Upgrading Ubuntu
This post is the same as the small howto I wrote on the Ubuntu community wiki. This post will explain how to upgrade Ubuntu from version 6.06 and up, with the exception of end of life versions. For...
View ArticleUpgrade flash on Ubuntu after a release upgrade
I’ve seen a lot of posts on the Ubuntu Forums where people have problems with the upgrade because they miss flash. If you are one of them, please continue to read. If you do an upgrade you have seen...
View Articlechroot with upstart
You can find a better version of the chroot script here According to the following thread on the Ubuntu Forums chrooting into a system which includes upstart will/could cause problems when upgrading...
View ArticleA brighter Karmic
Some users of Ubuntu Karmic have reported that they cannot adjust the brightness of their display anymore. Which is annoying I can imagine. The following command used to work: xrandr --output LVDS...
View ArticleFixing library issues on Ubuntu Lucid (10.04 development release)
Two weeks ago I encountered rather strange problems with my Lucid development installation. I had some issues with KDE and was hoping an upgrade would fix the bugs I had. I don’t know what happened,...
View ArticleUsing the preferences file on Debian and Debian based distributions
In Debian and Ubuntu (and other Debian based distributions) you can use the /etc/apt/preferences file to maintain the various repositories. In the preferences file you can define whether packages...
View ArticleChrooting with and without upstart in Bash
I’ve posted a chroot script in the past which dealt with upstart. However, if you also have an OS which does not use upstart you need to change the sources of the chroot script. I decided to make a...
View ArticleMaintaining Ubuntu: upgrade vs reinstall
Upgrading vs reinstalling Ubuntu when a new version arrives. Many users on the Ubuntu Forums believe that reinstalling is a better option then upgrading. The primary reasons are: Look at the amount...
View ArticleRemoving old kernels in Debian or Ubuntu
When one installs kernels they need to get upgraded every once in a while and while normal packages are removed once they are upgraded, kernels are not. You can install a newer kernel and the old will...
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