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 
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 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 
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 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 
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 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. 
#News #GnomeExtensions #QuickSettings #Ubuntu23_04

 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 
#News #Firefox #Mutter #Ubuntu23_04

 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 
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 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 
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 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, 
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 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 
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 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 
#HowTo #LunarLobster #Ubuntu23_04

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