[meta] source_os = "android" target_distro_family = "debian" # Android user on their first Debian/Ubuntu/Mint install. # Assumes NO terminal experience. Ubuntu/Mint are the recommended starting points # for Android migrants because of automatic updates and GUI app stores (GNOME Software/Discover). [log_paths] steam = "~/.local/share/Steam/logs/content_log.txt" proton = "~/.local/share/Steam/logs/proton_log.txt" # ── Package management ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "apt-lock" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock" severity = "warn" title = "App installer is busy" body = "The software installer (Ubuntu/Mint calls it 'apt') is already running — probably doing automatic background updates, similar to how Android apps update silently. Wait a minute and try again. If it's stuck: open a terminal and type: sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend /var/lib/dpkg/lock — then: sudo dpkg --configure -a" [[patterns]] id = "dpkg-interrupted" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "dpkg was interrupted" severity = "warn" title = "App install was cut short" body = "A previous install didn't finish cleanly — like pulling the charging cable out mid-update on your phone. Fix it: open a terminal and type: sudo dpkg --configure -a — then try your install again." [[patterns]] id = "apt-unmet-dependency" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Unmet dependencies" severity = "warn" title = "App needs another app first" body = "The software you're trying to install needs something else installed first — similar to a game on Android requiring Google Play Services. Let the installer fix it automatically: sudo apt --fix-broken install" # ── Terminal basics ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "permission-denied" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Permission denied" severity = "info" title = "Permission denied" body = "Linux files and folders are protected by a permission system. If a command fails with this error, you may need to run it as admin — put 'sudo' before the command: sudo — and enter your password. Your password won't show as you type, that's normal." # ── AppArmor ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "apparmor-denial" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "apparmor=\"DENIED\"" severity = "info" title = "App blocked by security policy" body = "Ubuntu/Debian includes a security layer called AppArmor — like Android's app permissions system, but for the whole operating system. An app tried to do something outside its allowed permissions. Usually this resolves itself; if an app keeps failing, check: sudo aa-status" # ── System ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "kernel-driver-firmware" sources = ["kmsg"] match_text = "firmware: failed to load" severity = "warn" title = "Hardware driver file missing" body = "Some hardware needs a 'firmware' file — a small program that tells Linux how to talk to a specific chip. Install the main firmware package: sudo apt install firmware-linux linux-firmware — restart after. Ubuntu usually handles this automatically; you may see this on Debian." [[patterns]] id = "oom-killer" sources = ["kmsg"] match_text = "Out of memory: Kill process" severity = "warn" title = "System ran out of memory — closed an app" body = "Linux had to close a program to free up memory — similar to Android killing background apps when RAM is full. If this keeps happening, try closing programs you're not using." [[patterns]] id = "disk-io-error" sources = ["kmsg"] match_text = "Buffer I/O error on device" severity = "warn" title = "Storage error" body = "Something went wrong reading or writing to the drive. This is a hardware-level issue. Install a diagnostic tool: sudo apt install smartmontools — then check: sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda" # ── Audio ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "pipewire-connect-fail" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Failed to connect to PipeWire" severity = "warn" title = "Sound system not responding" body = "PipeWire is the audio manager — restart it: systemctl --user restart pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber — if that doesn't help, log out and back in." [[patterns]] id = "pulseaudio-connect-fail" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Failed to connect to pulseaudio" severity = "warn" title = "Sound system not responding" body = "The audio system (PulseAudio) stopped working. Restart it: pulseaudio --kill && pulseaudio --start — or log out and back in." [[patterns]] id = "bluetooth-rfkill-blocked" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Blocked through rfkill" severity = "warn" title = "Bluetooth blocked by software switch" body = "Run: rfkill unblock bluetooth — in a terminal. Like turning Airplane Mode off on your phone." [[patterns]] id = "cups-server-error" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Unable to connect to CUPS server" severity = "info" title = "Printer service not running" body = "The printing service isn't running. Unlike Android where you'd use a manufacturer app, Linux uses a universal print system called CUPS. Start it: sudo systemctl start cups && sudo systemctl enable cups" # ── Network ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "networkmanager-activation-fail" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Activation failed" severity = "info" title = "Wi-Fi connection failed" body = "Couldn't connect to the network. Double-check the password, or try: nmcli device status — in a terminal to see your network devices." # ── Media ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "missing-codec" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "GStreamer: Failed to find plugin" severity = "info" title = "Media format not supported" body = "Linux doesn't include some video/audio formats by default for legal reasons — unlike Android which bundles them. Install them on Ubuntu/Mint: sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras — this adds MP3, MP4, and other common formats."