kubuntu Archives - Magenaut

How to display a (zenity/GUI) dialog to the user after a root cron task has completed

August 8, 2022 by Magenaut

I have a simple periodic cron task that must run as root. I want to use Zenity (or similar) to display a GUI informational dialog to user 1000 (or logged in user or all users) when the cron task finishes.

WiFi not working Kubuntu 20.04 – Intel 8265 Network Interface

August 8, 2022 by Magenaut

I have a problem with my WiFi card on Kubuntu. Sometimes the system doesn’t recognise it, but what is strange is that it doesn’t happen everytime, but just about one boot on four, and I can’t understand why. If I run lshw -C network I get:

What is gvfs and why should I want it on my system?

August 6, 2022 by Magenaut

What does gvfs do for me on my Kubuntu machine and why is /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor eating so much CPU time?