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= General = == What are the new features for each release? == * Ubuntu 14.10 Release Notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseNotes * Ubuntu 14.04.1 Notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes |
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= Installation = == How to Report an installation bug effectively? == It's important to add the log in the bug report. To get it you need: 1. At the error message, choose "Back" button; 1. Go to the item "Exit to shell" 1. Get the file {{{/var/log/syslog}}} = Usage = |
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== How to Report Bugs Effectively? == === Installation bug === It's important to add the log in the bug report. To get it you need: 1. At the error message, choose "Back" button; 1. Go to the item "Exit to shell" 1. Get the file {{{/var/log/syslog}}} == What are the new features for each release? == * Ubuntu 14.10 Release Notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseNotes * Ubuntu 14.04.1 Notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes |
Contents
- General
- Installation
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Usage
- How to search and get more information about a package in Ubuntu?
- What are the build log for packages?
- How to discover in which repository (main, universe, multiverse) a package is
- How to upgrade a system to the most upgraded state, as from a beta to a GA release. (not migrating between major release as 14.04 -> 14.10)
- Apt-get is using IPv6 to download repository information and I don't have it. How do I force IPv4?
General
What are the new features for each release?
Ubuntu 14.10 Release Notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseNotes
Ubuntu 14.04.1 Notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes
What is the URL to download Ubuntu for Power?
What is the URL to download Ubuntu daily images?
DVD version: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/current/
Netboot version: http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/utopic/main/installer-ppc64el/current/images/netboot/
Installation
How to Report an installation bug effectively?
It's important to add the log in the bug report. To get it you need:
- At the error message, choose "Back" button;
- Go to the item "Exit to shell"
Get the file /var/log/syslog
Usage
How to search and get more information about a package in Ubuntu?
If you have Ubuntu installed on a machine, you can run the following command to grab the package version and details for the Ubuntu version you are using:
apt-cache search <package name>
On the other side, you can go to the web and look for the package on the Ubuntu webpage:
What are the build log for packages?
How to discover in which repository (main, universe, multiverse) a package is
Append the package name at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/, as (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nmap for nmap). Look at the Component field.
How to upgrade a system to the most upgraded state, as from a beta to a GA release. (not migrating between major release as 14.04 -> 14.10)
Run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade
Apt-get is using IPv6 to download repository information and I don't have it. How do I force IPv4?
Just run the following command:
echo "Acquire::ForceIPv4 true;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99force-ipv4
ppc64el/CommonQuestions (last edited 2018-05-10 13:47:29 by breno-leitao)