Questions tagged [maintenance]
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How do I clean up my dconf database?
Dconf is pretty young, yet my database is already a mess with lots of "schema-less" keys. Is there a way to do some cleaning up, or would I need to start from scratch (by removing ~/.config/dconf/user ...
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Is system cleanup/optimization needed
Does Ubuntu need regular cleanups like Windows. For example:
Cleaning the logs
Temporary files
Package cache
Dependencies left over
I am not referring to web browsers only.
In case I never do a ...
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Why are there deb files in /var/cache/apt/archives/?
Why are there deb files in /var/cache/apt/archives/?
In what cases were the deb files downloaded into that directory?
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Emergency mode due to filesystem check
On bootup, filesystem check occurs and it stops at 61% and I am redirected to a page with the message you are in the emergency mode. I don't know what to do next.
This is the message that I get at ...
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How to run Ubuntu Tweak's janitor automatically?
My aim is to have the janitor running at startup, with a pre-configured profile (e.g. clean old packages and empty the browser cache), much like CCleaner's /AUTO parameter on Windows.
The website is ...
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Will the 12.04.1 ISO appear on the Ubuntu website?
Following the release schedule for 12.04 here, I see that today, the 12.04.1 maintenance release will come out. Since it includes all updates found for 12.04 up until today and saves me a lot of ...
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Remove/Purge program with all residuals
In my quest to fix a conflict with AirVPN client and AA 17.10, I have decided to uninstall Air and remove all residual files, threads, ect.
DNS conflicts & no connect wifi VPN
Investigating the ...
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Why are apt-get repositories hardcoded to a specific release?
From the usability point of view, I do not understand why on each release upgrade you have to manually patch all the URLs of apt in order to make them point to the newer distribution.
Why is not ...