Questions tagged [lts]
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. This tag should be used for questions regarding LTS releases in general. For questions about a specific LTS release please use the respective version tag.
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How do I get the old user-based login screen to work in 18.04
I remember back in the day if I had 3 accounts on my Ubuntu system and each had a different wallpaper I would see each wallpaper at the login screen (depending on which account was selected). Now in ...
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Can't upgrade to 18.04 from 17.10
I cannot update to 18.04 from 17.10 installation. Neither
sudo do-release-upgrade -d
or (I am using Wayland)
xhost +
sudo xhost si:localuser:root
sudo update-manager -cd
worked for me. I got
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Custom motd in /etc/update-motd.d/20-fortune-cowsay only working partially
I have tried to create a custom motd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I've found that there is a /etc/update-motd.d directory with a few files. I've seen the pattern of [00-99]-[name]So I've added my own file ...
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Kubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver release files
(I'm a newbie linux user) Ok, we all know that Canonical has not yet officially released the Bionic Beaver on their website. I just couldn't wait and I went into the index of the website and found the ...
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Cannot install docker-engine on Ubuntu LTS 16.04 minimal in LX branded zone on OmniOS
I followed the guide on the Docker site to install the docker-engine on my VPS which is running in a LX branded zone on OmniOS. Unfortunately, I got an error during the installation which is probably ...
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Ubuntu takes too long to boot (almost 2 minutes)
I have a Acer Aspire 5741G and I installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS recently. I have windows 7 pro as the other OS (dual boot). I get really slow boot times. It takes roughly 2 minutes to show all the icons ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 can't boot to desktop after creating windows-shared NTFS partition
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I followed this guide to have a shared partition with Windows 10. I put my Win10 Downloads and Documents folder on the partition.
When i had turned off the computer a couple of ...
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ThinkPad T430 Linux
Forgive me if this is a question that has been asked many times before. I am a complete newbie when it comes to Ubuntu, or Linux for that matter. I just received a ThinkPad T430 without an operating ...
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Slow startup and shutdown after upgrading ubuntu from 14.04 to 16.04
yesterday from terminal I've upgraded ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 from terminal. All is gone well but now there is a really slow start up and also on shutdown, like over than a minute! Can something went ...
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Samsung laptop Ubuntu sees the wifi but does not connect
I know there are a thousand of these questions around, but I tried a few and did not get any results, so I decided to open a new question. The NetworkConnections thing sees the wifi connection, but ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 sometimes does not suspend when laptop lid closed
Ubuntu 14.04LTS. Set to suspend when lid closed.
Mostly it works - often I can use it for a week, suspending and resuming with no problems. But sometimes something changes and it stops working: ...
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Having trouble getting duckdns to work in 14.04.2 LTS
I'm trying to get DNS working for my odroid-C1 Ubuntu
but running into this weird problem, error message saying symbol lookup error but my libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0 package is the newest and greatest.
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Why should I install Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 instead of Ubuntu 14.04 with gnome-shell desktop installed?
What would be the advantages of that? At Ubuntu GNOME site it says "Ubuntu GNOME is a mostly pure GNOME desktop experience built from the Ubuntu repositories", but I'm not sure what that means exactly....
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Why do Ubuntu & Lubuntu 14.04 have different support periods?
This doesn't make sense. I rather have LXDE as my desktop so I use Lubuntu. But why is Ubuntu 14.04's LTS support period 5 years when Lubuntu 14.04's is only 3 years? Do they not use the same ...
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Why Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Cloud images don't come with backported kernels?
Why the latest Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS Cloud Images (http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04/release) does not come with the latest kernel, the linux-generic-lts-raring ?
Any special reason to not ...
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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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Key differences between 10.04 LTS (Lynx) and 12.04 LTS (Pangolin) that would matter to programmers?
I have a 10.04 image from vmplanet which I am very accustomed to, for my development work which revolves mainly around java, git and rails (using rvm). I didn't like the Unity interface so I did not ...
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Ubuntu stuck in tablet mode
I recently switched from windows 10 to Ubuntu 22.04 and usually use sleep to close my laptop. But today when I got back, my laptop started in tablet mode and now isnt going back to laptop mode. I cant ...
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How to get dark mode for Scribus?
Running Scribus 1.5.8 on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit). Scribus is installed using apt.
As you can see below, for some reason I have no dark mode/theme option. This is my laptop; ...
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How to install latest ubuntu *signed* kernel on lts
Installing mainline kernels is not an option because it is not signed for SecureBoot: I hit bad shim signature and I cannot disable SecureBoot nor enroll my own signing keys on my system (locked BIOS)....
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Mouse suddenly stopped working
Original Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installation on a Western Digital 500 GB SSD worked without a problem for 6 months. On a day the mouse pointer would suddenly not respond. Looked for possible answers and ...
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duplicating of username after minimizing the terminal beyond the length of the username
Image of terminal
Whenever the terminal size is reduced to wrap the terminal promt, it seems to replicate the promt many times.
This is not a one time thing, it is repeatable(u can keep going).
System ...
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Bluetooth Connection failed: Software caused connection abort
I got a new laptop and installed ubuntu 20.04 as I had on my previous laptop. Everything went smoothly and I could connect my Airpods. One morning I just couldn't and I've got this error since.
I've ...
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Multiple VLC icons in Lubuntu 18.04 System Tray
I run VLC 3.0.8. Vetinari on Lubuntu 18.04 LTS.
As soon as I open VLC, five VLC icons appear on System Tray.
I have tried several times a suggested solution
VLC/Tools/Preferences/Interface/"Allow ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Screen Refresh / Flickering Issue
Recently upgraded from Ubuntu 19 to 20.04, since doing so I keep running into an issue that I struggle to describe so here goes...
Initially, right after login, the screen will re-size / flicker - it ...
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Issues installing Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on HP z210 workstation
I am trying to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on an HP z210 workstation (only OS on it is FreeDos) via a USB flash drive and it keeps slowing down or freezing when I'm at the install screen. I've tried ...
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Why don't appear categories items in Ubuntu Software? [duplicate]
I recently installed the 20.04 LTS version of Ubuntu. Because all data present in the previous version has been erased and installed, I believe this issue is not a result of the previous data.
It ...
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How to downgrade from ubuntu 19.10 to 18.04 [duplicate]
I recently upgraded to ubuntu 19.10 from 18.04 using
do-release-upgrade.
But now I realize that the new version consumes a lot of system resources and doesn't work properly on my machine.
I want to ...
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When waking up this computer blue wierd face characters appeared
I am running Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-62-generic i686) and each time the computer lid is closed it goes to sleep and then wakes the screen displays this and it is unresponsive.
I have ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 File Explorer with Preview window like MS Windows File Explorer
Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome 3.28.2 - I have a ton of documents and images that I need to go through efficiently without having to open them or hit the spacebar. I just want to select them in file explorer and ...
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Asus TUF Gaming FX505-DD - problem with wireless interface
My OS is Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and my kernel version is 5.0.0-31-generic. I've installed Ubuntu three days ago.
I successfully installed the rtl8221ce driver from this git repo for my RTL8821CE 802.11ac ...
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gnome-shell freezes and then after a minute crashes
I have been having a lot of issues with Ubuntu such as hangs, crashes, refuses to load my account etc. I have eliminated hardware being the issue as I have checked all my hardware. Some of these ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS “No Bluetooth found Plug in a dongle to use Bluetooth”
After installing Ubuntu 18.04 LTS dual boot the bluetooth doesn't work. When I use windows it works perfectly.
I have been struggling with ths problem for a long time and tried solutions from: ubuntu ...
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Pantheon DE doesn't show up
I've installed pantheon DE but it doesn't show up when I reboot.
I've installed it on my machine which running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
I've followed this tutorial when installing pantheon DE:
https://...
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Working internet access / network bridge on Ubuntu running virtual machine?
Please consider the following scenario.
Host:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS desktop with latest updates. QEMU version 3.1.
Network managed by network-manager with working wireless connection to the Internet.
$...
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Python2 support in 18.04 LTS
Considering that python2 is included in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and provides LTS support on those packages. Is Ubuntu going to provide security support for python2 packages by back porting evident security ...
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Screen offset to the left
I've just finished installing ubuntu server and I've come across a problem. My screen is offset by a fair amount, I've tried commands such as:
xrandr --size 1920x1080
xrandr --output HDMI-0 --set ...
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Why is Ubuntu 18.04 using Kernel 4.15 [duplicate]
Why is Ubuntu 18.04 using Kernel 4.15 although that's not an LTS-Kernel?
Since 18.04 is supported for at least 5 years that seems like a strange choice.
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Intel 8265 wifi card destabilises system - 16.04 w/HWE kernel
A recent kernel update seems to have drastically destabilised my laptop - a Dell Precision M3520. The device shows in lspci as:
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:...
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samba = nouser, make dropbox use same usr
SO here is my issue. I have a Ubuntu 16.04.3 server setup.
I set raid on the server for protection.
mounted raid to /mnt/Dropbox
There are multiples computer that connect to the files on the server. ...
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I can't install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS due to black screen, and can't seem to get any of the previous responses to work
Build:
Intel i7-6700HQ (2.6GHz/3.5GHz) Quad Core Processor
6GB GDDR5 VRAM Nvidia® GeForce GTX 1060
64GB DDR4 2133MHz RAM (4 Dimm)
1TB M.2 (SSD) Solid State Drive (with Win10) and1TB Storage Hard
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Battery At 0% But Only When Charging
I am having a strange issue with my laptop. I just installed Lubuntu 16.04 LTS on my Acer Aspire Timeline 3810tz a few hours ago. I have noticed that my battery percentage stays at 0% only when it is ...
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How do I make it my primary OS 16.04 LTS Ubuntu [duplicate]
So I downloaded Ubuntu as a dual boot but I now change my mind and would like to delete the dual boot and install it as my primary OS how would I go about doing that?
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Libreoffice 5 problem
I have a problem with the Greek language in LibreOffice, it doesn't underline the misspelled words. I have already downloaded applications, dictionary for Greek and English but the problem still ...
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Wi-Fi connection problem [closed]
The necessary wireless network is not showing in the Wi-Fi list , Ubuntu 16.04 LTS , any help appreciated
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (...
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Can't boot after upgrade from 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 7559, which comes with ubuntu 14.04 LTS pre-installed.
After updating, the software update application gave an error indicating something wrong with my laptop with two ...
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Are modern Ubuntu installs compatible with ancient Kernel versions?
On Ask Ubuntu we occasionally see people with problems like:
I'm running 10.04 Lucid LTS on my toaster. I'd like to upgrade but I have expensive proprietary hardware that only has drivers for Lucid. ...
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How to change default download location to an SD card?
I put Ubuntu on a chromebook through crouton but the chromebook's memory is very small, so I have a SD card in the chromebook to expand the memory. Is there a way to make the default location for ...
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When using 'rsync' to duplicate a partition, the sizes come out different. Should I worry?
I have been using rsync on the Parted Magic CD to duplicate my Ubuntu 14.04LTS partition to a USB drive as a backup. Once completed, the size on the destination USB drive is larger (>2.1GB) than the ...
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Web cam not getting detected
I've recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my laptop. Previously it was Windows. Earlier my laptop's webcam was working fine, but now it isn't. I don't think it's due to hardware failure. It's ...