filesystem service - digital camera monitor...
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gtk.vfs.GPhoto2VolumeMonitor'
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 systemd: Started Virtual filesystem service - digital camera monitor.
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gtk.vfs.GoaVolumeMonitor' unit='gvfs-goa-volume-monitor.service' requested by ':1.27' (uid=1000 pid=2728 comm="csd-automount " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Virtual filesystem service - GNOME Online Accounts monitor...
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating service name='org.gnome.OnlineAccounts' requested by ':1.36' (uid=1000 pid=2803 comm="/usr/libexec/gvfs-goa-volume-monitor " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 goa-daemon: goa-daemon version 3.44.0 starting
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating service name='org.gnome.Identity' requested by ':1.37' (uid=1000 pid=2807 comm="/usr/libexec/goa-daemon " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.OnlineAccounts'
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gtk.vfs.GoaVolumeMonitor'
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 systemd: Started Virtual filesystem service - GNOME Online Accounts monitor.
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gtk.vfs.AfcVolumeMonitor' unit='gvfs-afc-volume-monitor.service' requested by ':1.27' (uid=1000 pid=2728 comm="csd-automount " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Virtual filesystem service - Apple File Conduit monitor...
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Identity'
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gtk.vfs.AfcVolumeMonitor'
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 systemd: Started Virtual filesystem service - Apple File Conduit monitor.
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gtk.vfs.MTPVolumeMonitor' unit='gvfs-mtp-volume-monitor.service' requested by ':1.27' (uid=1000 pid=2728 comm="csd-automount " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Virtual filesystem service - Media Transfer Protocol monitor...
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gtk.vfs.MTPVolumeMonitor'
Aug  1 19:45:01 dell-7577 systemd: Started Virtual filesystem service - Media Transfer Protocol monitor.
Aug  1 19:45:02 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.UPower' unit='upower.service' requested by ':1.52' (uid=1000 pid=2723 comm="csd-media-keys " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:02 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Daemon for power management...
Aug  1 19:45:02 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.UPower'
Aug  1 19:45:02 dell-7577 systemd: Started Daemon for power management.
Aug  1 19:45:03 dell-7577 rtkit-daemon: Supervising 6 threads of 3 processes of 1 users.
Aug  1 19:45:03 dell-7577 rtkit-daemon: Successfully made thread 2856 of process 2503 owned by '1000' RT at priority 5.
Aug  1 19:45:03 dell-7577 rtkit-daemon: Supervising 7 threads of 3 processes of 1 users.
Aug  1 19:45:04 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gtk.vfs.Metadata' unit='gvfs-metadata.service' requested by ':1.42' (uid=1000 pid=2846 comm="cinnamon --replace " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:04 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Virtual filesystem metadata service...
Aug  1 19:45:04 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gtk.vfs.Metadata'
Aug  1 19:45:04 dell-7577 systemd: Started Virtual filesystem metadata service.
Aug  1 19:45:05 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating service name='org.cinnamon.ScreenSaver' requested by ':1.8' (uid=1000 pid=2504 comm="cinnamon-session --session cinnamon " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:05 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Sources5' unit='evolution-source-registry.service' requested by ':1.50' (uid=1000 pid=2903 comm="/usr/libexec/evolution-data-server/evolution-alarm" label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:05 dell-7577 NetworkManager:   [1722534305.9657] agent-manager: agent[589c79970c138812,:1.64/org.freedesktop.nm-applet/1000]: agent registered
Aug  1 19:45:05 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Evolution source registry...
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 cinnamon-killer-daemon: Bound Cinnamon restart to Escape.
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Sources5'
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 systemd: Started Evolution source registry.
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar8' unit='evolution-calendar-factory.service' requested by ':1.50' (uid=1000 pid=2903 comm="/usr/libexec/evolution-data-server/evolution-alarm" label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Evolution calendar service...
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Calendar8'
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 systemd: Started Evolution calendar service.
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.AddressBook10' unit='evolution-addressbook-factory.service' requested by ':1.57' (uid=1000 pid=2969 comm="/usr/libexec/evolution-calendar-factory " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Evolution address book service...
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 org.cinnamon.ScreenSaver: Loading AccountsService
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 org.cinnamon.ScreenSaver: Fractional scaling active: False
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.AddressBook10'
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 systemd: Started Evolution address book service.
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 org.cinnamon.ScreenSaver: Trying to connect to logind...
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.cinnamon.ScreenSaver'
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 org.cinnamon.ScreenSaver: Starting screensaver...
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.blueman.Mechanism' unit='blueman-mechanism.service' requested by ':1.68' (uid=1000 pid=2910 comm="/usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/blueman-applet " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Bluetooth management mechanism...
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating service name='org.cinnamon.CalendarServer' requested by ':1.42' (uid=1000 pid=2846 comm="cinnamon --replace " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 org.cinnamon.ScreenSaver: Cinnamon Screensaver support not found in current theme - adding some...
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 cinnamon-session: WARNING: t+5.76863s: Detected that screensaver has appeared on the bus
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 org.cinnamon.ScreenSaver: Successfully using logind
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.blueman.Mechanism'
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 systemd: Started Bluetooth management mechanism.
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Activating via systemd: service name='org.bluez.obex' unit='dbus-org.bluez.obex.service' requested by ':1.54' (uid=1000 pid=2910 comm="/usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/blueman-applet " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Bluetooth OBEX service...
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 obexd: OBEX daemon 5.64
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.bluez.obex'
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 systemd: Started Bluetooth OBEX service.
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' unit='packagekit.service' requested by ':1.67' (uid=1000 pid=2912 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-software --gapplication-service " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 systemd: Starting PackageKit Daemon...
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 PackageKit: daemon start
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [session uid=1000 pid=2522] Successfully activated service 'org.cinnamon.CalendarServer'
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Aug  1 19:45:06 dell-7577 systemd: Started PackageKit Daemon.
Aug  1 19:45:12 dell-7577 PackageKit: refresh-cache transaction /72772_bbaacdce from uid 1000 finished with success after 6131ms
Aug  1 19:45:14 dell-7577 PackageKit: resolve transaction /72773_edcdcadc from uid 1000 finished with success after 1444ms
Aug  1 19:45:14 dell-7577 PackageKit: resolve transaction /72774_dececdae from uid 1000 finished with success after 281ms
Aug  1 19:45:15 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.locale1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.locale1.service' requested by ':1.67' (uid=1000 pid=2912 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-software --gapplication-service " label="unconfined")
Aug  1 19:45:15 dell-7577 systemd: Starting Locale Service...
Aug  1 19:45:15 dell-7577 dbus-daemon: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.locale1'
Aug  1 19:45:15 dell-7577 systemd: Started Locale Service.
Aug  1 19:45:15 dell-7577 PackageKit: resolve transaction /72775_aedaebce from uid 1000 finished with success after 307ms
Aug  1 19:45:16 dell-7577 PackageKit: search-file transaction /72776_bbabeebd from uid 1000 finished with success after 1219ms
Aug  1 19:45:17 dell-7577 PackageKit: get-updates transaction /72777_adcccedd from uid 1000 finished with success after 450ms
Aug  1 19:45:17 dell-7577 PackageKit: search-file transaction /72778_ccccaedc from uid 1000 finished with success after 424ms
Aug  1 19:45:17 dell-7577 PackageKit: resolve transaction /72779_cabddcee from uid 1000 finished with success after 282ms
Aug  1 19:45:18 dell-7577 PackageKit: search-file transaction /72780_eebbbdcc from uid 1000 finished with success after 421ms
Aug  1 19:45:18 dell-7577 PackageKit: get-update-detail transaction /72781_ddbecdba from uid 1000 finished with success after 308ms
Aug  1 19:45:19 dell-7577 PackageKit: search-file transaction /72782_eebeecab from uid 1000 finished with success after 421ms
Aug  1 19:45:19 dell-7577 PackageKit: get-details transaction /72783_ddedccce from uid 1000 finished with success after 283ms
Aug  1 19:45:19 dell-7577 PackageKit: search-file transaction /72784_eecbeacb from uid 1000 finished with success after 418ms
Aug  1 19:45:20 dell-7577 PackageKit: search-file transaction /72785_dcecebea from uid 1000 finished with success after 422ms
Aug  1 19:45:20 dell-7577 PackageKit: search-file transaction /72786_adeccdeb from uid 1000 finished with success after 418ms
Aug  1 19:45:21 dell-7577 PackageKit: search-file transaction /72787_badcebed from uid 1000 finished with success after 417ms
Aug  1 19:45:21 dell-7577 PackageKit: get-details transaction /72788_ecaedacc from uid 1000 finished with success after 300ms
Aug  1 19:45:26 dell-7577 org.cinnamon.CalendarServer: SET TIME: from 2024-07-29T00:00:00+02 to 2024-09-08T23:59:59+02
Aug  1 19:45:26 dell-7577 org.cinnamon.CalendarServer: Discovered calendar:  Birthdays & Anniversaries
Aug  1 19:45:26 dell-7577 org.cinnamon.CalendarServer: Discovered calendar:  Personal
Aug  1 19:45:26 dell-7577 org.cinnamon.CalendarServer: SET TIME: from 2024-07-29T00:00:00+02 to 2024-09-08T23:59:59+02
Aug  1 19:45:36 dell-7577 org.cinnamon.ScreenSaver: AccountsService ready
Aug  1 19:45:36 dell-7577 cinnamon-session: WARNING: t+35.77793s: Detected that screensaver has left the bus
Aug  1 19:45:37 dell-7577 systemd: blueman-mechanism.service: Deactivated successfully.
Aug  1 19:45:45 dell-7577 systemd: systemd-localed.service: Deactivated successfully.

Relevant specs from neofetch: OS = Linux Mint 21.1 x86_64 / Host = H310M H 2.0 / Kernel = 5.15.0-72-generic / DE = Xfce 4.16 / CPU = Intel i5-8400 (6) @ 4.000GHz / GPU = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Memory = 2381MiB / 15944MiB Footage of the issue with mangohud (top-left): **I have had this issue across a few linux distros**, some would cause a system-wide stutter and others would have drops in frame rate such as in the video. The one thing these cases had in common was that I would always observe the CPU usage going up as it occurred. These drops in performance have always happened at intervals and are consistent throughout all gameplay, lasting around 20 to 30 seconds, then operating normally for the same length of time. With mangohud enabled on my game I saw that **the CPU usage went up as the GPU went down**, which leads me to believe that this might be some hardware related issue. The weird thing is that when I first installed this OS, the problem seemed to have disappeared, now it's back. This makes me unsure if this is really hardware issue or software related. This happens with every game I play now, be it on Steam or a different launcher, using proton / wine or a game native to linux. Interestingly, when playing the game Deep Rock Galactic and observing the task manager, the CPU usage went from 10% to 60% for the Steam app instead of the game itself. I'm not sure what that means. How can I determine if this issue is caused by hardware or software? Is there a solution? I can share more information if it is needed. **EDIT:** I have already tried changing the driver version. I've used the nvidia drivers 530, 515 and 470, same problem on each one. I have also tried changing the shader pre-cache settings on Steam. I actually had *another 1050 Ti GPU from an older computer*. I put it in my computer and it ran a bit worse than my newer one but *the frame rate problem still persisted*. I also removed the GPU completely and ran Minecraft on **integrated graphics**, *the problem persisted still*. As far as I can tell, this problem doesn't occur while playing on Windows.

The wifi adapter in my laptop is Realtek RTL8852AE. I am currently dual-booting Windows 11 and Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS. I've gone through multiple options for what it could be, installed rtw89's repository for the realtek driver. Another suggestion was that windows might be shutting off the adapter to conserve power, but an option for unticking that for the adapter wasn't available when I tried in Windows 11. Edit: The powermanagement tab does not appear when I go to properties for my network adapter in windows. I've tried enabling it with the CsEnabled registry key in Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power and then rebooting, alas it does not appear. sudo lshw -C network output : *-network UNCLAIMED description: Network controller product: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0 version: 00 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress cap_list configuration: latency=0 resources: ioport:2000(size=256) memory:d1600000-d16fffff *-network description: Ethernet interface physical id: 2 logical name: bnep0 serial: 14:5a:fc:1e:03:3a capabilities: ethernet physical configuration: broadcast=yes ip=192.168.44.197 multicast=yes output for sudo nmcli device: DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION 4C:4F:EE:E6:67:1F bt connected OnePlus 8 Network lo loopback unmanaged -- (I'm bluetooth tethering from my phone)

When I tried to boot Fedora, it stuck at here. I've waited for about 5 minutes . It only takes me 10 seconds to boot it in the past. What happend and how can I fix it?

Is there a vimtutor eqvivalent to ansible? I know I can read up on the syntax of a particular module using ansible-doc - but what if I can't recall the module name? If I find myself without internet with only ansible-doc available - how can I get assistance on writing the playbook basics? An entry point to help me remember the - name: before block for instance.

$ ansible-doc block

/var/log/user.log What's the scope of this log file? Is it related only to currently logged in user or to multiple users and which ones? What this log file is about and when should I look into it?