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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How can I install Celtx 2.9.7 properly on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
I am new to Ubuntu and Linux and I want to install and use the newest version of the screenwriting software Celtx on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
After trying ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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When will the next LTS version of Lubuntu be released?
12.04 was an LTS for Ubuntu but not for Lubuntu, hence this query.
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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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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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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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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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Debian Stable vs Ubuntu LTS for Server?
Quick question:
Which is a better platform for a professional use server?
Debian Stable or Ubuntu LTS?
The third party software we plan to use, works on both. Which one is better on it own merits?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Desktop 64 bit user permissions or apache2 rewrite problem
I have installed 12.04 Desktop 64 bit, manually installed LAMP, phpmyadmin, php5-dev, PEAR, PECL, apc, ssh, created user to own /var/www/ and transferred 3 sites to /www/. The sites are in subfolders, ...
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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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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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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 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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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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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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After 12.04 release would 10.04 still be LTS?
Silly question, but given that I have upgraded and downgraded from Lucid to Natty and back, and after some months of anticipation, Lucid to Oneiric then back, would the LTS cycle of Lucid end in ...
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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 ...
