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Ubuntu 23.04 support ends January 25, 2024

Official support for Ubuntu 23.04 ‘Lunar Lobster’ ends on January 25, 2024 — just under a month away at the time I’m writing this post. As an interim/short-term support release, Ubuntu 23.04 receives 9 months of updates from release. Having been released in April of 2023, January 2024 is when the Lunar Lobster hits end of life (EOL). Do you run Ubuntu 23.04? If so, you should upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 to ensure you get prompt security patches, critical bug fixes, and important updates to select software from Canonical. Since you’re able to upgrade directly —no downloading an ISO and :sys_more_orange:
#News #Eol #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/12/ubuntu-2304-support-ends-january-2024

How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 ‘Mantic Minotaur’

Looking to upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 from Ubuntu 23.04? Good news: you can! If you’re full up-to-date and you have an active internet connection you can upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 ‘Mantic Minotaur’ directly. There’s no need to download an ISO, flash it to a USB, wipe your existing install, etc. Ubuntu 23.04 won’t reach end-of-life until January, 2024 but anyone still using it after that date will need to upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 to keep getting updates. So why wait? Upgrading to Ubuntu 23.10 is Easy To upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 you must meet all of the following requirements: Wondering if you :sys_more_orange:
#HowTo #News #Ubuntu23_04 #Ubuntu23_10

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/how-to-upgrade-to-ubuntu-23-10

Ubuntu 23.04 Screwed Up 32-bit App Support – And No-One Noticed

Turns out that installing the Steam client from the Ubuntu repos on a new Ubuntu 23.04 install doesn’t work – and barely anyone noticed. Which is kind of surprising given the popularity of Steam, but also kind of not (I’ll get to why in a second). So what’s the rub? This (unintentional) issue stems from Ubuntu’s switch to a new Flutter-based installer. The new installer leverages Subiquity on the backend (which was created for Ubuntu sever installs) and this doesn’t (due to an oversight) enable 32-bit support on desktop installs (32-bit support isn’t required on severs). Problem: Steam for Linux :sys_more_orange:
#News #32Bit #Steam #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/08/ubuntu-23-04-broke-32-bit-support

Rename Audio Devices in GNOME’s Quick Settings Sound Menu

Want to rename the audio devices that appear in the Quick Settings menu sound switcher? “No,” will be the answer from most people reading this. But I reckon a few of you will be hollering a throaty “hell yeah” my way — so this GNOME extension tip is for you, folks. I showcased an extension that lets you hide audio devices from GNOME’s Quick Settings menu a week back. This one is similar. But instead of hiding audio devices from the sound switcher it allows you to rename them. Like, anything you want. “Sound bar”, “noise emitter”, “cheap speakers”, etc. :sys_more_orange:
#News #GnomeExtensions #QuickSettings #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/06/rename-audio-devices-gnomes-quick-settings

Firefox’s Black Screen Bug in Ubuntu 23.04 is Now Fixed

Do you see a pitch black window when you open Firefox on Ubuntu 23.04? You’re not alone. Thing is, until today, I thought I was alone. I thought this issue, which I’ve only experienced when using Ubuntu’s default Wayland session and the preinstalled Firefox snap app — i.e. a config that should “just work” in theory — was a quirk of my system. Or worse: my fault (I do install/tweak my system a lot). Well I’m relieved to say I’m not to blame, and neither are you. Turns out, Firefox’s black screen of death in Lunar is a Mutter issue :sys_more_orange:
#News #Firefox #Mutter #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/ubuntu-firefox-black-screen-bug-fix

3 Ways to Fix Pip Install Error on Ubuntu 23.04

If you’ve made the upgrade to Ubuntu 23.04 and try to run ‘pip install’ you’ll notice it now throws an error – but it’s not a bug. The reason why the pip install command doesn’t work in Ubuntu 23.04 is an intentional shift in policy (also taken in Ubuntu’s upstream, Debian) to avoid conflicts between the Python package manager and Ubuntu’s underlying APT. Basically, you can’t run pip install outside a virtual environment in Ubuntu 23.04. If you try to, you get a “externally managed environment” error similar to this: The good news is that there are a number of :sys_more_orange:
#News #Pipx #Python #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/04/pip-install-error-externally-managed-environment-fix

How to Enable AppImage Support in Ubuntu 23.04

If you’re an avid user of AppImages wondering why they don’t appear to work in Ubuntu 23.04, I’ve got you covered. But maybe you don’t know there was an issue? On earlier versions of Ubuntu you download an .appimage, mark it executable (i.e. give it permission to run through the file manager’s Properties dialog), then double-click on it to open it. The app appears, you use it, everyone’s happy. In Ubuntu 23.04 you can’t do that. Lest anyone’s face redden, the reason why they don’t work is not down to any kind of ideological-imposed limitation. Rather, Ubuntu 23.04 uses a :sys_more_orange:
#HowTo #Appimages #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/04/appimages-libfuse2-ubuntu-23-04

Ubuntu 23.04 Flavors: What’s New?

Arriving alongside the Ubuntu 23.04 release are new versions of official community flavours. This time around there’s a newbie in the pack: Ubuntu Cinnamon, welcomed into the Ubuntu flavour family back in March after several years as an unofficial Ubuntu remix. In this post I share a concise overview of what new features and changes are present in the most popular Ubuntu flavours, along with downloads links so you can download them to test out yourself. Unless otherwise noted, all flavours inherit Ubuntu’s foundational packages, so you get the same Linux 6.2 kernel, updated graphics drivers, app updates, refreshed tooling, :sys_more_orange:
#News #Flavors #Kubuntu #Ubuntu23_04 #UbuntuBudgie #UbuntuCinnamon #UbuntuMate #Xubuntu

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/04/ubuntu-23-04-flavors-released

Ubuntu 23.04 is Now Available to Download

It’s alive — Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” is now available to download. This update is the latest short-term release of the Ubuntu Linux operating system and is supported by 9 months of ongoing support, bug fixes, and critical app updates. This might not sound like a long time but Ubuntu 23.10 is released in 6 months time and users of this release will be able to upgrade to it. If you asked me to describe Ubuntu 23.04 in one word I’d choose: “improvement”. Nothing in this release is revolutionary, and that’s not a bad thing. There’s a big user experience :sys_more_orange:
#News #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/04/ubuntu-23-04-released

How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 23.04 from Ubuntu 22.10

Want to upgrade to Ubuntu 23.04 from Ubuntu 22.10? If you’re full up-to-date and you have an active internet connection, you can – and in this post I run through the steps to do it. As Ubuntu 22.10 is end of life in July so anyone using it will have to upgrade to Ubuntu 23.04 to continue getting updates. If you don’t want the hassle of needing to upgrade every 6 to 9 months you might want to consider doing a fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS as it’s supported until 2027. Anyway, you’re here cos you want to upgrade, so let’s :sys_more_orange:
#HowTo #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/04/upgrade-to-ubuntu-23-04

Ubuntu 23.04: What’s New? [Video]

The Ubuntu 23.04 release is out on April 20 and to help hype its arrival I put together a video to show off the most striking changes. Not that news of what’s new in Ubuntu 23.04 will be a surprise to those of you who read this blog regularly — oh, I know: I make that exact same joke every six months I post one of “these”. Thing is, I could ask ChatGPT for new material but since it was trained on my typo-laden content, it’d likely be just as derivative 😅. All told, Ubuntu 23.04 is a minor but :sys_more_orange:
#News #Video #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/04/ubuntu-23-04-whats-new-video

Ubuntu 23.04 Beta is Available to Download

If you’ve been dying to download the Ubuntu 23.03 beta it’s time to go get it — downloads are now officially available! This beta build arrives in advance of the final stable release of Ubuntu 23.04, which is due out April 20. It’s purpose: to let folks like you and I try it out early to find bugs, breakages, and report any show-stopping quirks. As Ubuntu 23.04 is a short-term release (supported for just 9 months) there aren’t reams of revolutionary changes present in this released, which is codenamed the “Lunar Lobster”. But there is a lot to like! Ubuntu :sys_more_orange:
#News #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/03/ubuntu-23-04-available

Ubuntu Cinnamon is Now an Official Ubuntu Flavour

What’s the best way to sample the Cinnamon desktop on top of an Ubuntu base? You may be minded to answer Linux Mint (and that wouldn’t be a wrong answer) but with the upcoming release of Ubuntu 23.04 there’ll be a new choice to consider. The Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix team have been coaching for official status among Ubuntu’s family of flavours for a while. This week they achieved it. Following a vote of Ubuntu’s Technical Board, Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.04 is going to the first official release of this spicy new flavour. As you can probably guess, Ubuntu Cinnamon is a :sys_more_orange:
#News #LinuxMint #Ubuntu23_04 #UbuntuCinnamon

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/03/ubuntu-cinnamon-new-official-flavor

I have #PTSD from #lobsters now, and I haven't even finished the quest yet (just found another one yesterday I hadn't found before, somehow). Thanks, #Monolithsoft.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/03/ubuntu-23-04-features

#Ubuntu #Ubuntu23 #Ubuntu23_04

Ubuntu 23.04: The Best New Features

Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” is released on Thursday April 20, 2023. As a short-term release, Lunar gets 9 months of ongoing updates, security patches, and critical fixes. That might not sound very long but Ubuntu 23.10 arrives 6 months after and users will be encouraged to upgrade to that. Details out of the way. In this post I take a closer look at the Ubuntu 23.04’s new features, changes, and enhancements – though keep in mind that everything you read about below is still (somewhat) subject to change until April 20. Let’s dive in 🦞. New Features in Ubuntu 23.04 :sys_more_orange:
#News #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/03/ubuntu-23-04-features

Ubuntu 23.04 Default Wallpaper Revealed

Ready for your first look at the new default wallpaper for Ubuntu 23.04? Course you are! And with a codename like the “Lunar Lobster” it’s only natural that the designers of the official Ubuntu 23.04 background have leaned lovingly into this ludicrous label with lascivious zeal. So here, in all its compressed JPEG glory, is Ubuntu’s luxe new lead: All things said, this lusciously illustrated lobster should help to liven up Ubuntu’s latest release. Ubuntu’s designers had an unenviable task in translating such a wacky codename into a well considered graphic. There are stars! A moon! And… whatever those triangles :sys_more_orange:
#News #Defaultwallpaper #EyeCandy #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/03/ubuntu-23-04-default-wallpaper

Ubuntu 23.04 Will Ship with Linux Kernel 6.2

When Ubuntu 23.04 arrives in April it will be using Linux kernel 6.2, the most recent kernel version ahead of the distro's next release – nice!
#Dev #News #LinuxKernel #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/03/ubuntu-23-04-will-ship-with-linux-kernel-6-2

Ubuntu to Offer Better Window Tiling Experience by Default?

Are Ubuntu devs finally going to something about the Ubuntu desktop’s relatively lacklustre window tiling experience? Word on the street is yes, they are! I’m told that there are plans to ship Leleat’s Tiling Assistant GNOME extension as part of the default install in Ubuntu 23.04 or Ubuntu 23.10, with the extension being renamed to ‘Ubuntu Tiling Assistant’ in the process. In recent versions of Ubuntu you can drag an app window to the sides of the screen to snap it to 50% vertically, or drag a window to the top of the screen to maximise it. You can’t presently :sys_more_orange:
#News #Development #GnomeExtensions #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/03/ubuntu-tiling-assistant-gnome-extenson

Ubuntu Devs Working on New ‘Mini’ ISO (

Ubuntu plan to release a new minimal ISO as part of the upcoming Ubuntu 23.04 release. While there’s nothing to download or test (yet – that I’m aware of) a good overview of the project was shared on the Ubuntu developer mailing list at the weekend. Interestingly, the effort is being headed up by Dan Bungert, the maintainer of Subiquity, which is the tech underpinning Ubuntu’s new Flutter-based installer). “The ubuntu-mini-iso is a small bootable iso that can be either downloaded and used on a CD/USB-drive or even via UEFI HTTP that brings up a dynamic TUI menu of what :sys_more_orange:
#News #Development #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/02/ubuntu-mini-iso-redux

Expandable Folder View Returns to Nautilus in Ubuntu 23.04

A new version of the Nautilus file manager is available in the latest daily builds of Ubuntu 23.04 ‘Lunar Lobster’. If you read our sister site omg! linux you’ll already know of one particular change that makes Nautilus 44 an especially exciting update: the return of Expandable Folders in List View option. Accessible from the file manager’s Preferences panel, this opt-in behaviour makes it faster to flit through folders to find a specific file when using list view (this feature doesn’t work in icon view). When enabled you’re able to expand and collapse folders tree view style to maintain a :sys_more_orange:
#News #Gnome44 #LunarLobster #Nautilus #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/02/nautilus-44-in-ubuntu-23-04

Ubuntu 23.04 Makes ‘Telegram Desktop’ a Snap, May Backport Change to LTS

If you run sudo apt instal telegram-desktop in Ubuntu 23.04 it now installs a Telegram Snap instead of the Debian package you may be expecting. Ubuntu developers are currently debating whether to back-port the transitional package to earlier, stable versions of Ubuntu, such as the latest long-term support release. But why are they doing this? Well, the existing telegram-desktop package in the Ubuntu repo is inherited from Debian. That build, while functional, is charitably described as being “outdated and buggy” by one developer. It’s also not maintained by Telegram themselves. So, being frustrated with bug reports and support requests for :sys_more_orange:
#News #LunarLobster #Snaps #Telegram #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/01/ubuntu-telegram-desktop-now-a-snap

Ubuntu 23.04’s New Installer is Shaping Up Nicely

Ubuntu’s been working on its new OS installer for a couple years, now it looks like the upcoming Ubuntu 23.04 ‘Lunar Lobster’ release will finally ship it by default. The latest pending Ubuntu 23.04 daily builds uses the new installer by default. Despite the fact the installer is built using an entirely different toolkit, namely Flutter, and now leverages the distro’s server-based Subiquity and Curtin efforts, it doesn’t look that different from existing (soon to be old) one. In fact, if no-one told you the installer had been rebuilt from the ground up, you probably wouldn’t notice. Now, the new :sys_more_orange:
#News #Flutter #Installer #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/01/ubuntu-new-flutter-installer-first-look

Xubuntu 23.04 Will Come in a CD-ROM Size ‘Minimal’ Image

As the Ubuntu 23.04 development cycle gets underway we’re learning more about what’s in store for Ubuntu and its growing family of flavours. Xubuntu, one of the more minimally-minded spins, has revealed its planning to release a new ‘Xubuntu Minimal’ image starting with Ubuntu 23.04. It’s an expansion of the Xubuntu Core effort started back in 2015 but with a big ol’ rubber-stamp of officialdom on it. In a post to the Ubuntu developer mailing list, Steve Langasek says Xubuntu Minimal “…parallels existing minimal install targets from the Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server images to provide a smaller install footprint :sys_more_orange:
#Dev #News #LunarLobster #Minimal #Ubuntu23_04 #Xubuntu

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/01/xubuntu-23-04-will-come-in-a-cd-rom-size-minimal-image

Ubuntu Considers Removing ‘Archive Manager’ from Default Install

Should Ubuntu drop the Archive Manager app from the default install? That’s the suggestion put forward for community discussion by a prominent Ubuntu developer. The reasoning is that since Nautilus lets us create/extract commonly-compressed formats (including the ubiquitous .zip and tarballs) shipping a separate app that does the same thing (albeit with more formats) is unnecessary. There’s precedent for such a move: GNOME 41 dropped the the Archive Manager app (often referred to by the package name file-roller) from GNOME Core. Their reasoning was similar: Nautilus now does it, so why duplicate functionality in the standard seed? Users with advanced :sys_more_orange:
#Dev #News #Development #FileRoller #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/12/ubuntu-23-04-archive-manager-remove

Ubuntu 23.04 Dev Builds Now Look a Pinch More Appealing…

The latest daily builds of Ubuntu 23.04 have a distinctly new vibe thanks to a unique development update that is something of a first for Ubuntu.
#News #Defaultwallpaper #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/12/ubuntu-lunar-lobster-development-wallpaper

Xubuntu 23.04 Adds PipeWire & Flatpak to Default Install

Xubuntu 23.04 ships with Flatpak and PipeWire support by default. The technologies are being introduced to provide Xubuntu with a better desktop experience.
#Dev #News #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04 #Xfce #Xubuntu

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/12/xubuntu-23-04-adds-pipewire-flatpak-to-default-install

Let’s Go: Ubuntu 23.04 Daily Builds Available to Download

Developers and can now download Ubuntu 23.04 daily builds, as development of the next Ubuntu release, codenamed Lunar Lobster, is now underway.
#Download #News #DailyBuilds #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/11/download-ubuntu-23-04-daily-builds

Ubuntu 23.04 Codename Revealed

The codename for next year’s Ubuntu 23.04 release has been revealed. According to Launchpad, home of Ubuntu development, and a cryptic tweet from the official Ubuntu account it appears that Ubuntu 23.04 is dubbed “Lunar Lobster”. This is a lively combination with which to liken the next interim release of the much-loved desktop Linux distribution, but what does it mean? ‘Lunar Lobster’ – might the next release have a pinch of moon magic? ‘Lunar‘ is an adjective meaning to be of, resemble, or otherwise determined by the moon (and I shouldn’t have to explain what the moon is). A ‘lobster‘ :sys_more_orange:
#Dev #News #Codename #Ubuntu23_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-23-04-codename