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How to determine which installation process I used to install an application
I use various way of installing application apt install snap install .deb But every time, when I need to update a program I struggled to find which method I use to install, therefore which method I ...
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SNAP STORE does not display files when I select a Proton VPN server. How can I fix that?
I run Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on an HP Elitebook 8460P with 8GB RAM and 250GB HDD storage space. I use Proton VPN and login after Ubuntu boots to my desktop. (I have the Kill switch set to the Advanced ...
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Remaining Packages after a Failed System Update
Ubuntu Update Manager stalled on the upgrade of a package (surfshark VPN). After quite some time, I have killed the entire process and rebooted. I have removed surfshark from my system, but when ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 ETS - Update Apache to 2.4.58
We are using a Ubuntu 18.04 server for a service which will be retired later this year, and will not function above this version. Whereas the ideal solution would be to upgrade the OS, due to resource ...
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The Ubuntu installation is faulty
I have installed the recommended two updates (Ubuntu) to 18.04 and since I can no longer open my writing files (LibreOffice). There is an error message BrokenCount>0 and that the package is ...
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Expanded Security Maintenance is not enabled on Ubuntu machine
Upon SSH'ing into my Ubuntu MATE 22.04 machine, I am greeted with: Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications is not enabled. in Welcome to Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.15.0-60-generic x86_64)...
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Can't install any package: "package linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic is missing final newline"?
I tried to install some package updates on my Ubuntu 20.04.5, but everything fails with: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: files list file for package 'linux-image-5.4.0-42-generic' is ...
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How to determine why the kernel updated
I have an Ubuntu 20.04 VM hosted in Azure, deployed from the prevailing image at the time. It runs a couple of docker containers, and shuts down every day at 17h00, and starts up at 06h30 every ...
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How to fix <urlopen error ……. unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:997)> in Ubuntu?
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Only Ubuntu). How can I fix this issue: urlopen error ……. unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:997) May be because of this issue I can't attach my system to ...
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How to make Ubuntu 20.04 stop checking for/reporting updates?
I am upgrading my machines periodically so I don't need to be reminded. I have configured Ubuntu 20.04 like this: However I'm still getting this dialog every once in a while (maybe once a week): Now,...
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Verifying the running kernel matches the latest installed kernel in Ubuntu
unattended-upgrades in Ubuntu automatically installs security updates including the kernel but does not reboot automatically (and it's OK, I don't need/want automatic reboots). How can I find out ...
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"Package failed to install" error in KDE
I have Ubuntu 20.04 and KDE Plasma 5.18.5. When I try to install system updates I get this error: Package failed to install Error while installing package: cannot copy extracted data for './boot/...
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403 Forbidden error updating while in Anchorage, Alaska
This seems odd but it only happens when it's in Anchorage. I'm trying to update my Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and issue "sudo apt update" but this is what I'm getting: E: Failed to fetch http://...
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Why do you have to downgrade foreign packages before upgrading Linux Mint?
Just curious, when upgrading from Linux Mint 19 to 20, why is it necessary to downgrade foreign packages? Why can't the upgrade utility simply ignore them? (note: this may be applicable to many Linux ...
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/usr/bin/ssh and /usr/sbin/sshd can't be moved to update openssh-server and openssh-client because of immutable attribute
Ubuntu Server can't be upgraded because it says that openssh-sftp-server package have unmet dependencies The following packages have unmet dependencies: openssh-sftp-server : Depends: openssh-client (...
