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 install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release?
Recently I have installed an older version of Ubuntu on my old machine. Whenever I try to install any software, I get an error saying it couldn't be found:
$ sudo apt-get install vlc
Reading package ...
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How do I upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu?
What are the different ways I can use to upgrade Ubuntu from one release to another?
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Why is "No new release found" when upgrading from a LTS to the next?
I'm following the upgrade instructions on Ubuntu's website, but on launching the upgrade tool I get this response:
Checking for a new ubuntu release
No new release found
Am I doing something wrong? ...
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How can I find the version of Ubuntu that is installed?
I installed some version of Ubuntu on my VMware, but I don't know what version exactly it is. How can I find it out?
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Why don't the Ubuntu repositories have the latest versions of software?
Why are packages in the official Ubuntu repositories older than the latest (upstream) versions from Debian Sid, PPAs, the authors, etc.?
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How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
I just installed a new version of Ubuntu and I want to roll it back to the previous version.
How can I do that? Is that even possible?
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What's the difference between a Long Term Support Release and a Normal Release?
What are the differences between an Ubuntu Long Term Support release (LTS) and a normal release?
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There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?
I've been running Alpha releases of Ubuntu for some time now. I keep running into issues - how can I get these resolved? What should I do when I encounter these problems? And where can I find other ...
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No more updates for Google Chrome 32-bit
I am using Google Chrome 48.0 32-bit. Today when I launched Google Chrome, I got this message:
This computer will soon stop receiving Google Chrome updates because
this Linux system will no longer ...
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Can I smoothly upgrade from one LTS to next LTS release?
Question is about Ubuntu release process. Are migrations from n to n+1 releases expected?
Assuming we have server with installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Will it be smoothly upgradable to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ...
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What's the meaning of version numbering of Ubuntu?
What's the meaning of the numbering for different versions? Do they signify something?
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How do I upgrade to the development release (aka. Ubuntu+1)?
How do I upgrade to the unreleased version of Ubuntu for testing?
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Upgrading LTS to LTS (server) -- why wait for the first point release?
Does anyone know the (specific) reasons that it is recommended that old LTS server users wait until the point release to upgrade? Is it just a matter of bug fixes and waiting for improved stability ...
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Upgrading from the command line? [duplicate]
I would like to know how to upgrade from my current version of Ubuntu to the next stable from the Command line interface?
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What will happen when the Code Names of the Ubuntu releases get to Z [closed]
The last release was Natty Narwhal (Letter N) for the 11.04. Then it was Oneiric Ocelot (Letter O) for the 11.10. This time, the newest one will be Precise Pangolin (Letter P) for the 12.04.
At this ...
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What are point releases in LTS versions?
There are so called "point releases" for LTS versions of Ubuntu. 10.04.3 for instance.
What are those "point releases" releases?
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I installed an alpha or beta, am I up to date with the final release if I keep upgrading?
I installed an Ubuntu alpha or beta and have been keeping it up to date.
So, Should I presume that my system has automatically updated to the next alpha or beta, and will be running the official ...
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What is the main differences between Ubuntu and Redhat? [closed]
Except for package management systems and environments, I would like to know what the main differences are between them .
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Can I do a Silent or Unattended Release Upgrade?
How do I upgrade to a new Ubuntu version without having to react to prompts?
I'm on 12.04 now and would like to install 12.10. When I start the update, it usually downloads stuff, then asks a ...
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Why doesn't the latest Ubuntu edition come with the latest stable Linux kernel version?
I have recently noticed that the latest version of Ubuntu does not come with the latest stable Linux kernel version.
For example, Kubuntu 16.04 LTS comes with Kernel 4.4.0-21-generic while the latest ...
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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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Why was the virtualbox package removed from the 14.04 repository?
I'm having some problems trying to run my Windows XP virtual machine after upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 today. When I tried to start it a message dialog was displayed saying that the kernel drivers aren'...
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At what time will the upcoming Ubuntu release be made available?
Every six months a new Ubuntu version will be released. Does anyone know at which time this will be?
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How to get Ubuntu distribution's full code name?
$ lsb_release -c
Codename: trusty
$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS \n \l
$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04 ...
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What is Ubuntu 16.05, 16.06, etc
What is the Ubuntu 16.03, 16.05, 15.11, etc? I was typing Ubuntu 16.04 and accidentally typed 16.03. I saw things like Ubuntu 16.03, 16.05, 16.01 on launchpad. They were milestones relating to the ...
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When will Ubuntu 18.04 release and at what time? [duplicate]
I heard that April 26 will be the day Ubuntu 18.04 is going to be releasing its stable version.
Is it possible to know in advance at what time?
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What was the first version of Ubuntu and where can I find it?
This wiki page lists Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) as the first Ubuntu released by Canonical Ltd.
But I wanted to know whether there ever was an Ubuntu 1.x, as in Windows or Mac OS. If yes, is it ...
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Why did Canonical drop support for Gimp and how to recover from it?
I was offered an upgrade to 16.04. During the upgrade, I saw this:
I can kinda see why Expect and w3m are being dropped, but why Gimp?
More importantly, how to do I find pre-built packages that I ...
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Why is the life of Ubuntu 13.04 so short?
Looking at the release page, I noticed the short life of 13.04. It is only 8 months : April 2013 to January 2014.
Why is the life of 13.04 so short?
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Where is 16.04.4 LTS?
While I was just reading through the Xenial Xerus Release Schedule, I saw the next point release, being 16.04.4 LTS on February 15th, 2018. I was waiting 4 days for it.
On the release date, I ...
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Why did Thunderbird replace Evolution in 11.10?
According to this, The default email client for Ubuntu 11.10 will be Thunderbird instead of Evolution. I've used Evolution since Ubuntu 9.10; I've always used the default applications because I ...
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What is on the DVD Edition of Ubuntu?
Just curious, because Google isn't coming up with anything and Ubuntu.com is hardly descriptive; but what is the difference between Ubuntu CD .iso and the DVD .iso? What's on the DVD that isn't on the ...
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Ubuntu latest LTS is now released, why can't I upgrade from previous LTS? And how can I force the upgrade? [duplicate]
Ubuntu Server 16.04 is now released.
I have Ubuntu (server) 14.04.4 LTS, but when I try to do a do-release-upgrade it tells me that there are no upgrades available.
Why?
How can I upgrade my ...
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Why isnt there an Ubuntu release name starting with C (and A)
Its Breezy Badger then Dapper Drake. Where are Clumsy Chameleon and Awesome Antelope?
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How come Ubuntu 18.04 LTS has a 32bit iso installer?
As mentioned in the Bionic Beaver release notes, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will not have a 32 bit Desktop Image Installer. But in the beta 1 release it has 32bit Desktop Images.
This is little off topic, but ...
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Quantal backported kernel in 12.04.2? What's going on there?
I'm sure that I'm not the first and/or only one to notice that 12.04.2, released earlier this year, installs by default a backported 3.5 kernel from the Quantal (12.10) release.
I'm surprised to see ...
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How will people upgrade from 12.10 to later releases after 13.04 is EOL?
Looking at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
13.04 will reach EOL in January 2014, while 12.10 will reach EOL in April 2014, therefore if a 12.10 user hasn't upgraded to 13.04 and subsequently to 13....
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Update manager doesn't offer an upgrade to the new release
So I have Ubuntu installed on my pc, and I want to upgrade to the new Ubuntu which was just released. When I check for any new updates it doesn't show any upgrades to the new release. How can I fix ...
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If I upgrade my system will my desktop manager change to Unity?
I have an old Acer netbook which is running Lubuntu 14.10. I haven't used it in a while and after booting in it is prompting me to upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04.
If I go ahead with the update will it ...
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What does the new logo of Ubuntu GNOME mean?
The new release of Ubuntu GNOME brings a new logo. What does this logo mean? And what is the mainly reason for changing it?
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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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Why did Canonical reduce Ubuntu's (non-LTS) support time to 9 months?
Is reducing support time the first step to having a rolling distribution?
Is there any other purpose?
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When will the next LTS version of Ubuntu be released? [duplicate]
I am a bit confused about the release schedule of Ubuntu. AFAIK, it releases a new version every 6 months right? How about the LTS version?
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Is it possible to skip an LTS upgrade?
If you want to upgrade from 10.10 to 12.04, then you'll need to follow the upgrade path; 10.10 > 11.04 > 11.10 > 12.04. However, with LTS versions, you can upgrade directly, so that you can upgrade ...
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Where can I get the latest Ubuntu Alpha or Beta?
I'd love to test the latest Ubuntu alpha/beta (otherwise known as "Ubuntu+1"), but I can't find it.
Where can I find download for the pre-releases of Ubuntu?
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How safe is it to use the "ubuntu+1"?
How safe is it to have a system like that - always on "ubuntu+1" (or Debian sid, for that matter)?
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Will Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus have LTS? [duplicate]
I've read over the information I can find on 17.04 Zesty Zapus
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZestyZapus/ReleaseNotes
The only information I can go off of for official support:
"Ubuntu 17.04 will be ...
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MD5 mismatch on my 12.04 ISO, what is going on?
I downloaded ubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso from http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/
This page also has a link to file showing the respective MD5 hashes for each file
The page shows
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Where can I find the status of the released versions of Ubuntu?
I want to know where I can find updated information about all the stable and in-development versions of Ubuntu, where I can find this information?
This question is meant to be a canonical question. ...
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"nvidia-304-updates" vs "nvidia-304" (and similar)? [duplicate]
What is the difference between these two modules? Whoever created them didn't seem to think of including a clear description.
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