Questions tagged [release-management]
Questions about the release procedures for a release, including policies, stable release updates, and distribution upgrades.
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Upgrading from Lunar (23.04) to Noble (24.04 LTS)
I have a bunch of deployments stuck on 23.04 that I would like to upgrade to 24.04 LTS, and a couple of weeks ago I was successfully able to do so, not today.
The do-release-upgrade tool tried to ...
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Does updating Ubuntu from v. 20.04 to 22.04 force reinstallation of Snap?
For various reasons*, I've completely removed Snap and snapd from Ubuntu 20.04, including adding the file, nosnap.pref, in /etc/apt/preferences.d/, to prevent reinstallation of Snap and Snap-based ...
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How do I disable the Upgrade to Ubunut 24.04.1 LTS spammer [duplicate]
Since Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS came out, every day, I get a reminder that I need to upgrade. I am a grown up, I know this. I don't need to be spammed every day by a reminder. How do I make it stop?
As an ...
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How can I view a complete package list for each release of Ubuntu?
Im looking for a complete list of all packages by release of Ubuntu version. https://packages.ubuntu.com/ allows me to view all packages in a release which is nice, but what about each individual ...
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Ubuntu end of life: will snap applications still receive updates?
When a Ubuntu version reaches end of life (EOL) it stops receiving APT updates.
Does this apply to the snap store as well, that is, when Ubuntu is EOL does $ sudo snap refresh stop working?
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Is there an official source to know for each Ubuntu release what was the systemd version applied?
Is there an official resource where is available a complete list of all the Ubuntu releases but including the respective version of systemd applied for each one? I found this systemd/NEWS page where ...
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Will Ubuntu 24.04.0 eventually pick up all fixes etc. included in 24.04.1 [duplicate]
I needed to roll forward to Ubuntu 24.04 this past May. Many here suggest waiting for the first point release, possibly coming in August. At some point after that point release comes out, will ...
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How to see changes in every Ubuntu update?
I want to know what has changed in Ubuntu 22.04.1 vs 22.04.2, but I cannot find ANYTHING. There is only some "download link" for 22.04.5 .
What is the main website that has details about ...
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How do I replicate the automated system used to build the Ubuntu iso file?
So I came across this article, which says the following:
An automated system builds CD and DVD images based on the packages in the archive. Its log files are available from http://people.ubuntu.com/~...
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Where can I find the git repository with the manifest and related files used to create the Ubuntu release iso file?
This is the manifest file I'm talking about: https://releases.ubuntu.com/jammy/ubuntu-22.04.4-live-server-amd64.manifest
Where does it come from? Usually there is a git repository to maintain these ...
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What exactly constitutes the Ubuntu iso file that you download when you "download Ubuntu"?
Is it just Debian but with more packages specified in the manifest file, or is there anything else included?
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How exactly do Ubuntu developers generate the iso file that gets released?
Usually you'd have the source code somewhere like in a GitHub repository, then you would run some CI/CD pipelines to create a release. Where is that source code? I did some research and many people ...
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ubuntu 23.10 dark mode is not working
I installed ubuntu 23.10 yesterday. There is a bug here. Dark mode is not working. How can ı fix this bug?enter image description here
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Ubuntu 23.10 released? [duplicate]
I have a simple question, has Ubuntu 23.10 been released? Why I ask is when I query the release information, it comes back negative:
david@david-XPS-15-9530:~$ sudo do-release-upgrade
[sudo] password ...
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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
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2023-07-31 12:38:07,292 ERROR NoDistroTemplateException raised: Error: could not find a distribution template for Ubuntu/focal
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What is the difference between ubuntu release like artful, bionic, cosmic etc?
How are these different from the proper OS release we get?
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Why is Ubuntu 20.04 asking me to upgrade to 22.04 (with 116 days left of upgrades and bug fixes) if this version is supposed to be EOL only in 2025? [duplicate]
Every time I log in and every day a popup box warns me that this version Kubuntu focal 20.04.5 LTS has only 116 days left of updates and bug fixes. It looks like it comes from the KDE Daemon?
If I ...
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Why is the WSL rootfs no longer published in the latest cloud images? [duplicate]
I just noticed, at least for Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) that ubuntu-22.04-server-cloudimg-amd64-wsl.rootfs.tar.gz is no longer published in the latest releases of the Ubuntu cloud images. It can be found in ...
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Upgrade to 22.04 from 21.10 (impish EOL, Release no longer has a Release file) [duplicate]
Please don't close as "duplicate" because: I know there are very similar questions of fact (see below) but I am considerably less Linux literate and am seeking instructions for my skill ...
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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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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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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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problem with ubuntu 21.10 and nodejs [duplicate]
I just upgrade my Ubuntu from 21.04 to 21.10.
I did the upgrade by the do-release-upgrade command so, the upgrade is finished and my problems begin: I use GO and nodejs packages, after upgrading the ...
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Where do I find previous 18.04 point releases? [duplicate]
Where are the version of 18.04 LTS prior to 5 found? We have an application that stopped working on 18.04.5 and want to install 18.04.4 and possibly earlier. They don't seem to be any links to the ...
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Ubuntu release update packages
How often does Ubuntu release update packages, is there a procedure or stipulated time to release these updates? My question is focused on if the manufacturer (Ubuntu) has any policy to release ...
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How can I find the daily hirsute hippo?
Here is the ubuntu base:
bionic/
daily (impish indri)/
focal/
releases/
for example: this is daily focal
As you can see, there is no daily Hirsute Hippo.
How can I find the daily hirsute hippo (tar....
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Is there Ubuntu Unstable/Development, like Debian Sid (Unstable)?
I'd like to install such Ubuntu that it has always most recent APT packages. For example if new CLang is released then I want to have it in my Ubuntu in one or two weeks.
Is there anything in Ubuntu ...
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Updation Error on ubuntu 20.04
W: An error occurred during the signature verification.
The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used.
GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu focal
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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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When Ubuntu 21.04 will release? [duplicate]
When Ubuntu 21.04 will release? I'm waiting from the beginning of this year.
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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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OS upgrade forced in steps
Is it by design that Ubuntu 18.04 will not upgrade to 20.10 immediately?
I set my os update setting to ‘normal’ which means it will match any OS upgrade, not just lts.
Yet, the OS update for 18.04 ...
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Ubuntu Eoan: release does not have a Release file [closed]
I've got the following errors below, the release files appear to be missing from the website:
Ign:1 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan InRelease
Ign:2 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu ...
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All Kubuntu releases?
I would like to know if ALL Kubuntu releases are available in the way the Ubuntu-proper releases are at http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/, from 4.10 to 20.10
I would like to take a look at some ...
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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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Why does "uname -o" return GNU/Linux instead of Ubuntu?
I known that the uname -o command will display the operating system. But when I run that on Ubuntu 20.04, I get
GNU/Linux
not Ubuntu. Why is it like this?
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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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Deskop shows green dots and skip some letter after upgrading from Ubuntu 19.10 to 20.04 [duplicate]
After upgrading from Ubuntu 19.10 to 20.04, software looks working fine, but the main GNOME desktop screen is showing these green lines. Also Gedit text icon in the Dock has some buggy look and some ...
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End of Standard Support and End of Life
What do these terms mean?
End of Standard Support
End of Life
Does this mean that I can't use this specific Ubuntu version, or something else?
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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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Why is Python 2.7 still the default Python version in Ubuntu?
According to official documentation of Python, Python2.7 support will end near in future.
DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 will reach the end of its life on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade your Python as ...
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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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Why isn't Ubuntu moving its repositories to old-releases anymore?
Since 17.10 Ubuntu has its archives still in Ubuntu Archives instead of old-releases. Is there any reason for this?
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“No new release found” when upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04 LTS?
I'm trying to upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04 LTS. When I go to do-release-upgrade, though, I get a message "no new release found."
I've tried editing (or not editing) /update-manager/release-upgrades; I'...
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End-of-life vs. end-of-support vs. moving of repositories
So, I am still using 14.04 at the moment and I know that end-of-support is coming at the end of this month unless you have extended security maintenance (which I don't).
However, I am a bit confused ...
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The packages for old releases are not available anymore?
I am trying to find specific packages that were available in old releases of Ubuntu, but have been removed from current ones.
I can download images of all CDs the old releases had (http://old-...
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Large delay between release of package update and availability in update manager
On my Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop, I regularly (usually multiple times per week) check for updates via the update manager GUI and install all updates that are shown as available.
Today, and this was ...
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