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Is there a document specification for formatting the version query output of an application

While there are recommended standards for Linux package development, there is no "set" standard. A better approach may be to execute: dpkg -l | grep apache2 | awk '{ print $3 }' And of ...
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Considerations when upgrading Ubuntu from 18.04 to 22.04 -- software development POV

Upgrading from one LTS Ubuntu version (18.04) to an LTS version that is two LTS versions newer (22.04) is a complicated upgrade that could introduce problems in a wide variety of ways. I see three ...
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Android Device on Linux

You can use scrcpy that satisfy all your requirements. Just follow the Linux’s instructions. On Ubuntu 22.04, if you also want the audio from the android device, you need to install the latest version ...
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Which Linux is best for beginners

Ubuntu is the best because: Ubuntu has great documentation and community support. Ubuntu forums and Ask Ubuntu provide appreciable quality support in almost all aspects of Ubuntu. You should easily ...
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How can I play a system sound with Python?

The following works in Linux and MacOS (haven't tried Windows): print('\a')
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sed mongodb connection string copying multiple times in env variable through github action

Escape a few characters, and your command will work as the following: sed -i 's#^DB_URI=.*$#DB_URI=mongodb+srv://xxxxxx:xxxxxxxx@db-mongodb-sfo3-api-discovery-f417ebf8.mongo.xxxxxxxxx.com/webapp_test?...
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Developer guidelines for specifying priority of apps in update-alternatives?

The person or team doing the packaging determines the priorities. In Ubuntu, the stock application defaults of each Ubuntu Flavor are set cooperatively by the team working that flavor. Note that ...
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How to fix the error qmlscene: could not find a Qt installation of '' in Ubuntu Unity 22.10?

I was unable to run qmlscene on a new Ubuntu 22.04 jammy system recently. First I ran into this error: qmlscene: could not find a Qt installation of '' Then after some series of further apt commands, ...
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