PopOS - Some Troubleshooting Commands

TroubleShooting-PopOS.txt

::: Some PopOS TroubleShooting Commands - v011 :::
( Mostly curated from posts from the PopOS Telegram Group )


: Apt/Dpkg  Package Mgmt :

— sudo apt update
— sudo apt list --upgradable
— sudo apt show       package_name
— sudo apt policy     package_name
— sudo apt changelog  package_name
— sudo apt install --only-upgrade package_name
— sudo apt upgrade
— sudo dpkg -l system76*
— sudo dpkg -L system76-power 



: ChangeLogs - PopOS Packages  :

— https://github.com/pop-os/repo-release/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed


: Block Kernel  from Upgrades  To Avoid Stability Problems :

— cd  /etc/apt/preferences.d
— sudo touch no_upgrades_for_these_packages

     Via nano, add into the file above;

— sudo nano no_upgrades_for_these_packages

Package: linux-headers*  linux-image*  linux-modules*           
         linux-system76*  linux-generic*
Pin: release  *
Pin-Priority: -1

: Gnome Shell - Restart if Desktop Unresponsive :

— ' Alt + F2'   +   ' r ' 


: Gnome Shell - UI Improvements :

— sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions 
— sudo apt install gnome-tweaks 

: Graphics :

— echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
— sudo system76-power graphics
— sudo system76-power graphics switchable
— sudo system76-power graphics power
— sudo nvidia-xconfig
— sudo find /etc -name "*xorg.conf*"
— nvidia-smi


: Hard Disk Health : 

— sudo apt-get install smartmontools 
— lsblk
— sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda 

: Networking : 

— sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager.service


: PIP - Python Scripts Installation :

$ python3 -m venv <venv_name>
$ source ./<venv_name>/bin/activate
$ pip install <package_name>
$ <package_name> --args
$ deactivate


: RAM Consumption :

- sudo psmem/bin/ps_mem
  ( Install ps_mem via pip )

: ZRAM Custom Setup :

- sudo nano /etc/pop-zram 
SWAPPINESS=30


: Service Files - Enabled Services  : 

— systemctl list-unit-files | sort -n | grep enabled



: System Logs - Get / Share  :

— sudo journalctl -r -x -b -p0..3 | nc termbin.com 9999  


: System Specs - Get / Share  :

— sudo inxi -Fxzrc0 | nc termbin.com 9999



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