Ubuntu 18.04 is very slow on high end laptop
I have just installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop and it worked perfectly. After installing it on another one (Asus RoG, i7, Nvidia GTX 950M, 16gb RAM), everything worked so poorly.
How it manifests: Whenever I want to drag a window with my mouse, or to write something, or to select an area on the screen, the rendering is so slow.
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I have just installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop and it worked perfectly. After installing it on another one (Asus RoG, i7, Nvidia GTX 950M, 16gb RAM), everything worked so poorly.
How it manifests: Whenever I want to drag a window with my mouse, or to write something, or to select an area on the screen, the rendering is so slow.
The photo with my errors.
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Did you install Nvidia drivers?
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
When I tried to install them, my laptop crashed and the os did not start again, so I had to reinstall it. Could you please guide me through installing Nvidia drivers? I am a beginner, and I am confused why it works on one laptop, but not on the other.
– OldDew
4 hours ago
System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Additional Drivers, then disable Secure Boot in BIOS.
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
What should I do after I get to "Additional Drivers"? I have the option to select "Using X.OrgX server" or "Using NVIDIA driver metapackage"
– OldDew
4 hours ago
Use the Nvidia, don't forget Secure Boot
– Pilot6
3 hours ago
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I have just installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop and it worked perfectly. After installing it on another one (Asus RoG, i7, Nvidia GTX 950M, 16gb RAM), everything worked so poorly.
How it manifests: Whenever I want to drag a window with my mouse, or to write something, or to select an area on the screen, the rendering is so slow.
The photo with my errors.
nvidia
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I have just installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop and it worked perfectly. After installing it on another one (Asus RoG, i7, Nvidia GTX 950M, 16gb RAM), everything worked so poorly.
How it manifests: Whenever I want to drag a window with my mouse, or to write something, or to select an area on the screen, the rendering is so slow.
The photo with my errors.
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Did you install Nvidia drivers?
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
When I tried to install them, my laptop crashed and the os did not start again, so I had to reinstall it. Could you please guide me through installing Nvidia drivers? I am a beginner, and I am confused why it works on one laptop, but not on the other.
– OldDew
4 hours ago
System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Additional Drivers, then disable Secure Boot in BIOS.
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
What should I do after I get to "Additional Drivers"? I have the option to select "Using X.OrgX server" or "Using NVIDIA driver metapackage"
– OldDew
4 hours ago
Use the Nvidia, don't forget Secure Boot
– Pilot6
3 hours ago
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Did you install Nvidia drivers?
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
When I tried to install them, my laptop crashed and the os did not start again, so I had to reinstall it. Could you please guide me through installing Nvidia drivers? I am a beginner, and I am confused why it works on one laptop, but not on the other.
– OldDew
4 hours ago
System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Additional Drivers, then disable Secure Boot in BIOS.
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
What should I do after I get to "Additional Drivers"? I have the option to select "Using X.OrgX server" or "Using NVIDIA driver metapackage"
– OldDew
4 hours ago
Use the Nvidia, don't forget Secure Boot
– Pilot6
3 hours ago
Did you install Nvidia drivers?
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
Did you install Nvidia drivers?
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
When I tried to install them, my laptop crashed and the os did not start again, so I had to reinstall it. Could you please guide me through installing Nvidia drivers? I am a beginner, and I am confused why it works on one laptop, but not on the other.
– OldDew
4 hours ago
When I tried to install them, my laptop crashed and the os did not start again, so I had to reinstall it. Could you please guide me through installing Nvidia drivers? I am a beginner, and I am confused why it works on one laptop, but not on the other.
– OldDew
4 hours ago
System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Additional Drivers, then disable Secure Boot in BIOS.
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Additional Drivers, then disable Secure Boot in BIOS.
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
What should I do after I get to "Additional Drivers"? I have the option to select "Using X.OrgX server" or "Using NVIDIA driver metapackage"
– OldDew
4 hours ago
What should I do after I get to "Additional Drivers"? I have the option to select "Using X.OrgX server" or "Using NVIDIA driver metapackage"
– OldDew
4 hours ago
Use the Nvidia, don't forget Secure Boot
– Pilot6
3 hours ago
Use the Nvidia, don't forget Secure Boot
– Pilot6
3 hours ago
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If you've been starting graphic applications from the terminal using sudo, that's what probably caused your problem. Always use sudo -H.
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /# remount the disk as rw
cd /home/your_username# change directory
ls -al .*thority*# list some files
You should see something like this...
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 407910 Nov 2 08:56 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
If it DOES NOT show -rw------- then...
sudo chmod 600 .*thority*# change file protection
If it DOES SHOW root root then...
sudo chown your_username:your_username .*thority*# change file ownershipreboot# reboot the computer
Reboot and see if you can log in.
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If you've been starting graphic applications from the terminal using sudo, that's what probably caused your problem. Always use sudo -H.
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /# remount the disk as rw
cd /home/your_username# change directory
ls -al .*thority*# list some files
You should see something like this...
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 407910 Nov 2 08:56 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
If it DOES NOT show -rw------- then...
sudo chmod 600 .*thority*# change file protection
If it DOES SHOW root root then...
sudo chown your_username:your_username .*thority*# change file ownershipreboot# reboot the computer
Reboot and see if you can log in.
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If you've been starting graphic applications from the terminal using sudo, that's what probably caused your problem. Always use sudo -H.
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /# remount the disk as rw
cd /home/your_username# change directory
ls -al .*thority*# list some files
You should see something like this...
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 407910 Nov 2 08:56 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
If it DOES NOT show -rw------- then...
sudo chmod 600 .*thority*# change file protection
If it DOES SHOW root root then...
sudo chown your_username:your_username .*thority*# change file ownershipreboot# reboot the computer
Reboot and see if you can log in.
answered 1 hour ago
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If you've been starting graphic applications from the terminal using sudo, that's what probably caused your problem. Always use sudo -H.
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /# remount the disk as rw
cd /home/your_username# change directory
ls -al .*thority*# list some files
You should see something like this...
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 407910 Nov 2 08:56 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
If it DOES NOT show -rw------- then...
sudo chmod 600 .*thority*# change file protection
If it DOES SHOW root root then...
sudo chown your_username:your_username .*thority*# change file ownershipreboot# reboot the computer
Reboot and see if you can log in.
answered 1 hour ago
heynnemaheynnema
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If you've been starting graphic applications from the terminal using sudo, that's what probably caused your problem. Always use sudo -H.
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /# remount the disk as rw
cd /home/your_username# change directory
ls -al .*thority*# list some files
You should see something like this...
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 407910 Nov 2 08:56 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
If it DOES NOT show -rw------- then...
sudo chmod 600 .*thority*# change file protection
If it DOES SHOW root root then...
sudo chown your_username:your_username .*thority*# change file ownershipreboot# reboot the computer
Reboot and see if you can log in.
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Did you install Nvidia drivers?
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
When I tried to install them, my laptop crashed and the os did not start again, so I had to reinstall it. Could you please guide me through installing Nvidia drivers? I am a beginner, and I am confused why it works on one laptop, but not on the other.
– OldDew
4 hours ago
System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Additional Drivers, then disable Secure Boot in BIOS.
– Pilot6
4 hours ago
What should I do after I get to "Additional Drivers"? I have the option to select "Using X.OrgX server" or "Using NVIDIA driver metapackage"
– OldDew
4 hours ago
Use the Nvidia, don't forget Secure Boot
– Pilot6
3 hours ago