LTS stands for "Long Term Support release". These Ubuntu releases are considered to be especially stable and receive official support longer than normal releases. A new LTS comes out every 2 years.
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how can i install gnu make 3.81 in ubuntu 10,04?
I downloaded gnu make 3,81 from http://gnu.org but i need to install it in my system 10,04 i used those commend make and make install but they are not working.
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Availability of packages on ubuntu LTS
How can i know what packages are available for the Ubuntu LTS. My host says that PHP 5.4 is not supported because it is currently not available on the LTS repo for Ubuntu 12.04. How can I find out if ...
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Installing freezes at detecting hardware on 12.04.2 lts [closed]
If I try to install directly from disk, the process hangs and totally freezes up my laptop at detecting hardware. 6 hrs and 0 change. I can boot into live mode, but installing from inside live results ...
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Computer and home folder icon do not appear in cinnamon unless I boot into gnome classic first. (12.04 LTS)
New guy here :)
So, I have the respective checkboxes ticked for the home icon and the computer icon for them to supposedly appear in the desktop but no matter how many times I log in and out of ...
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Login on 12.04 LTS slow after moving /home to separate HDD
On a prior install I had moved the /home to a different HDD to keep the SSD for the OS only. On Saturday Ubuntu crapped out and I had to reinstall, after getting things back to the point of moving the ...
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installing a Gnome theme for Ubuntu 12.04 lts [duplicate]
i was installing the Gnome Shell , but when i typed the commands in the terminal , it showed that "apu"(the user) is not in the "sudoers" file.
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Upgrade Ubuntu 10.04 LTS custom kernel to support DELLR720
It would be very helpful, if somebody already knows way to upgrade 10.04 LTS custom kernel to support DELLR720.
I am having hard time with setup. I used this,
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Importing photos with my Fujifilm J150w
When I try importing my photos from my camera, a Fujifilm Finepix J150w, Ubuntu went crazy every time I tried for example closing the session it would take the first thing in the menu and open it. It ...
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Moving folder to trash
How can I give myself permission to delete a folder from "file system/opt"? Folder owner is root. I am the only user of this computer but I did not install the OS. I am not much of a tech person but ...
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Trying to stream my desktop , but no sound
I been trying to stream video and sound on my ubuntu 12.04 lts desktop computer , and cant seem to get the sound to stream
I have my video and audio coming into a hdmi port into my tv(computer screen)
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How to upgrade 12.4 to 13.10 [duplicate]
I'm tempted to upgrade my desktop running 12.4 to 13.4 as 13.4 runs really well on my laptop. Can I do this without upgrading to 12.10 first (want to avoid fresh install) or is there no way arround ...
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Encrypt drive when installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
is there a way of encrypting your whole drive when installing 12.04 LTS like there is in 12.10 and 13.04?
Edit/Update: I didn't realize the Alternate install CD had this option. Problem solved.
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LUBUNTU 12.04 NO lts? [duplicate]
does not make sense, because that all the variants sync the same repositories, so will I get software updates for 3 or 4 more years if I use Lubuntu 12.04, how could it be not an LTS? Evenb Mint 13 ...
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Upgrade ubuntu server from 12.04.2 to 13.04 [duplicate]
I have production server with Ubuntu 12.04.2 X64 OS and I want to upgrade it into 13.04. After some research I've found this command do-release-upgrade -d AFAIK this switches update routine into ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid and last PHP release
I'm trying to install the last PHP stable release as a package. Currently what ubuntu packages provides is:
PHP 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.19 with Suhosin-Patch
However, I want at least PHP 5.3.3 or PHP ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.02 LTS isn't upgrading beyond 3.2.0-41-generic [duplicate]
I have notice recently that a lot of my Ubuntu 12 LTS servers are unable to pull down kernels past 3.2. Some servers I have been able to pull 3.5 by going into the GUI and use the updater from there ...
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Ubuntu server boots, then shows blinking cursor
My Ubuntu server boots but then shows a blinking cursor. It passes GRUB and I get the boot log output and all seems fine, however I get no shell after booting. I can boot into recovery just fine ...
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vmware causes reboot 12.04 lts
I guess one of the updates must of mess with my VMware installation. It was working find the other day.I tried using a previous kernel (3.2.0.39) and disabling networking within the VM. using 3.2 ...
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How do i diagnose my vga errors [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a machine with onboard video card from nVidia. After starting the operating system and enter my password my screen goes black. Using the shortcuts ctrl + alt + ...
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Upgrade from 12.04 to 13.04?
I have Kubuntu 12.04, and would like to upgrade, but Muon Software Updates tells me that "The software on this computer is up to date".
What can I make to make it "see" new version of the ...
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How to make programs minimize when you click on them on the launcher
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I just want the programs to minimize like they do on the Windows 7 taskbar, if that gives you a idea of what I am talking about.
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Install Skype on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit
Since weeks ago I'm trying to install Skype on my computer. I imagined it would be a straight forward task but it is becoming a nightmare.
What I have tried so far:
Installing from command line with ...
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Do the features in new Ubuntu releases get backported to the LTS?
I am thinking of installing either Ubuntu 12.04 (LTS) or waiting for 13.04 to be released.
My question is: Will all the updates that appear in the new release also be made available to the LTS ...
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How to get kernel versions to match in a server and clients?
Ubuntu has released 12.04.2 LTS, which has a newer kernel than the one that comes with 12.04.1 LTS.
I prefer to keep server and clients with the same kernel version. Can this be done?
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Why do I have different kernel versions on same distribution version
I (re)installed Mythbuntu 12.04.2 to solve an audio problem. After the installation I find that the kernel version of this MythTV front-end is 3.5.0-27-generic.
However on the fully-updated ...
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Cannot get Flash to work in Firefox or Chromium, and cannot upgrade to 12.10 LTS
I cannot get Flash to load for either Firefox or Chromium. So I tried updating to 12.10 LTS, but I do not show any distribution updates available.
I'm running 12.04 LTS on another computer, and it ...
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esata docking station mint cinnamon or ubuntu
Try to use a docking station with either Mint/Ubuntu and I have no luck on it showing up using dmesg.
Motherboard has esata on it. Custom built pc.
Plug hard drive and it does not show up like usb ...
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Quantal backported kernel in 12.04.2? What's going on there?
I'm sure that I'm not the first and/or only one to notice that 12.04.2, released earlier this year, installs by default a backported 3.5 kernel from the Quantal (12.10) release.
I'm surprised to see ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS booting error on Laptop
Please solve out my problem When we start the ubuntu 12.04 LTS OS In Laptop than Show the error ... and does not start.
Busy Box V1.18.5 (Ubuntu4.1) built-in Shell(ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of ...
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Is there any difference between OS version beside DE and support time?
I'm sorry if this has been questioned many times, but I'm still not sure I understand fully.
what's the different between LTS and normal release? other than support time, of course. I mean, is there ...
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Can not install updates on ubuntu 12.04 LTS!
Here is what i get when trying to install the update:
first I get a window message with all this:
W:Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources 403 Forbidden
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Is it there a way to sync an old Palm Tungsten e2 with Evolution in Ubuntu 12.04
This and this questions are for older distributions and won't succeed in 12.04, in the other hand: this question's accepted answer refers to a sync for JPilot which is not my need.
I would appreciate ...
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No media found error while booting from live usb
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS from live usb disk. While booting from usb I am getting error as "/init line 7 cannot open /dev/sdb: no media found".
My machine is currently dual boot with ...
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Should I Upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 [closed]
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I would like to upgrade to 12.10 (or just wait for 13.04 to come out), but when I go to upgrade it comes up with an error saying something along the lines that my hardware ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS very slow
I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS very happily for some time now (waiting for 13.04 to come out so I can upgrade), and I ran some updates 15-20 days ago and then I could only run in Unity 2D and ...
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My Wallpaper changes when I restart?
I set a custom wallpaper background simply by right clicking on the image and selecting "set as background" but when I shut my computer off last night and turned it back on today, my desktop ...
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permanent desktop background
Is it at all possible the have the login screen desktop background remain permanent for all users and prevent them from changing to whatever they desire? We are currently using GDM with 12.04 LTS.
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How to remove Kernel/LTS Enablement Stack?
this question regarding the LTS Enablement Stack has actually two parts:
I installed Linux 3.5.0-x on Precise 64bit via sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-quantal xserver-xorg-lts-quantal . As ...
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12.04.2 lags when I have 4GB RAM
i have ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS the newest version and it lags some times i have it running on a external drive wd book with 500 gb and the computer i have it hooked up to is a optiplex 755 with 4gb of ram ...
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Ubuntu Server does not appear on network by NetBIOS name until 2nd reboot?
Currently having a strange issue whereby my Ubuntu LTS 10.04 Server does not appear on the network on first boot after being shut down. I am able to connect to the server using the assigned IP, but ...
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LDAP and Thin Clients
I currently have a Sun/Oracle Enterprise Directory Server setup. I want to if possible authenticate my thin LTS clients to prevent the burden of local accounts and adhere to company policy. I have ...
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Ubuntu stuck in infinite resolution changing loop after pressing CTRL+ALT+F7
This happens alot in Ubuntu 12.10, and in 12.04 which i recently downgraded to for the LTS. I'll be in a window manager like KDE or unity or whatever, drop to a terminal via CTRL+ALT+F1, do something ...
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Installed Ubuntu 10.04 on USB - Now I need it on an HDD
I'm undoubtedly a newbie in all this. After reading so many reviews and pushed by a moody pogoplug set up at home (for backing up data and streaming of files), I tried to make my laptops and ipad ...
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Building Ubuntu server from source on very old hardware?
I'd like to build Ubuntu LTS 12.04 from source (kernel+daemons) on very old hardware. The hardware I'm on is i486 cpu on a pc104 single board computer. Most live cd's have trouble getting further than ...
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Inexplicable Slowness
I've been running Ubuntu for about 4 years now, and I'm having a problem with 12.04
Every once in a while the computer will slow almost to a stop, interrupting any playing audio/video, and ...
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AMD Driver on Ubuntu 12.04LTS: PC Running in Low Graphics Mode [duplicate]
my big problem is, that i cannot get the AMD Driver working on Ubuntu 12.04LTS.
After install the Run with Terminal, it says "PC Running in Low Graphics Mode. Please Configure Driver Yourself!"
Any ...
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Ubuntu LTS as a fileserver with Samba4 PDC [closed]
I am a die hard Debian fan when it comes to servers, however, the 5 year LTS support and the ability to install fresh packages such as samba4 on a server environment sounds very tempting. How Reliable ...
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12.04.2 Failed to install grub-efi to /target/
I have a Lenovo u410 ultrabook. It's sata scheme consists of a 30gb SSD and a 1tb hdd in a raid0 with intel rapid start technology. I removed IRST and disabled the raid0. I want to install ubuntu on ...
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12.04 boot hangs when computer off for several hours; restart OK, boot within 5 minutes OK [closed]
After upgrading to 12.04 LTS, my desktop is now acting very strange with booting. Rebooting using the system "restart" option always works without any problem. Booting fresh after a normal system ...
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ATI HD4850 hdmi sound not working
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and my sound card ATI HD 4850 doesn't work through hdmi connection. Can someone help me get sound on the sound card through hdmi?
