Questions tagged [release-management]

Questions about the release procedures for a release, including policies, stable release updates, and distribution upgrades.

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How to see what is new when I get a ubuntu touch update?

I'm working with my Ubuntu Touch BQ Aquaris phone for a month now but I can't seem to find out what the new features are when I get an update. For instance, today I got an update to 14.10 (R21). Where ...
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How to update distribution data

I have a machine that's been through many updates of Ubuntu and recently Xubuntu, but now seems stuck and some things won't update, like the graphical card drivers, so I get no pictures on the console,...
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Cannot do-release-upgrade from kubuntu 17.10 to bionic beaver

always if I try start do-release-upgrade ( equal with sudo or as root ) I got the message: root@mbc-workstation:~# do-release-upgrade Neue Veröffentlichungen von Ubuntu werden gesucht *(German means: ...
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Which branch am I on?

After doing a do-release-upgrade -d about a month ago, I switched, as intended, to the development branch (-d) of Ubuntu 17.10. Now, after its final release, I would like to confirm that I am back to ...
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Which is the best way to do a phased release package updates?

I work on a company with multiple environments: dev, test, prod. We currently have a way to test the updates posted on the Ubuntu Repositories but is really complex and doesn't work properly. So we ...
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How to programmatically query latest version/release of Ubuntu?

I'm using a script to build an unattended install ISO for some servers. A few weeks ago, Ubuntu incremented 14.04.3 to 14.04.4. The script I am using has the version number hard-coded into the script, ...
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exspected new version alert did not appear on release date

I have run 15.04 from beta one +2. Now that the release date of 23rd April has come and gone, I tried sudo apt-get update and upgrade. I suspect the Vivid repositories in update manager need to ...
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Where I can see Lintian build logs?

As a mainly Debian user, I love to see the PTS with several reports about all the packages for Debian repositories, including Lintian reports. I've check out the Testing Tracker but I haven't seen ...
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Cannot print after Ubuntu 20.04 upgrade

After I upgraded from 19.10 to 20.04, I am able to scan from my Canon MP190 printer but it does not print. An internet search shows that this is a common fault. Can a software update be expected? ...
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Where can a find Ubuntu minor releases change log?

Where can a see online Ubuntu minor releases change log / release log? Google or search here did not help. I've only found the major release notes. For instance, I want to see what minor releases ...
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How to browse package versions for a particular Ubuntu LTS point release

I want to determine which version of a particular package is included in a particular LTS point release. E.g. I know from here that package openssl was at package version 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2 when 14.04 ...
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Kernel update plans for Ubuntu

Is there a site where we can see which kernels we will most likely be getting with upcoming Ubuntu releases? I'm personally thinking if I should install the 3.13.7.x kernel manually or waiting to get ...
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What is a good workflow to develop/test/release packages via apt repositories?

We are currently looking for a workflow to manage Ubuntu packages and releases within apt repositories. Until now our small team did the development in git. One occasionally used the master branch to ...
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Why 13.04 Raring is not in http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/

I'm trying to install software (bundlebee) from the old 13.04 ubuntu release following this instructions but it isnt working. I think thats because in http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ there aren't a ...
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VirtualBox release key after a few seconds

I am using Ubuntu in VirtualBox and it works pretty fine, but there is a problem that I am having since I started using it. I use Emacs and therefore, I use a lot of combinations/shortcuts/bindings ...
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remaining 20.04 packages after release upgrade to 22.04

I performed a do-release-upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04 LTS on two machines. Both went through. Now I see different old packages on them: apt list --installed | grep 20.04 g++-11/now 11.4.0-2ubuntu1~20....
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20.04 -> 22.04 release "unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade"

In /var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log (earlier) 2023-07-31 12:38:07,292 ERROR NoDistroTemplateException raised: Error: could not find a distribution template for Ubuntu/focal Traceback (most recent call ...
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How to find a reason for a change in Ubuntu? (example: removal of package wslu from the default installation)

I would like to check the decision process for a certain change in Ubuntu. I found the commits implementing the change but in the changelog there is just a plain statement of the change without any ...
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Error when starting Gnome Terminal

My gnome terminal won't open. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it. No luck. I was able to install an Xfce terminal though. There is also a red circle with a white x on it in the lower right hand ...
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Unable to update from Ubuntu 20.04 ro 20.10

I am trying to update my system from 20.04 to 20.10 If I try through the Update Manager after installing all available updates I am toldI am up to date but that 20.10 is available. Click on Update ...
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How do module updates get propagated to LTS users?

I (and others) recently had an issue with the input-wacom module which has been fixed by the developers. I tested it by manually compilng the module and the maintainers have now released the fix and ...
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Where dowload Ubuntu 20.4.1 ISO not-live

I wanto to install UUb-20.4.1_x64 on vmware but when I to downloaded ISO release, always is live-server, when I to created the repo in /etc/apt/source.list (echo "deb file:/mnt/ $(lsb_release -cs)...
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Launchpad Release file missing

When I started Software Updater in 18.04 this error occurred but the update went on and completed E:The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/sbackup-team/stable/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a ...
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Install an old OpenShot release in Ubuntu 18.04

OpenShot is a free video editing software. In 2017, developpers updated it in a QT version. Recently I moved to Ubuntu 18.04 instead of 16.04 so I had no choice and had to use the new version of ...
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Will ubuntu-server have alpha/beta releases for 17.10?

I am working on enabling Ubuntu 17.10 on a server. In order to do so I want to download ubuntu-server image for alpha2 but it is not present on http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/ I have seen ...
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Release configuration problem with Synaptic Package Manager

I recently updated my Ubuntu 10 (lucid) to 14 (trusty). Now the synaptic package manager refuses to start saying: E: The value 'lucid' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not ...
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Is the development version of Ubuntu cloned from the immediate previous stable release?

I installed Ubuntu 14.04 and saw that it showed Ubuntu 13.10 while installing. I could confirm I installed Ubuntu 14.04 when I did this on a terminal: lsb_release -a and got this as output: ...
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What is the newest version of PHP/MySQL for Ubuntu 10.04?

I'm just trying to make sure I am getting the right information, since I won't have access to my server for a few days. So what is the newest version of PHP/MySQL for Ubuntu 10.04? I am currently ...
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Changing the repository to upgrade

For upgrading a release (e.g. from Quantal to Raring), apt-get dist-upgrade does work. I wonder what happens if simply changing the repository (e.g. from Quantal to Raring) then utilizing normal apt-...
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Upgrades from previous versions

I have couple of questions about upgrades: Why is Ubuntu still including the release name in the sources.list? The package manager could get this information from /etc/lsb-release. And it's really ...
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i dont know how to get ubuntu software i keep getting a message that it can not find it

i do not have the Ubuntu software manager on my system i have tried using the terminal to get it using the codes but it wont let me i keep getting the same message like try another way what other way ...
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The process of updating a "Normal Release"?

I was amazed to see 13.04 "just work" when it came to getting my wireless internet up and running. Not sure if it was the firmware or the drivers or just having a very up-to-date linux kernel... but ...
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