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How to install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release?

Recently I have installed an older version of Ubuntu on my old machine. Whenever I try to install any software, I get an error saying it couldn't be found: $ sudo apt-get install vlc Reading package ...
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Will ESM also become available for14.04 and later LTS releases? (Covers 2022)

ESM is available for 12.04, which enables Ubuntu Advantage customers to keep receiving kernel updates and updates for many user space packages. In our case it's very important to know if we'll be able ...
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support time of other Ubuntu LTS flavours?

I have read this article from here .It says that other Ubuntu flavors of LTS get only 3 years of support. Is this true? This question is not a duplicate of the linked post as I want to know support ...
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Donations to ubuntu? Fiscal deduction?

Is there any online facility to donate to Ubuntu on a recurrent (monthly) basis? Are there any fiscal/tax deductions for doing so? If so, in what countries?
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Why does Kubuntu and Xubuntu 16.04 LTS support end sooner than the official Ubuntu EOL date?

I was searching info for 16.04.3 LTS (for Kubuntu & Xubuntu). It was great to find out about the cool features of those Ubuntu distributions. However, I found something unusual; the EOL date of ...
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Does Canonical provide paid support for individuals?

Does Canonical provide paid support for individuals or is it only for multiple desktop/severer businesses? If not for individuals, is paid support available anywhere? Thank you.
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How well does an ATI mobility radeon hd 5650 work?

Getting a new laptop soon with the ati mobility radeon hd 5650, and just wondering if the card will be supported (unofficially or oficially is all the same) by unity in natty?
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Extended support for Ubuntu 12

Not sure if there is a better communication mechanism for asking this question. Ubuntu 12 is EOL April 2017. Do corporations have any option to extend support on 12? Thanks
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Supported Hardware List

To start I should admit that I haven't done much work in Ubuntu in a few years. I am wondering is if there is still a single, canonical source of the hardware supported by the newest distribution of ...
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Does 32-bit PAE with more than 4GB RAM improve speed?

I would like to buy a Thinkpad T420 with 8GB RAM configuration and install specifically 32-bit Ubuntu Desktop with PAE as I heard that 64-bit version has some issues such as providing support for ...
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What happens when support has ended for a specific version of Ubuntu?

So old versions of Ubuntu are unsupported. What does that mean?
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Which recognized flavors of Ubuntu have been granted the LTS status for 14.04?

The recognized flavors of Ubuntu as of 14.04 release are: Edubuntu - Ubuntu for Education Ubuntu GNOME - Ubuntu with a pure GNOME desktop Kubuntu - Ubuntu with the KDE desktop environment UbuntuKylin ...
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Boot with "noacpi" automatically from hard drive?

If I boot ubuntu from the live cd without any special options I get the following message: [ 0.040001] Kernel panic - not syncing: IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! Boot with apic=debug and send a ...
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Will Kubuntu 18.04 LTS be supported on 32 bit machines for 5 years?

Will Kubuntu 18.04 LTS be supported on 32-bit machines for 5 years? We downloaded an: ISO file for 32-bit installation on i386 ISO file for 64-bit installation on amd64 Will both platforms be ...
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Fan speed control issues on Ubuntu

I recently noticed that my Dell laptop is overheating because the fan stops. I've read almost all posts on the internet related to fan control, anything related to i8kctl and lm-sensors. The laptop ...
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How can I burn an ISO file to a blank disk?

I have downloaded the Ubuntu 10.10 ISO file and am trying to burn it to a blank disc so that I can install it, using Ubuntu 8.04. I have a dual boot system with Windows and Ubuntu. Here's my ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 support past 2021 into 2024

I'd like to know the exact steps that need to be taken to get Ubuntu 16.04 LTS support past April 2021 through to the year 2024. I've read about Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) and this sounds ...
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I need help with my Logitech M510 mouse

I have a Logitech M510 and I cant use the scroll button, and I cant find the software for it. I have already gone to the web site to look for software for for Ubuntu.
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How to revive an os after end-of-life

I've got a machine with Xubuntu 20.04.2, which I didn't use for a while and now it is about a year past its end-of-life. It is heavily configured, so I'd like to update/upgrade it to a recent Xubuntu....
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Used recursive chown on the root directory [closed]

Im gonna need some help restoring my ssh settings as i screwed everything up by calling this command: chown -R user / At the moment im not able to access the site through ssh/ftp since the ownership ...
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How do I order the languages in Gnome-language-selector?

I want to add English, Irish and Japanese in language support but despite it saying "Drag languages to arrange them in order of preference" it won't let me actually order them. I want the order to be: ...
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Will nvidia-340 driver stop working in 2020?

...provided you continue to update Linux and Xorg? https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3142/~/support-timeframes-for-unix-legacy-gpu-releases
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