Questions about the release procedures for a release, including policies, stable release updates, and distribution upgrades.
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There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?
I've been running Alpha releases of Ubuntu for some time now. I keep running into issues - how can I get these resolved? What should I do when I encounter these problems? And where can I find other ...
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5answers
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How to install software or upgrade from old unsupported release?
Recently I have installed an older version of Ubuntu on my old machine. When ever I am trying to install
any software it is giving error
sudo -i apt-get install vlc
The error being flagged is under ...
34
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9answers
56k views
How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
I just installed a new version of Ubuntu and I want to roll it back to the previous version.
How can I do that? Is that even possible?
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5answers
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How do I upgrade from 10.04 or 11.10 to 12.04?
I am using Ubuntu 11.10.
Please outline the different ways I can upgrade to 12.04.
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2answers
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I installed an alpha or beta, am I up to date with the final release if I keep upgrading?
I installed an Ubuntu alpha or beta and have been keeping it up to date.
So, Should I presume that my system has automatically updated to the next alpha or beta, and will be running the official ...
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4answers
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How do I upgrade to the development release (aka. Ubuntu+1)?
How do I upgrade to the unreleased version of Ubuntu for testing?
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5answers
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What's the difference between a Long Term Support Release and a Normal Release?
What are the differences between a Ubuntu Long Term Support Release (LTS) and a Normal Release?
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7answers
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At what time will the upcoming Ubuntu release be made available?
Every six months a new Ubuntu version will be released. Does anyone know at which time this will be?
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6answers
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How safe is it to use the “ubuntu+1”?
How safe is it to have a system like that - always on "ubuntu+1" (or Debian sid, for that matter)?
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0answers
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Installing packages to end-of-lifed Ubuntu editions? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to install software or upgrade from old unsupported release?
i currently have 8.10 on my machine which for some reasons i can not upgrade to latest version
and i ...
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7answers
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Update manager doesn't offer an upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04
So I have Ubuntu 11.10 installed on my pc, and I want to upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04. When I check for any new updates it doesn't show any upgrades to 12.04. How can I fix this? Thanks!
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7answers
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What's the deal with point releases in LTS versions?
There are so called point releases for LTS versions of Ubuntu. 10.04.3 for instance.
What are those point releases releases about?
24
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5answers
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What is on the DVD Edition of Ubuntu?
Just curious, because Google isn't coming up with anything and Ubuntu.com is hardly descriptive; but what is the difference between Ubuntu CD .iso and the DVD .iso? What's on the DVD that isn't on the ...
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1answer
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How do I upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10?
I am ready to try Ubuntu 11.10, how do I upgrade to it from 11.04?
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4answers
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Where can I get the latest Ubuntu Alpha or Beta?
I'd love to test the latest Ubuntu alpha/beta (otherwise known as "Ubuntu+1"), but I can't find it.
Where can I find download for the pre-releases of Ubuntu?
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7answers
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Where to find the md5sums of Ubuntu ISO images?
I just downloaded the ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso, and am having a hard time burning it, so I'd like to check that the file is intact, but I cannot find the md5sum of the file.
Is there a URL or ...
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3answers
4k views
Upgrading from the command line?
I would like to know how to upgrade to Ubuntu 10.10 from 10.04 from the cli?
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5answers
1k views
What's the meaning of version numbering of ubuntu?
What's the meaning of the numbering for different versions? Do they signify something?
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Reasons why to use and not to use an Alpha, Beta or RC release?
Seeing as there are many questions regarding Alpha, Beta or Release Candidates for Ubuntu I wanted to know what are the several reasons for a new user (or even an old user) NOT to use this stages from ...
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4answers
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MD5 mismatch on my 12.04 ISO, what is going on?
I downloaded ubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso from http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/
This page also has a link to file showing the respective MD5 hashes for each file
The page shows
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0answers
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On what specific time are ubuntu versions made public? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
At which time will the upcoming Ubuntu release be made available?
On what specific time are Ubuntu versions normally released?
10.10 was released at 10:10.10 but ...
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4answers
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How to update from 10.04 to 10.10?
What is the simplest method to completely upgrade your existing 10.04 install to get the updates and packages from the 10.10 distribution? Disregarding the fact that you get the latest packages, I ...
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1answer
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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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0answers
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How can I upgrade from 11.04 to 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Update manager doesn't offer an upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04
I am very exited about the releases and i do want to try to install it , but I can't see it , when I do ...
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2answers
1k views
How can I return from a new release to an older-release? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
I really don't like 11.04.
Is there any way to revert back to 10.10?
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4answers
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Upgrading LTS to LTS (server) — why wait for the first point release?
Does anyone know the (specific) reasons that it is recommended that 10.04 server users wait until 12.04.1 to upgrade? Is it just a matter of bug fixes and waiting for improved stability for ...
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4answers
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What is the recommended method for getting & installing updates for an Alpha or Beta release?
I am new and do not, of course, know a lot about installing and maintaining an Ubuntu release.
One of the "tricks" I have learned to use is sudo apt-get update followed by sudo apt-get upgrade to ...
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1answer
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Where can I find the latest nightly build of the development version?
I want to test out a kernel issue and see if it's corrected in the latest Natty release. The last alpha was a little bit ago and I thought there were nightly ISOs I could try instead, but I can't seem ...
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1answer
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Where can I find a repository for older unsupported releases?
I remember I saw a apt mirror somewhere containing older distributions but I cannot find it anymore. Does anybody know where to find it?
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1answer
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Will the 12.04.1 ISO appear on the Ubuntu website?
Following the release schedule for 12.04 here, I see that today, the 12.04.1 maintenance release will come out. Since it includes all updates found for 12.04 up until today and saves me a lot of ...
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3answers
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Are the alpha or beta releases more/less stable than the daily builds?
I have some related questions:
In general, are the alpha or beta releases more/less stable than the daily builds?
If the answer to 1 is yes, then if I install the alpha/beta and apt-get upgrade, ...
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2answers
380 views
When will Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin be released? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When will the upcoming Ubuntu release be made available?
I want to know when Ubuntu 12.04 will be released because I'm not very patient for this!!
Many thanks.
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5answers
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How does the Ubuntu upgrade process work?
How does Ubuntu upgrade seamlessly to a newer distribution, while the operating system is still running? I'm upgrading from 10.10 to 11.04, and I've upgraded several times before, and it's as simple ...
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2answers
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How to change ubiquity release name
I want to build a custom distribution,
How can I change the release name in ubiquity installer ? ( where it says "Try Ubuntu" and "Install Ubuntu")
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2answers
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Alternate ISO image for current unstable (alpha/beta) releases
I'm looking for minimal/alternate ISO image files of current unstable releases. Where can I find them?
Furthermore, are the core packages in the command line installs stable enough for daily use?
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3answers
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Is it possible to skip an LTS upgrade?
If you want to upgrade from 10.10 to 12.04, then you'll need to follow the upgrade path; 10.10 > 11.04 > 11.10 > 12.04. However, with LTS versions, you can upgrade directly, so that you can upgrade ...
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1answer
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Lubuntu 12.04 is a non-LTS release - does this mean that LXDE isn't, either?
Lubuntu 12.04 is not a long-term-support release. That's mostly due to a lack of manpower.
But I don't use Lubuntu on my machine, I use LXDE over stock Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. So my question is:
In the ...
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2answers
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How do you use or what is wrong with ubuntu-support-status?
I read this: "The ubuntu-support-status command will print the exact status of your system. " but when i try i get this:
$ ubuntu-support-status
Traceback (most recent call last):
File ...
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2answers
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“do-release-upgrade -d” doesn't prompt for update
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 server and I would like to place that PC for testing purposes so moving to 12.10 server but I am unable to do that. I am doing this in a VM, so I can't copy/paste the text ...
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3answers
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lenovo b570e release recommendation
I'm wondering what release is more stable in terms of hardware drivers support for a Lenovo B570e , 12.10 or 12.04 ?
I have a 64 bit system but I see on the website the recommended version is ...
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What are the differences between different releases of Ubuntu?
For example, what is the difference between Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 LTS? What are some major/minor changes between the two versions?
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0answers
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How do I update when using a development release? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the recommended method for getting & installing updates for an Ubuntu (alpha or) beta release?
I've installed 11.10 Alpha2 in a virtual machine (Virtualbox). ...
