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A patch is usually a new correction to already issued software, correcting bugs or adding features.

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Bluetooth USB dongle 5.0 0a12:0001 doesn't work on Ubuntu 20.04

WIRELESS USB DONGLE - BLUETOOTH USB DONGLE - MINI 5.0 - VERSION 5.48 - 0a12:0001 So lately I bought a Bluetooth USB dongle - model no: MLT-5.0-MiNi I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS. 1. After I connected ...
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convert normal diff to unified diff or use normal diff in patch

I have a normal diff file but I can't patch with it. So how can I convert this normal diff to unified diff or patch with normal diff file? Only in /tmp/ns-allinone-2.26/ns-2.26/common: misc.o diff -...
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How to apply a php bug patch

I want to uptake fix for this PHP Bug: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52043 I am not sure on how can I install this patch. Conceptually I understand I need to follow following steps: get php code &...
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How do I patch a ROM (game emulation) under Ubuntu?

I'm having problems patching gaming ROM files with a game patch (the English translation to the main game). I am using Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (I presume that I can ask questions on Ask Ubuntu about using ...
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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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How to automate applying custom patches to ubuntu upstream packages?

I have a local customization to the xserver-xorg-core package. It is a patch I have created and is not useful to anyone else since it is an optimization very specific to my workflow. So, whenever I ...
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landscape registration

I am trying to use landscape for small environment consists of 5 vm ubuntu servers. I tried following How do I install Landscape for personal use? It lets me register on browser ->https://x.x.x.x/new-...
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How can I apply a patch to Gnome manually?

I have this bug: gvfsd-afp-browse. I have Ubuntu 14.04 and bug is not fixed in this, or in 14.10. Last post in bug report indicates it is possible to manually patch. How would I go about doing so?
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how to turn on Touch pad disable or enable double tap led?

I have a synaptic touch pad with a led in right corner, and in Windows when I tap two times on led it starts blinking and touch pad turns off. On Google I found many posts on this, also this but I don'...
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How to patch rt kernel in ubuntu 13.10?

I have followed the steps given in the below link... How can I install a realtime kernel? .......after installing the kernel, system is not rebooting automatically. Need help.
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Update Ubuntu Server on Raspberry Pi microSD card offline

I'm using the Raspberry Pi Imager tool to flash Ubuntu Server 20.04.1 LTS ARM 64-bit onto a microSD card. Then, I take that microSD card and insert it into a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. After that, the ...
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Why showing this error in running mptcp?

Could anybody please help me. Why showing this error while I am trying to run the command for sample mptcp? The file is available here https://github.com/wangzhizhou/Network-Simulator-Installation-...
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How do I check which are the fixes that have been applied on a given JDK installation?

How do I check which are the fixes that have been applied on a given JDK installation? Does this works on any JDK (Oracle JDK, OpenJDK, Azul JDK)?
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Open Source Linux patch management

I am looking for an open source patch management solution for the common Linux distributions. A product like Landscape, but free of charge. Before I start to build a solution with Ansible, Puppet or ...
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Is the patch 'Ensure get_futex_key_refs() always implies a barrier' backported to 3.2.0 precise?

I got an error on a process on a server with Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS and Linux 3.2.0-101 kernel that seems to be linked to futex. The strace is: futex(0x25436a4, FUTEX_WAIT_BITSET_PRIVATE, 1897, {8720249,...
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how to patch the kernel from a repo

I would like to patch my kernel so that it would do zerocopy. I found this nice repo on github but i'm not too sure how to go about doing it. https://github.com/Basler/linux-usb-zerocopy it says on ...
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INSTALLING POSTFIX: VDA patch

I am trying to install the VDA POSTFIX patch on a server (http://vda.sourceforge.net/) without success. I downloaded it: wget http://vda.sourceforge.net/VDA/postfix-vda-v13-2.10.0.patch cd ...
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How to patch kernel to get some hardware working

Some info: I have a patch file vaio-full-3.2.2.patch which I downloaded from here. Well, if I patch the kernel with it, it is supposed to get some hardware working, such as the light sensor that ...
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Wine, compilation failed, need some advice

Sorry for my bad English. I`m trying to compile chrisbmrs patched wine to support native D3D9: https://github.com/chrisbmr/wine/tree/d3dadapter9-wip. I've tried to follow tips from README file and I ...
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CK Kernel For Quantal Quetzal?

Are their any pre-compiled kernel packages for Ubuntu 12.10 that provide the CK patchset, or at least the BFS scheduler?
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LogoFAIL virus vulnerabilities

So I recently saw this video talking about a vulnerability in Linux to a virus called LogoFAIL. https://youtu.be/2QFJLszvDwg?si=VN5nyFKOwqWTyIwa Does anyone know if there are any plans to patch this ...
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OverlayFS CVE-2021-3493 Patch

I am unable to patch OverlayFS vulnerability (CVE-2021-3493). They said in github that it is patched in 5.11 kernel however i have installed multiple kernels (5.11,5.15,6.2 etc) and also compiled from ...
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Patch error 2 while trying to fix keyboard in ubuntu

Recently I acquire an Asus Tuf Gaming A15, and installed Windows and Ubuntu. In Ubuntu the keyboard does't work so I searched and found this ASUS TUF A15 2023 Keyboard Not Working and i also found the ...
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Patch management and cautious upgrades

My company runs a handful of Ubuntu servers which are considered mission critical. We can only take them offline for maintenance on very rare occasions. We have had problems in the past with the ...
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Symlink race condition vulnerability Support for cPanel

How can I fix this issue in WHM/Cpanel with Ubuntu 20.04? The documentation says to use the BlueHost fix but that it's not optimal for fixing the issue. Cloudlinux has several methods to fix it. There'...
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patch file creation var/lib/dpkg/status is failing in chroot environment in ubuntu

I am creating customized iso using chroot and fakeroot utility in ubuntu 22.04. In the end, while creating diff in chroot env using the patch -p1 command (mentioned full command below) getting an ...
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Downloading and patching the kernel source

I'd like to compile and install kernel 4.20.17 in Ubuntu 18.04. So I created a directory called /home/build/kernel and executed the following command: git clone --depth 1 --single-branch --branch v4....
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How to patch rsync the correct way

I want to patch rsync to support detect-renamed option, but I don't want to download a patch and extract it, I want to use apt (apt-get), how to do this?
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How to apply patch from git.kernel?

I've just installed Ubuntu 20.04 on Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05. The touchpad doesn't work and I read on multiple forums it's a common problem. I tried to update kernel using Ubuntu Mainline Kernel ...
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How to apply a patch to kernel to use bluetooth dongle in ubuntu 20.04

I've started using linux just a couple months back so I don't have that much experience. It seems that my bluetooth dongle: lsusb Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd ...
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Serious error reporting on 18.04.3 LTS on start

I have been working in total bliss for months now on my desktop until yesterday when the red warning flag appeared in the activities bar. Clicking on the button it asks me to run package manager to ...
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Compilation error when building squashfs tools

I tried to compile unsquashfs tool from GPL source, the sources are in the 'squashfs-tools' directory. Executing make gives error: Makefile:2: *** Sqlzma is not defined. Stop. As I see, the sqlzma ...
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mitm threat with apt

I think* there is a recent zdnet article about a potential mitm threat-- but I'm not quite sure whether to take the advice or not. Specifically, is there a hive mind that already knows the/some of ...
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Patching to a specific date

I am very new to Linux and I am struggling with a request to patch multiple environments at work. We need all the servers to be patched to a specific date so I am trying to figure out a way to write ...
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Patch file in linux

I have a patch file in following line: Only in /tmp/ns-allinone-2.26/ns-2.26/common: ip.o Only in /tmp/ns-allinone-2.26/ns-2.26/common: ivs.o Only in /tmp/ns-allinone-2.26/ns-2.26/common: message.o ...
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How do I apply a GNOME patch?

You can see my most recent question has to do with a GNOME bug. There's a patch for it. How can I apply a patch to Gnome manually? was never answered! Come on Ubuntu community! Definitely needed ...
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How to apply a patch on my embedded device?

I am not sure this is the best subreddit for this but I'll give it a try. I am trying to generate a PWM-signal on an embedded device running linux. But I have to first apply a patch for this. The ...
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Apply multiple patches at different levels

I am trying to apply patches for multiple files. These files are present in different directories at different levels in a top-level directory. The directory structure is same for the patch files also....
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how to patch a file of an ubuntu package in launchpad

I found a solution to a bug in one of the package but I'm unable to understand how to update the package. The Code tab of the project at launchpad.net says "You cannot upload to this branch. Members ...
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Installing 403-ath_regd_optional.patch

I'm new to patching and I need to install this patch https://dev.openwrt.org/browser/trunk/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/rev=39442 This is supposed to patch backports-3.15.1-1 package As you can see ...
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Trying to patch k10 optimized zen kernel, getting invalid option

Hi this is my first try on askubuntu, i hope you can understand what i say here's the thing, I'm trying to patch a kernel, but patch says i put an invalid option in, which i have no idea where it is ...
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Issues installing amd64 patch

allen@Gespenst:~$ cd /tmp allen@Gespenst:/tmp$ tar xf /home/allen/Desktop/amd64-microcode_1.20120910-3.debian.tar.gz allen@Gespenst:/tmp$ mkdir -p /lib/firmware/amd-ucode mkdir: cannot create ...
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Have no Internet connection over Crosscable

I bought a Crosscable and wanted to configure my Server, like it's said in the Wiki. But when I connect, I don't get wireless Internet and the Lan Adapter says I am connected, but I have no ...
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where/how to find the last linux-image patched with apparmor (Kernel needs AppArmor 2.4 compatibility patch.)

where/how to find the last linux-image patched with apparmor (Kernel needs AppArmor 2.4 compatibility patch.) without patvhing myself the kernel? thanks answer: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/...
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