I've been using 20.04 for about 2 months, during this time I have been fighting with several problems, from not being able to boot up without restarting pc about 6 times, and getting a different error message every time. To not being able to install drivers, to just several other things. So I was thinking about doing two things, re-downloading and reinstalling from a different source, or just changing to another distro. I prefer Kubuntu, I used Linux several years ago to get away from Windows 8, I tried 8 or 9 distro's then, and preferred Kubuntu, so when I came back to linux a couple months ago that is what I went with. But this is getting old. I have used the install media for the trial version, and installed the Boot Repair, and have ran it several times, still same problem. I have spent two months trying to get a usb wifi adapter to work, and I have finally ordered a new one, that is supposed to have a linux driver included. I think that is the adapter not having a linux driver, and not the OS, but it still adds to the problem. My onboard wife/bluetooth started having problems when I was still using Windows, it will work about 3 to 4 hours, and quit, the only way to get it started back is to reboot the entire system. That's why I'm using a usb, and it's not linux related, except the usb's no driver problem. I have followed at least 20 different sets of instrucions to add a driver from the repository, but not even the wrapper works. Rebooting is getting to be a pain you know where.
Rebooting, I get "You must first load the kernal" reboot again, "failed to query "capabilities or something like that", I don't remember exactly but something about using TAB for something, you hit TAB and it throws up about 10 lines of possible commands, but trying to run them, they all say incorrect usage, command not found, that kind of stuff. Sometimes using "Advanced options Kubuntu", going into BIOS and immediately exiting BIOS will cause it to start correctly, not always, sometimes it's just keep rebooting until it does load, and when it does actually boot, it takes longer than Windows ever did. Then there are a few minor things that I don't have just right, but I think that's my fault, so I won't mention them, until I've had a chance to try and correct them again.
I am sorry this is all over the place but right now I'm a little frustrated, as the OS froze up, and I had to reboot, that took almost 20 minutes. So what would you recommend? I hate to change distro's because I just really don't like any other, but I have to have something that works properly, and from what I can tell from beta testing Windows 11, it makes Windows 8 look like a good OS.
Rebooting, I get "You must first load the kernal" reboot again, "failed to query "capabilities or something like that", I don't remember exactly but something about using TAB for something, you hit TAB and it throws up about 10 lines of possible commands, but trying to run them, they all say incorrect usage, command not found, that kind of stuff. Sometimes using "Advanced options Kubuntu", going into BIOS and immediately exiting BIOS will cause it to start correctly, not always, sometimes it's just keep rebooting until it does load, and when it does actually boot, it takes longer than Windows ever did. Then there are a few minor things that I don't have just right, but I think that's my fault, so I won't mention them, until I've had a chance to try and correct them again.
I am sorry this is all over the place but right now I'm a little frustrated, as the OS froze up, and I had to reboot, that took almost 20 minutes. So what would you recommend? I hate to change distro's because I just really don't like any other, but I have to have something that works properly, and from what I can tell from beta testing Windows 11, it makes Windows 8 look like a good OS.
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