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What is Ubuntu 16.05, 16.06, etc

These are monthly snapshot-releases corresponding to the milestones for the next official Ubuntu release. They are the product of the time-based release cycle used by Canonical for Ubuntu since ...
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Why don't any of these methods work for installing .Net Core SDK & runtime on 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish)?

I make it run with the APT package solution, in fact there is a conflict between Ubuntu packages (Jammy feed) and Microsoft Package (PMC), more info here: https://github.com/dotnet/core/issues/7699 ...
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Is the number of bugs falling as new Ubuntu releases are released?

No. New releases will have new software and new versions of a software so those will have totally new bugs. New hardware also introduces new drivers, new software and thus new bugs. Is not the ...
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Ubuntu Development version / How to participate, or how to get a smooth ride

If you want to help develop and debug the latest and greatest Ubuntu I suggest that you keep the testing separate from your production system, your main operating system. Other people are actually ...
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Which is the best git client for linux?

I would recommend GitKraken because it is pretty polished, but it is closed-source.
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What happened to tzdata-java in Xenial 16.04?

tzdata-java was removed because OpenJDK 8 does not provide the necessary files to build it. Quoting the Debian bug report which prompted its removal: The problem is that the default java has ...
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Apt get install php7.1-dev extension doesn't work

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install php7.1-dev This is tested and It works perfectly
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Is the number of bugs falling as new Ubuntu releases are released?

If we could count the number of bugs per Ubuntu release (... 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, ...), would it be a decreasing line? This would tend to decrease, but this is software development we're talking ...
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What is the difference between Lubuntu and Xubuntu on the basis of development communities?

There is the wider Ubuntu community, and within that community smaller communities. The Lubuntu team can be considered of team members (https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-members) and those helping the ...
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Build my own Ubuntu ISO

Use Respin which is a current fork of Remastersys Packages and [source code] 3 is available for Ubuntu 14.04 through 16.04 versions of Ubuntu. Now that Yakkety is frozen I would expect a package for ...
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Are Unity desktop environment and device convergence tied together?

The reason Canonical is scrapping Mir and Unity 8 is cutting costs. According to rumors, canonical lost 300 million pounds last year. Neither the phones nor the desktop has been making any profit and ...
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What happened to tzdata-java in Xenial 16.04?

Java 6 and 7 timezone data were included via the tzdata-java package but this package isn't available for Ubuntu 16.04 so if your java version is 7 or 6 just run : sudo apt-add-repository ppa:...
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Which is the best git client for linux?

I use command line but two very nice eye candy GUIs here: http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/ http://www.collab.net/products/giteye But you should really learn to use git in command line. It will pay ...
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I can't upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04 from 17.10

Upgrading from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or 17.10 Upgrades from 17.10 will not be enabled until a few days after 18.04's release. Upgrades from 16.04 LTS will not be enabled until a few days after the 18.04....
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How does Ubuntu formats any flash drive with file systems in terms of Code?

If you look in `/sbin' & the 'mk*' program binaries that will make file-systems (ie. format) guiverc@d960-ubu2:~$ ls /sbin/mk* /sbin/mkdosfs /sbin/mkfs /sbin/mkfs.exfat /sbin/mkfs....
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libpulse-dev installation problem

"(phased 20%)" see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PhasedUpdates https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ErrorTracker/PhasedUpdates You can wait until the phasing period is over (currently on 50%) or install the ...
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Is the number of bugs falling as new Ubuntu releases are released?

If each ubuntu stayed on the same versions of its component software then you could assume a downward trajectory in the amount of bugs, however changes are made to add functionality in the various ...
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Where to make feature requests for the Ubuntu MATE Team

I'm pretty sure the best place to take your request is the Ubuntu MATE community forum, specifically the feedback thread. There are a lot of feature requests there. Meanwhile, you know you can tell ...
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Build my own Ubuntu ISO

Using Systembackup One can backup and make live iso files with Systemback utility, you can install it from its PPA and it works the same as remastersys (no longer maintained), i think. ubuntu 14.04 ...
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Is there a GTK-Theme preview application?

The package has moved and is now called gtk3-widget-factory. $ sudo apt install gtk3-widget-factory $ gtk3-widget-factory
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How can i uninstall QtCreator 2.6.1 from 12.04?

I installed QtCreator from the default .run file distributed from the website. QtCreator is located on ~/Qt/ directory. You'll see the MaintenanceTool executable there, you have to run that on ...
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How to clone source from Launchpad?

Either use git clone -b ubuntu, or run git checkout ubuntu after cloning. However, I've just set that repository's default branch to ubuntu in Launchpad, so git clone https://git.launchpad.net/~...
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Can I legally create proprietary software to be distributed for profit using Ubuntu?

Disclaimer: I am no lawyer or certified legal counsel and this is no legal advice. Please consult a lawyer if you need to be more certain than what I can offer. Most of the pieces of software on ...
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I can't upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04 from 17.10

I had the same problem. I am not an expert but after reading various posts I tried these commands and finally got my system to start the update: xhost + sudo xhost si:localuser:root sudo update-...
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20.04 dev packages (libfreetype6-dev) not ready. Skeleton packages

Check the changelogs (at http://changelogs.ubuntu.com ) before assuming the worst. Here's an exerpt from the changelog for libfreetype6-dev that explains the difference between 18.04 and 20.04: * ...
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Need detailed instructions to install Scribus 1.5.5 from tar.xz to Ubuntu 18.04

The tar files contain the source code that you can compile and it's probably not meant for the average user. If you just want to run Scribus 1.5.x on Ubuntu you have several options that provide you ...
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What is "X Software Development" equivalent on ubuntu?

You are trying to bring knowledge about Yum's functionality to Debian (really Ubuntu). On Ubuntu you have to install xorg-dev and/or xserver-xorg-dev packages to get "X.Org X Window System ...
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Is it possible to develop the Ubuntu kernel on the same computer that one works on?

Generally, you protect your machine from development mistakes the same way you protect it from all other mistakes. Do risky operations in a virtual environment. Backups and handy reinstall media. ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 development cycle

The feature freeze is when feature stop being added/changed. The UI freeze is when the User Interface stops getting changed. The kernel freeze is a deadline for kernel updates. Exceptional ...
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