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if I install 23.04 now can I upgrade it easily to 23.10 next month (Ubuntu)

if I install 23.04 now can I upgrade it easily to 23.10 next month (Ubuntu) I started downloading the 23.04 iso and realized quarter tiling is on 23.10. So I have a choice now between 22.04.04 LTS and 23.04. Wouldn’t mind trying 23.04 if I can upgrade next month to 23.10 easily. Asked By: mLstudent33 …

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Unattended-Upgrades configuration for custom repo only

Unattended-Upgrades configuration for custom repo only OS: LMDE 5 (based on Debian 11 Bullseye) To keep the system tidy, I use separate files to overrides the original distribution/developer configuration files wherever possible. This also prevents problems when the developer makes changes to the original config and keeps my settings safe. etc… For Unattended-Upgrades, the original …

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How can I upgrade the "find" command to the latest version?

How can I upgrade the "find" command to the latest version? I got this answer for Is it possible to chain two consecutive find commands? last year. Today I wanted to test the latest recommendation to pipe two find commands together. find … -print0 | find -files0-from – … To my surprise it did not …

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PC just reboots after installing XanMod kernel

PC just reboots after installing XanMod kernel The XanMod kernel description seemed good so Ι wanted to test it out. Ι did what it said on XanMod’s kernel page: Register the PGP key: wget -qO – https://dl.xanmod.org/archive.key | sudo gpg –dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/xanmod-archive-keyring.gpg Add the repository: echo ‘deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/xanmod-archive-keyring.gpg] http://deb.xanmod.org releases main’ | sudo tee …

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No internet connection after upgrading to 5.15.0-83 on Ubuntu 22.04.3

No internet connection after upgrading to 5.15.0-83 on Ubuntu 22.04.3 A few days ago I ran an automatic upgrade on my Ubuntu 22.04.3. Today I restarted my PC and it now it cannot connect to the internet. I tried both Wi-Fi (in 2 different cards) and a LAN cable, but the effect is the same. …

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Upgrading FadeIn Pro

Upgrading FadeIn Pro I’m trying to update screenwriting software FadeIn Pro from 4.0.19 to 4.1.0. I’ve tried what I think should work to upgrade the app, as well as a few other attempts, but nothing has worked so far. I am brand-spanking new to Linux. I built my first Linux machine only a few weeks …

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Ubuntu upgrade to 20.04, cannot uninstall prior version of gnumeric

Ubuntu upgrade to 20.04, cannot uninstall prior version of gnumeric I upgraded Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 a few days ago using Software Updater. After the upgrade, Gnumeric will not open my old gnumeric files. If I start Gnumeric then open a Gnumeric file, the hard drive lights a bit then it crashes. There are errors …

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pip disappeared after system upgrade

pip disappeared after system upgrade I upgraded from 22.10 to 23.04 just now without any problems. However, after the upgrade my pip is not working and I cannot figure out how to make it working again. If i just want to call it: pip bash: /usr/local/bin/pip: cannot execute: required file not found With sudo: sudo …

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Is automating updates in apt and snap a good idea?

Is automating updates in apt and snap a good idea? To save on some typing on every update I’ve created the following script: #!/usr/bin/env bash set -e patching(){ apt-get update -y; DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get dist-upgrade -y; snap refresh apt autoremove -y }; patching; (Question 0: The script runs through but are there any glaring oversights or …

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apt dist-upgrade wants to install firefox that is already installed by snap

apt dist-upgrade wants to install firefox that is already installed by snap In Ubuntu 22.04 I have firefox 115.0.2 (the last version to date AFAIK) installed by default via snap (which firefox returns "/snap/bin/firefox"). Yet, when I try to use apt to do a dist-upgrade (sudo apt dist-upgrade) it wants to install firefox as a …

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Ubuntu 22.04. does show black screen instead of login-screen after last update

Ubuntu 22.04. does show black screen instead of login-screen after last update I use Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on a Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16IAU7. It functions normal, until today. Now after i boot it it will not show the login-screen but a black screen (the encryption before will show normal and i enter my passphrase, …

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apt-get upgrade/install (anything) exited with error

apt-get upgrade/install (anything) exited with error after last apt-get update I am no longer able to install anything. Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree… Done Reading state information… Done Calculating upgrade… Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: g++-12 grub-pc-bin libnvidia-cfg1-530 libnvidia-common-530 libnvidia-compute-530 libnvidia-decode-530 libnvidia-encode-530 libnvidia-extra-530 libnvidia-fbc1-530 libnvidia-gl-530 nvidia-compute-utils-530 …

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Doing a "sudo sed -i 's/bullseye/bookworm/g' /etc/apt/sources.list" to go from Debian 11 to 12, shall I deal with "source.list.d" in the same move?

Doing a "sudo sed -i 's/bullseye/bookworm/g' /etc/apt/sources.list" to go from Debian 11 to 12, shall I deal with "source.list.d" in the same move? I am planning to upgrade from Debian 11 to Debian 12 soon. The main action I intend to take is: sudo sed -i ‘s/bullseye/bookworm/g’ /etc/apt/sources.list The /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory contains additional .list source …

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broken linux-generic or linux-headers-generic dependencies on 23.04

broken linux-generic or linux-headers-generic dependencies on 23.04 $ sudo apt update Hit:1 http://lv.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lunar InRelease Hit:2 http://lv.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lunar-updates InRelease Hit:3 http://lv.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lunar-backports InRelease Hit:4 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu kinetic InRelease Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lunar-security InRelease [109 kB] Hit:6 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease Fetched 109 kB in 0s (280 kB/s) Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree… Done Reading state information… …

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Need to free up space in /var/cache/apt/archives to apply updates

Need to free up space in /var/cache/apt/archives to apply updates I’m a Windows guy but our Linux guy is out, so please excuse my ignorance here. I have a server running 20.04 and it states that I have a lot of updates to apply. When I run the command sudo apt-get updates, it rolls through …

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What are the risks of doing apt-get upgrade(s), but never apt-get dist-upgrade(s)?

What are the risks of doing apt-get upgrade(s), but never apt-get dist-upgrade(s)? At work, I received a VM on VirtualBox. I have no clue about its composition except that it is running Debian 10. Quickly, because tools like Chrome were complaining, I had to do an apt-get update + upgrade to put packages in their …

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