Questions tagged [ubuntu-website]

Questions about the Ubuntu official and supported websites maintained by Canonical Ltd. User may use this tag to enquire website information or finding content within these websites.

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Whats going on with the ubuntu website description? [closed]

I just went to the Ubuntu website to download the latest version of Ubuntu and noticed that the description is broken. Anyone know why its like that or if its safe to download from there? Here's a ...
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How do I link to a manpage on ubuntu.com without specifying an Ubuntu release?

Ubuntu has a website providing the manual pages ("manpage") shipped with Ubuntu packages. For example, here are the manpages for rsync: Ubuntu version Link to rsync manpage Ubuntu 18.04 ...
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How to Install & Setup MEAN Stack on Ubuntu (MongoDB, Express.JS, Angular.JS, Node.JS)

I have started learning to mean stack web development which is an open-source JavaScript framework used for developing robust applications. It is a complete packet of software tools that have ...
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Are there OVAL files for EOL releases?

Has Ubuntu stopped publishing OVAL files for EOL releases, or are they archived somewhere but still accessible? Here is the official Ubuntu information about OVAL data: https://ubuntu.com/security/...
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Cannot reach any websites on ubuntu.com domain over IPv4

Today, I am encountering problems with reaching any websites on ubuntu.com domain. Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site. We can’t connect to the server at ubuntu.com. Also, I cannot download ...
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Ubuntu server 20.04 not able to update

I just installed Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS on an older HP bare metal server. I had to update the resolv.conf file under systemd but now I can ping archive.ubuntu.com. I can even nslookup them and get ...
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How do I file a bug for kubuntu.org website?

I have found an issue with the kubuntu.org website, the website that presents Kubuntu. Does the Kubuntu team accept bug reports for the website? How can I send feedback about the website itself?
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How is this website made ? With what language or crm? [closed]

How can you create a website like tutorials.ubuntu.com And more specific like this: https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#0 That you can press "next" or "done" ...
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What happened to the Ubuntu online tour?

It's not that I don't have Ubuntu or want to know more about it, which is pretty obvious since I ran Ubuntu since November 2017. My only is question is why is the online tour still running Ubuntu 14....
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make different content between domain and IP Server [duplicate]

I have Ubuntu 14.04 Server with Apache. All I want if people enter to server IP like x.x.x.x forward to DocumentRoot /var/www/site1/html And if enter to my domain address like site.com forward to ...
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Why does archive.ubuntu.com seem to have infinitely nested "ubuntu" folders?

If you go to the http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ site, and then just click multiple times on the ubuntu folder, it looks like you can't actually go into the folder. The exact same directory listing ...
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any alternative to downloading ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso http://releases.ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca/16.04.3/ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso

any alternative site to download ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso http://releases.ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca/16.04.3/ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso its downloading at 400kbytes/sec for a 1.5G file? ...
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How to find a package starting with a given string at packages.ubuntu.com?

I was trying to find a package named libkf5kjs-dev. Now I know the exact name of the package, but when I went to the search page at packages.ubuntu.com I only knew that it started with the string ...
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Eliminate individual language files when unnecessary on help.ubuntu.com

The Ubuntu desktop help documents and Ubuntu Serverguide are published on the help.ubuntu.com web site in approximately 60 languages (although many translations are very incomplete). The document ...
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How can I report a bug on Ubuntu.com?

Today I wanted to download a copy of Ubuntu Server and when I went to the Download Site for Ubuntu Server there appeared to be a problem in the download button. Instead of saying Download like the ...
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How to change the language in which official Ubuntu documentation (online) is displayed?

The official Ubuntu documentation is available at https://help.ubuntu.com/. Curiously, it automatically displays the content in the locale that the user's browser provides, without any option to ...
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Is apps.ubuntu.com deprecated?

I'm trying to visit https://apps.ubuntu.com and to search for an app. However, it seems based on this screenshot, that this website only supports Ubuntu versions up to Ubuntu 14.04. Is this correct, ...
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Cannot find repo package list online?

I'm thinking of switching from Arch Linux to Ubuntu. I was gonna start with the Server version so I can build everything up from minimal, work i3-wm and have my wonderful system with Ubuntu! I have a ...
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Attention required One more step CAPTCHA

Why is this Attention Required One more step. Please complete the security check to access www.xyz.com" displaying whenever I'm accessing a website?
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Does the Ubuntu website use customary or SI definitions?

On the "Recommended System Requirements" page for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, it gives the recommended system requirements—it gives one of these as "2 GB system memory". Ubuntu the OS has switched to SI ...
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Is there any website to use ubuntu operating system online?

My computer is not good enough to handle two operating system in the same time.I tried to use ubuntu on usb but it did not work and I tried to use ubuntu from virtual machine and i get the same result ...
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MoinMoin on help.ubuntu.com broken? JS console shows 404 for common.js

I'm not sure if this is just me, or if this is an actual problem. Looking at the JS console in Chrome/Chromium, I see a 404 for https://help.ubuntu.com/moin_static193/common/js/common.js and a missing ...
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Why is Ubuntu 14.10 not yet available at the Ubuntu Official Site?

Today is the official release date for Ubuntu 14.10. It is now past 6:30 pm in my country and past 5:30 pm in Britain where the main server is located I suppose? Yet Ubuntu 14.10 is not available at ...
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What happened to Ubuntu's Hall of Fame page?

Once upon a time (2008 - ????) Ubuntu had a Hall of Fame page (then located at http://hall-of-fame.ubuntu.com) in which it would give credits to contributors such as developers who patched a bug in ...
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Why do cdimage.ubuntu.com and releases.ubuntu.com list different images?

There are two places I go when I want to download Ubuntu installer images: cdimage.ubuntu.com and releases.ubuntu.com. Both of these appear equally official: they are both subdomains of ubuntu.com, ...
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how to search for proposed updates on ubuntu.com

On packages.ubuntu.com one currently can search for (taking precise as example): precise (12.04LTS) precise-updates precise-backports But how can one search for precise-proposed packages on-line? (...
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Where do I make a suggestion for a feature in Unity?

What website do I use to make a feature suggestion for use in Unity?
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Is there a way to search unofficial repositories in launchpad?

I was wondering if this STDIN Plasmoid had been packaged by someone, so I googled for it. It seemed like it has been packaged as plasma-widget-stdin. However, this (unofficial) ppa also contained a ...
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Why is the official Ubuntu website only in English, when Ubuntu strives for being a multilingual OS?

For Canonical/Ubuntu it is important to provide their software in as many languages as possible. Then, why doesn't Canonical offer an official website in different languages? (As far as I know the ...
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Ubuntu design website duplication [closed]

Why Ubuntu maintaining two website for the same purpose. One is http://design.ubuntu.com and another one is http://design.canonical.com.
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Why is Ubuntu.com notifying that they use cookies?

Over the past few days, I've noticed a fixed banner on the header of Ubuntu.com that states the following: Did Canonical or Ubuntu have legal or ethical issues with cookies lately? I haven't seen a ...
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Why is the traditional countdown absent in the Ubuntu homepage now?

We used to get more excited just seeing how close the next release date is and how game we are to download our latest favorite OS. Is the traditional homepage countdown in ubuntu.com gone for good?
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I can't use update manager, access Ubuntu related sites or Launchpad

I turned on my computer today and when I tried to run updates through Update Manager, it would just sit there slowly loading a repository forever. Then I tried to access ubuntuforums.org and it ...
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How to report a bug in content (not interface) on Ubuntu.com?

I want to report a bug in the content on the Ubuntu website. I don't know how to properly do this because: This is not a bug in the web server, or in the way a page is coded. It is a content problem, ...
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Where can I report a bug for apps.ubuntu.com?

I have a few bugs which I would like to patch for apps.ubuntu.com; however, I can't seem to find their project page on LaunchPad. Where can I get in touch with this team and where can I pull the code ...
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What does thisisthecountdown.com count down to?

The new cool page created by Ubuntu-adverts team http://www.thisisthecountdown.com/ displays a nice counter, and an Ubuntu logo followed by a short motto. It seems, however, that it's not counting ...
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Is pad.ubuntu.com available for everyone?

I really love the interface at http://pad.ubuntu.com . It seems to be a great notepad when you want to do notes with other people. However, the main page says 'Ubuntu Developer Summit'. Does it mean ...
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Web site for Update Manager changes / description

The Changes / Description tabs in the Update Manager are very useful to get a concise explanation for each update, but I only use the shell to update now (sudo sh -c "apt-get update && apt-get ...
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why i get a bad gateway error when trying to access U1 contact's webUI?

WebUI in one.ubuntu.com works well for notes and files. Everything syncs fine and i can modify everything without problems. Also the status page of U1 servers says everything is OK. But when i'm ...
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What happened to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter?

I just noticed that no new "Weekly" newsletter has been released since January, and I can't seem to find any information on why the newsletter has been put on hold for this long. Does anyone know ...
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Ubuntu Wiki refuses to change theme

I'm attempting to do everything I can in terms of trying to make sure my team's wiki page looks good, but sadly, I cannot seem to activate the new theme (I'm stuck using the old one, for some odd ...
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How do I report a bug against Ubuntu.com (the Ubuntu website)

Since the website and wiki have been redesigned, the text is not always readable. The footer text overwrites other text, the links are not uniform colors, and the colors use blend and blur the text. ...
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