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Does Ubuntu follow the Linux Standard Base (LSB)?

I was reading about the Linux Standard Base and was wondering if the structure used in Ubuntu is the same that is suggested in the LSB. I know some distros do not follow or do some changes to the LSB, so I also want to know if Ubuntu has some…
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HPLIP Driver install fails on Ubuntu 20.04

I recently upgraded a 18.04 release to 20.04 (early, I know), and wiped away my manually installed 'hplip' package (3.16.11) and installed the official package from the release (3.20.3+dgfsg0-2). All seemed to be well until I started getting…
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Does upgrading Ubuntu kernel change its release name?

I installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS on machine and have upgraded its kernel version to 4.2 with the following command: sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-wily I was a bit confused about kernel version and release name. Some software provides…
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dpkg warning about '/etc/lsb-release' version number not starting with a digit

I believe I spotted it during the upgrade from Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 to 16.04, but I know for sure that I spotted it just know during a dist-upgrade, I sometimes get this warning from dpkg: dpkg: warning: version '/etc/lsb-release' has bad syntax:…
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Error with 'lsb_release -a' in Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial

I am getting an error when i try to pip install Django or anything, say.. pip install Django throws an error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/pip", line 11, in sys.exit(main()) File…
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LSB shows different version than Control Center

Command line shows ubuntu version as 14.04 while GUI shows 13.10. I was upgrading my system yesterday from 12.04 to 14.04. When around 60-65% updates were installed, I had to shut down the system. When I restarted the system in the morning, the…
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where is ubuntu-22.04.2 release

According to the following launchpad, the ubuntu-22.04.2 has already released 15 hours ago. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/ubuntu-22.04.2 Milestone information Project: Ubuntu Series: Jammy Version: ubuntu-22.04.2 Expected: …
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What are lsb modules? And why do I need to install them?

When I used the command lsb_release, System threw an error that "No lsb modules are available". So what are they and why to install them to get my system info(through command lsb_release)?
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No updates for 14.10

When I look at $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=utopic DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.10" But my /etc/apt/sources.list is already all vivid (15.04). Running do-release-upgrade does start the process…
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Update to 20.10 failed according to lsb_release -a

I tried updating my computer to Ubuntu 20.10, however it seems to have failed. What I did: sudo do-release-upgrade This seemed to have worked, it ran through and the computer restarted with a gorilla welcoming me as new background image. However…
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lsb_release - could not convert string to float: '8.04 LTS'

Everything that depends on the lsb_release command is not working on my computer. example: pip install numpy raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(code, cmd, stdout, stderr) subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command 'lsb_release -a' returned non-zero…
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Using Ubuntu derivatives *and* Ubuntu, how do I get the Ubuntu codename?

I need the Ubuntu codename for generating an apt source. On Ubuntu, I can use lsb_release --codename --short, which will return (e.g.) trusty. On (e.g.) Linux Mint, if I use lsb_release -cs, it returns (e.g.) rosa. If I want the upstream codename, I…
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Resolving Ubuntu release version to release code name

I very frequently forget release name corresponding to my Ubuntu version. Is there an easy method (preferably command-line one) to go from say 11.10 -> Distro Name I know we have lsb_release -a Say someone has Skeltor, and I want to know if…
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Cannot remove lsb-release package

I was trying to install nodejs via curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo bash - but ran into a problem "no module named lsb_release". After reading trought the internet for some time, I found out that its a python related file and…
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Determine Ubuntu version on SDD using Live CD

I have Ubuntu installed on my SSD but unable to boot to it after a SSD-to-SSD clone. I want to repair/reinstall Grub, but I don't recall the version of Ubuntu I had installed. So I have booted with a Ubuntu v15.04 Live CD after selecting Try Ubuntu,…
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