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Slow Internet on Ubuntu 20.04

Internet speed or maybe more the connection establishment on Ubuntu 20.04 felt very slow. This short article describes the solution that worked in my case.
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Touchpad Randomly Freezing on Ubuntu 20

This issue remains unsolved for me. But here are some methods that might help fix it momentarily.
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Ubuntu Dual Boot with Windows on Dell XPS 13 9300

Once again I bought a laptop, a Dell XPS 13 9300, and tried to install Ubuntu as a dual boot (along with Windows 10). I expected no problems but was met with some surprises. Long story short, below are the expected and the actual steps needed. Expected steps: Enter BIOS/UEFI Change boot order Boot from USB device and install Linux Actually needed steps: Disable device encryption on Windows Enter BIOS/UEFI Change boot order Disable RST (Enable AHCI) Boot from USB device and install Linux Disable device encryption on Windows This step is only needed to install Ubuntu as dual boot alongside Windows.
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Config sshd to Use Username and Password for One User

Allow one user SSH access with username/password
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dpkg install fails due to duplicate sources-definition

What to do when having an installation issue using dpkg command.
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