Category: Ubuntu 24.04 Lts
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Critical Bug Halts Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Upgrades: What You Need to Know
Last week, the first point release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS was made available, with upgrades from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to the new version officially supported. However, these upgrades were problematic for some users, whether on Ubuntu server or desktop versions. In response, Canonical has temporarily halted upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS…
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: First Point Release Now Available for Download
After a two-week delay, the first Ubuntu 24.04 LTS point release is now ready to download. The first point release delivers an updated ISO, and sees direct upgrades from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS enabled. Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS amalgamates all the bug fixes, security patches, kernel enhancements, and software updates issued since its initial launch in April…
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Delay Announced: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS First Point Release Pushed Back by Two Weeks
The initial point release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will not launch this week as previously scheduled. The Ubuntu development team had planned to release Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS on Thursday, August 19th. However, the release has been delayed due to the discovery of several significant upgrade bugs. The new release date for Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS is…
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Ubuntu Rushes to Implement AppArmor Fix for Flatpak App Startup Issues
The recent update to AppArmor to remedy issues with 3rd-party apps being unable to run on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (due to its security hardening) inadvertently prevents a fleet of popular Flatpak apps from running either. The Telegram Desktop, KeePassXC, and Steam clients are among Flatpak apps users have reported issues with, seemingly due to the…
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App Not Working on Ubuntu 24.04? An AppArmor Update Could Be the Solution
If you’ve been experiencing issues getting some apps to run or work properly in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS it may be down to the distro using AppArmor to restrict the creation of user namespaces. This change (which I touched on in my article look at what’s new in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS) is there to bolster security.…
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Ubuntu’s App Center Update: Local DEB Package Installation Now Supported
Some good news today for Ubuntu users running the latest Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) or Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) releases as the App Center application has been updated to allow installation of locally downloaded DEB packages. When Canonical replaced the Ubuntu Software Center with the App Center application, which acts as a graphical interface…
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Optimization of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for Milk-V Mars RISC-V SBC Now Available
Canonical, the creators of the widely used Ubuntu Linux distribution, announced that an optimized image of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is now available for the Milk-V Mars RISC-V single-board computer. The Milk-V Mars board, described as the world’s first credit-card-sized high-performance RISC-V SBC from Milk-V, utilizes the StarFive JH7110 processor integrated with a 3D GPU. This…
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Official Upgrade Enablement for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Now Available
Upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS from previous versions is now officially possible, using the standard GUI mechanisms. There’s no need for a command-line developer flag. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS launched on April 25. However, the distro developers delayed direct upgrades to the new version due to some bugs – one of which was quite serious. While…
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Solving OneDrive File Access Issues in Ubuntu 24.04: A Practical Guide
Of the many new features in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, it’s the ability to access OneDrive files through the Nautilus file manager as a remote mount that stands out. This becomes a reality thanks to the msgraph package. This is a new gvfs backend that Nautilus can work with. Also in the mix are account integration…
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Introducing the Extension That Incorporates a Progress Bar into GNOME Shell Media Controls
Want a progress bar in the sound applet? Media Progress is a new GNOME Shell extension that adds a real-time progress bar to the MPRIS notification/sound control feature that is displayed in the notification area. This extension doesn’t do more than that, but as simple improvements go, it’s an engaging one. More than a mere…