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Questions about 17.10 are off-topic on Ask Ubuntu. Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) is a non-LTS version released on October 19, 2017. It became End Of Life (EOL) on July 19 2018.

Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) was released on October 19, 2017 and became EOL (End Of Life) on July 19 2018. Questions about 17.10 are off-topic on Ask Ubuntu.

Notable features include:

  • Linux Kernel 4.13
  • GNOME Shell 3.26 replaces Unity 8, becoming the default desktop environment
  • GDM replaces LightDM, becoming the default display manager
  • Wayland replaces Xorg as the default session
  • System Log has been replaced by Logs (an app to view logs from the systemd journal)

Release notes.

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Switch user not working in 17.10

I have 1 user beside myself on my desktop pc. when I click on "Switch User" it merely offers me login again. It would seem that the switch user function is broken. Any ideas how to fix it?
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How to move minimize maximize and close button to left in ubuntu 17.10?

How to move minimize maximize and close button to left in ubuntu 17.10? I want them like in old days. .
nazar2sfive
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Synaptic not launching on Ubuntu 17.10

I just installed Ubuntu 17.10. Everything seems to be working quite okay, except that I'm unable to use Synaptic. I installed it with (apparently) no problems, but when I click its icon, nothing happens. Trying from the terminal this is the error I…
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Ubuntu 17.10 natural scrolling

I have just updated from Ubuntu 17.04. Natural scrolling was not activated, so I turned it on in Settings -> Devices -> Mouse & Touch-pad. But still not working... What can I do?
Matias Haeussler
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Ubuntu 17.10 takes very long time to shut down

I have installed a fresh Ubuntu 17.10 and it takes long time to shutdown. We are talking about 10 minutes. My computer: Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575G-55F8 CPU: Intel Core i5-7200U GPU: Nvidia GeForce 940MX Ram: 8GB HD: 128 GB SSD Image of…
Solo
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How can I disable sticky edges in ubuntu 17.10

I have a two screen monitor but when I try to move the mouse from monitor on the right to the other the cursor is snapped to the border and it is very hard to move arround
Mariano de Achaval
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Is it possible to show ip address on top bar near the time?

Is it possible to show IP address on top bar near the time? I use ubuntu 17.10 and Xorg. Here the Image:
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Temporary failure in name resolution in 17.10 distros

ubuntu 17.10, kubuntu 17.10, ubuntu server 17.10 From newly installed virtual machines with 17.10, when pinging some devices in my local network there is a problem with name resolution. Pinging the IP address works. But pinging them by their…
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Screen lock shuts down all applications

I have Ubuntu 17.10. When I enable "Power Saving / Blank screen" and screen locks after N minutes, all running applications shut down. Is it normal? If no how can I fix it?
a153
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Ubuntu-Gnome daily builds missing?

Does anyone know what happened to the daily builds of Ubuntu-Gnome? They are not present at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/
Charles Green
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problem running gufw in ubuntu 17.10

android@android:~$ gufw No protocol specified Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused No protocol specified Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused (gufw.py:21126): Gdk-CRITICAL **:…
nazar2sfive
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Ubuntu 17.10 no sound or dummy output

I just re-installed Ubuntu 17.10 and I can't seem to get the sound working. I am on Kernel 4.16 and even dummy output is not visible.
Dekoy
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How can I disable the search for applications in software center when I press windows key and start typing?

How can I disable the search for applications in software center when I press windows key and start typing? I just want to find installed applications.
BERA
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Ubuntu 17.10 logging out

I'm a relatively new Ubuntu/Linux user. For some reason I keep being logged out when I open Chrome/Chromium/Firefox from the dash to panel extension. This also happens when my screen times out. I can't seem to find anything online, has anyone else…
Maverick
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How to turn off Ubuntu 17.10's GUI (GDM)?

Unlike 17.04, sudo service stop gdm or sudo service stop lightdm will return stop: unrecognized service, so my question being how to stop the GUI process in this bleeding edge version?
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