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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Ubuntu 12.04 Windows Snap Feature
When I first installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32.bit from a Live-CD without internet connection and any updates the snapping feature worked fine for windows of all applications. However, after some updates ...
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Should I to update from LTS? [closed]
Six days left to 12.10 release and i have a dilemma; should i stay with current 12.04 LTS and wait for next long-term release or udpate when new Ubuntu will be released? Everything works fine, but i ...
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Disk space suddenly 100% used?
I'm trying to identify why, suddenly, 100% of our disk space is in use. I have already rebooted but the issue persists.
Here are the outputs of some commands that are showing some strange (for me) ...
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Video problems with ATI Radeon HD 4200 on 12.04
My system is an HP Pavilion P6610f PC with an AMD Athlon II 635 Quad core. I have 4 GB DDR3 RAM. Graphics is ATI Radeon HD 4200.
At first I installed Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit about a month ago. Everything ...
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No Option To Dual Boot Ubuntu 12.04 USB [duplicate]
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Ubuntu installation does not detect Windows 7
I have used universal usb installer on my HP probook 2000 on my Kingston data traveler (8GB). When I boot I select to boot ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS server update / upgrade issue
I have a strange problem here with my Ubuntu 10.04 LTS server.
When I try to update the server I got error and warning messages. Here's an example:
sudo apt-get update
Err ...
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Dell Inspiron touchpad not working [closed]
I own a Dell Inspiron on which I installed 12.04 on. Everything was working great up until a couple of weeks ago when the Touchpad stopped working. It doesn't show up in mouse/touchpad settings ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04 problem [duplicate]
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Why do I get “init: failed to create pty…” errors on boot?
Hey, I just updated from Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04 from update manager, and now when I start it ...
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Should I persist with Ubuntu 12.04 [closed]
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Sorry for the vague question / rant.
I am not looking for answers to specific questions.
My question is should I persist with fixing problems after my 12.04 upgrade?
I guess I am looking for ...
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Update manager problem - 10.04 [duplicate]
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How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update?
I am trying to update to the LTS 12.04 and got the message:
E:Dinamic MMAp need ...
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Computer crashing after a few minutes of logging in [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I have a fresh install of 12.04.1 on my machine. It is constantly crashing after logging in. I noticed it crashed repeatedly when ...
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Logitech m510 mouse not working on 12.04 64bit [closed]
When I run lsusb, this shows up:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux ...
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problem with setting the keyboard command for show desktop [closed]
I followed the instructions provided in the link Enabling native shortcuts on Gnome - 3 for setting the shortcut of Ctrl+Alt+D for showing desktop and yet it does not seem to work.
I can send a ...
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Going back to Gnome
I want to know if I can go back to a 10.04 style Gnome environment. By 10.04 environment, I mean the ability to add icons and little applets, like drawer, on the top menu bar. Right now, after all I ...
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Problem upgrading 11.10 Server to 12.04 LTS
I'm experiencing some problems with upgrading Ubuntu 11.10 Server to 12.04 LTS
I have changed the release-upgrades files to prompt=lts but the do-release-upgrade -d doesn't work.
How can I fix that? ...
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How will be the LTS support for Xubuntu 12.04 after 3 years?
Hi :) I'm comfortable with Xubuntu 12.04 because I have an older computer, but I was reading about the LTS support:
Ubuntu 12.04: Supported until april 2017.
Xubuntu 12.04: Supported until april ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu on Asus EeePC1011CX: BIOS not listing bootable USBs
I had been trying to install Ubuntu 12.4LTS on my netbook Eee PC 1011CX with preloaded Windows7.
I successfully created a bootable USB stick ...
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Deleted my Ubuntu partition
I normally dual-boot with 12.04 and Win XP pro sp3 on a Thinkpad R60. I needed to reinstall windows because of problems piling up, so I ran the computer's built-in hard-disk recovery software. I ...
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Problem upgrading from 10.04 LTS to 12.04.1 LTS [duplicate]
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Why is “No new release found” when upgrading 10.04 to 12.04 LTS?
Ubuntu 12.04.1 was released yesterday and I still can't update from 10.04
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What are the minimum System Requirements for 12.04 LTS on a 2GB environment [duplicate]
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What are the minimum system requirements for 12.04 LTS?
I have 2GB RAM and an INTEL CORE DUO(3.73Ghz), it's a Toshiba Satellite L310. It doesn't work well in Ubuntu ...
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12.04 LTS: Unity not updating
today I noticed a strange thing on my box running 12.04LTS. After some problems with Unity (specifically disappearing windows), I found out that something isn't right.
Since I have no idea what this ...
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unable to boot from live disk
I have an old Dell d610. I have upped the RAM and HDD with the intent of installing Ubuntu.
However as Ubuntu loads and gets to the first screen with the four small dots changing colour, it freezes ...
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How do I fix panic occurred error after installing dual-boot Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Win 7?
I first attempted to install Ubuntu on my USB drive. That worked just fine, but for reasons that weren't obvious to me then, it worked unbearably slow.
So I instead attempted to install Ubuntu ...
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How do I disable guest session on Ubuntu 12.04LTS? [duplicate]
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How do I disable the guest session?
I don't really want anyone else being able to use my computer. How do I disable the guest session option that you get when being ...
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If I install the server version and then add all the GUI programs to it will I be able to get updates until 2015?
I have an older laptop that maybe a bit too slow for 12.04, but it runs great on v10.
I am about to re-install the 10.04 back on it, but I am trying to decide which version I should go with. I ...
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Unity Memory Leak [closed]
After a few hours of use, my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop starts to slow down, YouTube is unwatchable, and everything feels sluggish. I have to manually close the unity process and then logout and in to get ...
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Can't Install Ubuntu 12.04
I have put the Ubuntu 12.04 onto a CD-R and set it up as a bootable CD. Whenever I get to the Grub screen prior to install it goes blank and then shows a black screen with a cursor. After a few ...
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Issues with compiz on ubuntu 12.04!Which configuration should i choose? [duplicate]
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Where is the problem?Workspace switching during bricscad drafting with zooming with mouse wheel!
i am running bricscad v12 (info here) and i realized that when i zoom in ...
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Firefox 11 not allowing some addons for non-root users
I can't get firebug to work on user accounts that aren't mine
The same happens for a variety of other addons I am using, even though when I login as Root they Seem to be Ok.
Regards.
I'm running ...
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how to install ubuntu into my computers hard drive? [duplicate]
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How do I install Ubuntu?
I can start ubuntu (the newest version) only from my pendrive, how could I install it into my computer's hard drive? Thanks for your help!
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Ubuntu audio mysteriously stopped working (12.04)
Well, I've been a user of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS since April now, and it's been a very pleasant experience. I'm a big fan of electronic music, and I tend to have my tracks playing in the background while I ...
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Lucid Lynx 10.04 support should be longer and not end in April 2013 [closed]
10.04 and 10.10 are the last usable Ubuntu releases in my opinion.
-> Is there a (official) way, like e.g. to start a poll or something, to enforce a longer support than 3 years for the 10.04 LTS ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Internet problems connecting with Flybox Orange.tn
Flybox Orange in Tunisia.
Connection, works fine with ISO distro.
After updating Internet signal is detected but navigation is impossible.
Type of net UMTS/HSPA.
Normal ADSL from same suplier works ...
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How can I turn my desktop Ubuntu 8.04 into a command line only install?
The question says it all really. I had a problem with the 8.04 alternative install .iso (which after some research is a well known bug) so I had to install the full desktop version. I know I can ...
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Why does the 12.04 i386 Desktop install fail on an Athlon XP 3000+ system?
Placed Ubuntu i386/32bit 12.04 LTS [DESKTOP] disc in the disc tray.
The disc loads fine.
Clicked install Ubuntu.
Without checking the download updates while installing or install
this third-party ...
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Filesystem suddenly read only
suddenly my /home/ partition has become read only :/
touch /home/muffin
touch: cannot touch `/home/muffin': Read-only file system
I have no idea what has caused this, or how to make it writeable ...
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No boot option after installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Acer Aspire 4736z with Live CD
I am facing a problem. After installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS using Live CD, at the reboot there is no boot option to choose the OS. I directly get logged into my Windows 7.
Before that i was having an ...
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Can't upgrade ubuntu server from 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS
I'm trying to upgrade my 10.04 server using do-release-upgrade, but it keeps saying there is no new version available.
If I change the prompt config in /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades to normal, ...
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What about Ubuntu 12.04 core updates every 6 months?
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is supported for 5 years, and will get some core updates for 2 years : I guess those updates include the kernel, graphic drivers and X11.
But will these updates be optionnal, or not ...
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Is there a way to find out whether an updated program/package lands in the official Ubuntu release repositories?
If there is a new release/major update of a program (e.g. Rhythmbox 2.97, Skype 4.0 or Gimp 2.8), is there an easy way to tell whether and when they will make it to the current official Ubuntu release ...
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Which version of Debian are Ubuntu LTS releases based on?
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The base of the operating system, Debian, comes in three versions: Stable, Testing and Unstable. Normally, Ubuntu is based on Testing; the LTS releases are based on Stable.
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Will my laptop work with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
I have a REALLY old Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop with Intel Pentium 4. I was wondering whether it would work. It has a P4 processor, 511mb memory and I have tried the 32-bit version of 12.04. I dont know ...
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Ureadahead not working on ubuntu 12.04lts [closed]
I discovered using bootchart that my ureadahead isn't working on ubuntu 12.04lts on a dell inspiron 1545, anybody have any suggestions?
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Login screen loops unless you login as Guest
I am running a VMWare Player with a Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangloin as Guest on my Windows 7. Sometimes I get the shutdown blue screen error in Windows, this time it happened when I was running the ...
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Thunderbird doesn't open at all [closed]
When I click on thunderbird in Ubuntu 12.04, nothing happens. The icon flashes for a while. But then no window opens. I tried reinstalling it, running it from the terminal, checking the folder (which ...
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web upgrade 12.04 failed, cannot reboot [duplicate]
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I can't boot into a usable system anymore. What should I do?
Upgraded to 12.04 via net. Upgrade stopped at debnianconfig. cannot reboot as some files are missing. ...
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Dock bar, maximize, and minimize buttons disappeared after doing a “reset to defaults” in CCSM
Recently i installed compiz configuration manager after that i went to unity under that and clicked "reset to defaults". This caused the dock bar to disappear and also close maximize and minimize ...
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Wifi not working after upgrading with 12.04 LTS [closed]
I am new to Linux, I upgraded with from 11.10 to 12.04 and now my wifi doesn't work. When the wifi switch is turned on, the bluetooth works but not the wifi. I have a Dell XPS 15 L502x
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Upgrade failed… Kinda, now cannot install some packages
When trying to upgrade my server (using do-release-upgrade -d, as one currently has to when going from 10.04 to 12.04), the script froze, and I was forced to cancel it. I was left with a half 10.04, ...
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Should I use 10.04 or 12.04?
I heard a lot of things about power regression in Linux Kernel. After releasing 12.04 LTS, most of the issues have been cleared but not all.
There is an article on Ubuntu which says "Its a mixed ...
