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Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by themodelplumber »

arca_vorago wrote: post #9

I've been on 16.04 for a few days now, and while I did have to work through some bugs (such as sddm and lightdm fighting each other) I've been impressed so far with the improvements. Inused to hate on Ubuntu, but on my 2014 Macbook Pro, it was the one distro that "just worked", and since I mostly run debian servers, I figure Sticking to the similar ecosystem reduces mental load of switching. I still have my issues wi…

Curious what you want to remove in Windows 10. Not an evangelist, just set it up on a dual-boot refurb for a friend and thought the initial experience wasn't bad.

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by ac »

nailer wrote: post #19

For anyone packaging software on Linux, this now means every major distro - Debian, RHEL/CentOS, Arch and now Ubuntu - supports .service files. No need for bash scripts, custom watchdog and daemonise tools, etc.

Could you, please, explain what .service files are and how they eliminate the need for bash scripts etc? Couldn't find anything in search results.

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by praseodym »

ac wrote: post #43
nailer wrote: post #19

For anyone packaging software on Linux, this now means every major distro - Debian, RHEL/CentOS, Arch and now Ubuntu - supports .service files. No need for bash scripts, custom watchdog and daemonise tools, etc.

Could you, please, explain what .service files are and how they eliminate the need for bash scripts etc? Couldn't find anything in search results.

systemd services, that replace traditional init.d scripts and provide watchdog options, daemonising, etc.

https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.ser...

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by uuuuu »

Is an update from 14.04 painless or would you recommend reinstalling? I'd like some newer packages but don't really feel like setting up the whole system again with a reinstall.

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by bsharitt »

creshal wrote: post #31
amelius wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is upgrade failing in general or in this specific case only?

I've no idea. `apt install -f` fixed everything and I didn't bother probing into it further. (We only have Ubuntu on two machines, everything else is Arch or Debian.)

I had a similar experience upgrading my laptop(though I initiated the upgrade on purpose). Just crapped out, but an apt install -f followed by a dist-upgrade fixed it all and it seems to have worked.

Re: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Post by abrowne »

ronjouch wrote: post #17
knocte wrote: post #4

I love the part about simplifying packaging via 'snap'. Now, I would love to know, if I'm a maintainer of Foo (and you can get it today via `apt-get install foo`), how will I be able to start packaging using snap rather than relying on deb packages that come from debian? I'd love any feedback, cheers!

Also, how does Canonical's snap compare/compete with Freedesktop/GNOME's xdg-app? https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/SandboxedApps

One thing I've noticed is that xdg-app seems to be only for desktop GUI apps, while snappy works for server software and command-line apps too. To me, that makes it more interesting.
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