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Is there a debian/ubuntu policy on softlinking things to another location in opt once they're installed?
Is there a debian/ubuntu policy on softlinking things to another location in opt once they're installed properly in usr/share or usr/lib?
Here's a simple example:
Packaging up dnsenum. It's a ...
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How will Qt 5.0 be packaged for Raring?
Note: as per the FAQ, "Issues with the next version of Ubuntu" may not be asked as questions here but in my opinion, this is not an issue but merely a question asking about policy. If you feel this ...
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Network Manager save option greyed out. Cannot edit org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy
Just installed Ubuntu on my laptop I'm a brand new user that doesn't really know the first thing about Ubuntu/linux so bear with me.
I use a Static IP and I've been trying to input it into the ...
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Software Center doesn't ask for a password anymore [duplicate]
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No programs or applications show up in dash
So, out of the blue, software-center stopped asking me for a password. It just runs, and then turns grey. Works fine as ...
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Can I use the Ubuntu logo on t-shirts produced non-comercially? [duplicate]
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Is it possible to create Ubuntu Shirts ( Merchandise )
Is it permited to use(print) Ubuntu logo on a "Ubuntu users group" T-shirt which is not sold public but to the ...
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How to change/disable password complexity test when changing password?
I know that it is a "bad" idea, I know that it is not secure, I know. I searched the net for an answer and all I saw was whining that it's not good. But I like using Linux because it lets me make the ...
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Is it possible to switch Ubuntu back to base-2?
Beginning with (Lucid) 10.10, Ubuntu began using base-10 to represent storage sizes. For me, working with Windows all day and then going to work on my Ubuntu notebook, it is very irritating to have to ...
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What is the Policy for Updating grub-pc in LTS?
After having attempted an SRU request for a small patch to grub-pc for 10.04 LTS that fixes an issue that has left many people with unbootable servers nothing has been done for some time. The patch ...
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Is the Ubuntu Policy Manual out of date?
Ubuntu Policy Manual - I just started reading the https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuArchitecture which outlines the overall architecture of Ubuntu. Got to the section that discusses the Ubuntu Policy ...
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Is the Units Policy still being drafted or is it finalised?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnitsPolicy
What I'm really getting at here is: should I be filing bugs against applications that do not conform? Or is this policy not fully accepted/approved yet?
