Category: Ubuntu 24.04 Lts
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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…
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Step-by-Step Guide: Enabling OneDrive File Access in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Among the many new features in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is the ability to access your Microsoft OneDrive files through the Nautilus file manager. No 3rd-party app downloads, no dodgy scripts to run, and no paid plans to cough up for because this nifty feature is part of GNOME 46 (and available in any Linux distribution…
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Introducing Ubuntu Lomiri: Arrival of Ubuntu Touch’s Mobile Desktop on PC
Ubuntu Unity maintainer Rudra Saraswat informs 9to5Linux today about the availability for public testing of the first ISO images of what looks like a new Ubuntu flavor, Ubuntu Lomiri. For those not in the know, Lomiri is the continuation of the Unity 8 desktop environment that Canonical, the maker of the Ubuntu distribution, abandoned a…
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Now Offers OOTB Support for HEIF/HEIC Images
Among the many new features in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is out-of-the-box support for HEIF/HEIC images. Anyone using Ubuntu 24.04 won’t need to manually install any further packages to be able to view HEIF/HEIC thumbnail previews in the Nautilus file manager or open HEIF/HEIC files in the default Eye of GNOME image viewer app. While HEIF…
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Discover What’s New in the Newly Released Ubuntu 24.04 Beta
The Ubuntu 24.04 beta is now available for download — a week later than what was initially planned! Ubuntu 24.04 is set to be the upcoming long-term support release (LTS), and the availability of this beta allows developers, testers, and technology enthusiasts to experiment with it, identify any possible bugs, and familiarize themselves with its…