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Libreoffice 4.1 stable upgrade Ubuntu 12.04
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and I'm a little confused with all the info on how to update, upgrade to LibreOffice 4.1. I want to "replace" my preinstalled LibreOffice 3 with LibreOffice 4.1 but I want ...
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Will apt-get upgrade change the major version of a software in Ubuntu LTS?
I am trying to find out how software upgrade works in Ubuntu LTS version.
Let's say I am using Ubuntu LTS xx.xx. At the time of release, user can install PHP 5.3 and Python 2.6 (this is just an ...
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renaming file and deleting from last
what is the "command line" "to remove certain character from the end of a file name . For example, subash.jpg.jpg. I want to remove ".jpg" from last. i have been having problem "renaming the files".
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Errors installing php5-mysql extension
Getting error when installing php5-mysql. Looks like a dpkg error. Perhaps a broken package.
Have tried to fix the broken package.
Have reinstalled the lamp server and everything seems fine except ...
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Ubuntu 18.04. Can't install python3-pip package. Synaptic can't find a file
I tried to install python3-pip using Synaptic. Before beginning installation, it gave the following message:
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux/linux-libc-dev_4.15....
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Sudo apt-get update
I’m running Kubuntu 18.10 and when I run sudo apt-get update, I see 3 update-able:
http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-updates InRelease[83.2kb ]
http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/Ubuntu cosmic-...
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When do you run "apt-get update?" [duplicate]
When do I run "apt-get update" on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS? Is it ever necessary under Long Term Support?
After reading the suggested duplicates I don't believe my question is a duplicate. I already know ...
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"Unable to locate package"
When I run sudo apt install bc (as well as other packages) I get:
$ sudo apt install bc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate ...
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How to install ImageMagick on Ubuntu 12.04?
I need to install ImageMagick for giving support to a Ruby application I currently am working on. This runs into a VM on which Ubuntu 12.04 is installed (particularly, hashicorp/precise32 release in ...
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installing nginx: E: Failed to fetch ... 404 Not Found
Whenever I try to install NGINX on my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS it outputs:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were ...
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What does apt-get update do actually
Previously I had visited this discussion and I am still not getting a full answer. As was mentioned in the accepted answer of the above link:
apt-get update downloads the package lists from the ...
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How to update already installed software via command line? [duplicate]
I'm looking for a command line to update my already installed software.I want to update all of them.
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Installed postgres 9.6 'successfully' from source but not available [closed]
I'm trying to upgrade a server from postgresql-9.1 to version 9.6.
I would normally install something with apt-get install but I'm working with a server at work that doesn't have direct internet ...
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How can I update a particular software through Terminal without sudo apt-get update?
For general updates I use:
sudo apt-get update
But I want to update my Ovito software from 2.3.2 to 2.6.2, which is not achieved by the above command.
How can I update a particular software ...
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Errors when running "sudo apt update" Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic with Hetzner
When I run
sudo apt -y update
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Hit:1 http://mirror.hetzner.de/ubuntu/packages bionic InRelease
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88.7 kB]
Hit:...