Questions tagged [development]
Development refers to the development of the Ubuntu source code through the implementation of new features and the fixing of bugs.
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not open python as file or directory
I tried to develop pyarrow on my system for use it at python by using this site commands
https://arrow.apache.org/docs/python/development.html
in use the billow command
cd arrow/python
python ...
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Failure to install libpng-dev in ubuntu 18.04
I am not able to install libpng-dev in Ubuntu 18.04, getting the following error:
libpng-dev : Depends: libpng16-16 (= 1.6.34-1) but 1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 is to be installed
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root as owner of www-data [duplicate]
Iam a php developer runing apache in a development environment (personal computer with ubuntu)... The problem is Im programming magento extensions so every moment I have to do chmod -R 777 . in ...
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Unable to install OpenGL/GLUT libraries
I'm trying to install OpenGL/GLUT libraries but I always get this error. Can someone help me?
I tryed to install il using the command sudo apt-get install freeglut3-dev
The following packages have ...
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Install oauth for python3
I'm looking for easy way to install python3-oauth with pip.
I've found this
https://help.launchpad.net/API/launchpadlib
but it refers to python2.
I've found there are some packages for python3
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I can't upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04 from 17.10 [duplicate]
I have tried using do-release-upgrade. It shows
no release found
I tried using do-release-upgrade -d. It says
development releases can only be upgraded from LTS releases
I tried sudo update-...
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How can I get started developing on a specific Linux/Ubuntu software/package? [duplicate]
I am new to Open Source Software.
How can I go about developing on an already existing software. In my case, the gnome-language selector. How can I get the source code and how can I submit changes to ...
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Ubuntu Development version / How to participate
Questions about the Ubuntu Development version
Background
AskUbuntu is dedicated to helping users with the current released versions of standard Ubuntu and Ubuntu community flavours (Kubuntu, ...
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Install VB6 (Visual basic 6 ) without using wine [duplicate]
How to install VB6 in Ubuntu 17.10 without using a wine,
if Visual studio supports to VB6 codes then how to add extension in visual studio.
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Apt get install php7.1-dev extension doesn't work
I am running Ubuntu 17.04 with PHP 7.1, I am trying to install the PHP dev extension but it isn't found:
[17:21:43] @Z240:~/workspace/api$ sudo apt install php7.1-dev
Lecture des listes de paquets... ...
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How many files are there in all packages in Ubuntu +/- 1000%?
I'm working on a successor of auto-apt which indexes package information used by apt and traces I/O requests of files contained in those packages as a program wrapper and installes them automatically.
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Tool for planning software development
does anyone know a tool to plan software. Pen and paper are fine for planning small programms, but I'm looking for a tool to organize my scripts (in my mind) when a paper is no longer big enough.
I'm ...
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How to intercept mouse clicks
I would like to run a machine learning project where I teach the operating system to issue a mouse click based on head movements and/or body gestures. For that I wish to automatically record video ...
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Running as a host user within a Docker container
In my team we use Docker containers to locally run our website applications while we do development on them.
Assuming I'm working on a Flask app at app.py with dependencies in requirements.txt, a ...
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What are private packages in the ubuntu Repository?
I see private packages in the Repos from time to time. What exactly does having a package labelled private delineate? What would I need it for?
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Lean C development environment on Ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]
I need a very lean system with minimum of packages installed for development in C programming language.
I know about build-essential meta-package but it's too big for my intents as I'm just working ...
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Logical Volume not available in /dev/mapper - can't get it to appear
I inherited an Ubuntu kvm server:
# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
... which is giving us ...
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Can I legally create proprietary software to be distributed for profit using Ubuntu? [closed]
I have looked around the web and found that Ubuntu has several types of licenses for each package installed on the OS, yet I cannot find a definitive answer to my question...
If I were to develop ...
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Installing libsystemd headers
I want to install libsystemd headers, but I can't.
output of apt-cache policy systemd:
# apt-cache policy systemd
systemd:
Installed: 229-4ubuntu13
Candidate: 229-4ubuntu13
Version table:
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Are Unity desktop environment and device convergence tied together?
In recent anouncements, Canonical CEO said that the company would pull the cord of both Unity 8 and its device convergence plans.
Are the development of Unity and the goal of device convergence tied ...
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How can I fake HiDPI so I can test my application on it?
I'm a software developer and need to get my software working on HiDPI displays, but I don't have one. How can I fake it so I can see what the users see?
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Intel Joule and Ubuntu core integration and Drivers
What devices and peripherals are supported and tested with the Intel Tuchuck development board, with the Intel Joule running Ubuntu core?
SPI
I2C
PWM
GPIO
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mraa(?)
What devices and peripherals ...
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Confused on where to start Developing for Ubuntu Desktop [closed]
I am a mobile developer (iOS/Android) . I've been using Ubuntu for 3 months , and I love it ! And I already made two other people switch to Ubuntu . As a developer I quickly wanted to build apps for ...
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Ubuntu USB connection Problem
The usb connection is confirmed in the Ubuntu terminal command "lsusb", but not in command "ls /dev".
I expected "ttyXXX" format, but I can not confirm it.
++++++ edit ++++++++
This image is that ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 - hard drive shows on two different /dev
I installed a new HDD on a Ubuntu 12.04 system. I can access the new and all old drives fine, but I just noticed that one of the old drives suddenly shows on two different /dev points.
/dev/sdc1 ...
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How do I submit a patch to an ubuntu package which is using git?
Some ubuntu packages are now using Launchpad's git support. e.g. apache2 https://code.launchpad.net/~usd-import-team/ubuntu/+source/apache2/+git/apache2
How do I create a Merge Request for such a ...
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Build my own Ubuntu ISO
I'm running the daily Ubuntu image (Yakkety Yak) and I would like to build my own Ubuntu image (alternate right now but instructions for a live image also help) while adding a few PPAs. There are ...
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how to troubleshoot libertine x apps?
Some of the apps in custom libertine container fails to launch, crashes randomly and some systematically. On normal desktop launching the application throught terminal casually provides at least some ...
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SSD partition for a development workstation
I work as a enterprise Web App developer. Atm, I only work on the server side. I develop EWA using either Java either JavaScript. My development stack includes :
Eclipse
Maven
JoNAS Web Server (or ...
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How to clone source from Launchpad?
I would like to recompile the kernel for Ubuntu touch tablet (bq m10), but can't clone the kernel source which is at launchpad here.
I do on my machine git clone <any git link from the site under ...
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What is Ubuntu silo?
There is this Ubuntu silo installer at the uAppStore, it has very positive ratings, like "I wish I would know about it earlier". It looks like some kind of testing suite? I tried to Google it, but ...
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Where to make feature requests for the Ubuntu MATE Team
I want to remove the Ubuntu MATE Welcome program, this is not useful as this is a single user installation. And no new or guest users will use the computer.
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Linux Training courses [closed]
I am a fresh computer science graduate and I have been a Linux user for five years. I would say that my Linux skills are intermediate, Like I am very comfortable using the Command Line and carrying ...
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Is the number of bugs falling as new Ubuntu releases are released? [closed]
If we could count the number of bugs per Ubuntu release (... 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, ...), would it be a decreasing line?
If not, why not? Is not the whole point of new releases to fix previous issues? ...
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What is Ubuntu 16.05, 16.06, etc
What is the Ubuntu 16.03, 16.05, 15.11, etc? I was typing Ubuntu 16.04 and accidentally typed 16.03. I saw things like Ubuntu 16.03, 16.05, 16.01 on launchpad. They were milestones relating to the ...
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Can't sign Ubuntu code of conduct
This is what I get when I type command to sign the Code of conduct for Launchpad.
clearsign failed: secret key not available
I followed steps from Launchpad but didn't get the confirmation e-mail ...
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Solved: Ubuntu phone: what is the difference between a web app and a native one?
Question: Is an application written in JavaScript (A language that Ubuntu recommends) a native or a web one?
Answer: According to Ubuntu SDK, Javascript/HTML/CSS apps are considered to be Native ...
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What happened to tzdata-java in Xenial 16.04?
On upgrading to xenial, the package tzdata-java was removed and is indeed no longer available. I managed to install older JDK versions (still needed for some development) from the openjdk-r PPA, but ...
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Java obfuscator?
I do Java development and I was wondering if there is a Java obfuscator that I can install on Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 with GNOME 3.20? That is one that I could give the code to and it would do things like ...
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What is the common way to save data in a database stucture in the ubuntu sdk
I plan to write an ubuntu app that runs on all ubuntu mobile devices as well on the ubuntu desktop. In this app i have to save some things onto the hard disk via database.
What is the common way to ...
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When I boot my Ubuntu appears a message: /dev/sda clean [duplicate]
I'm new in Linux and I don't know what I need to do in this screen or if it's an error.
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Which is the best git client for linux? [closed]
I am moving out of a windows enviroment where i used Tortoise Git. I heard linux git clients are pretty poor... can you guys help me finding a good one?
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Development items disappeared from software center
In Ubuntu 14.04, I could search the software center for items like "libsdl" and get a link at the bottom to show the development packages.
In Ubuntu 16.04, this option to show development packages is ...
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Can I develop code on my bq Ubuntu tablet and compile and run it on the tablet?
Is there any reason I cannot use my bq Ubuntu tablet in desktop mode to write, compile and run code for Ubuntu development?
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CodeBlocks in a Xenial
I'm newbie in linux and I can't install the codeblocks in the xenial.
These errors happen:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
codeblocks:
Depends: libcodeblocks0 (= 16.01~ubuntu16....
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'dpkg-source' unpack error on Ubuntu GNOME 16.04
After installing Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 with GNOME 3.20 in a VM I have found that if I run an apt-get source command such as:
apt-get source apt
I get the following errors after it has downloaded the ...
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OpenGL error in Snaps Ubuntu 16.04
Snap packages are failing to launch the UI complaining of
libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
Unrecognized OpenGL version
Unrecognized ...
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APT and the Devel Release
So I was looking around on the web, and I found out about the development release. It really popped out to me, because it's a rolling release, based on what I understand. I am aware that it sacrifices ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 development cycle
What does the following terms means and being a web developer which one is preferred before the stable release.
alpha 1
alpha 2
Feature freeze
UI freeze
kernel freeze
Please explain a bit.
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How do I contribute code to Ubuntu so that Ubuntu devs have to expend a minimum of effort in integrating it?
I have submitted a few bug reports over the years, most have never been closed (not closed fixed, anyway). I think I could speed this process a bit if I submitted patches. However:
How do I submit ...
