UbuntuEd #24.07: Package Management, Markdown Note-Taking and More

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🪧 Managing Packages in Ubuntu

The software packages in the Debian repositories are huge. A Debian package is probably included in any software that releases a package for Linux.

Ubuntu, which is based on Debian, has an extensive software repository. It is essential for an Ubuntu user to know how to manage his software packages properly. In this series of tutorials, we will look at some important package management guidelines.

Managing Packages and Repositories in Ubuntu

In this section of Learn Ubuntu, you’ll get various tips and tricks on package management and repository handling.

Learn UbuntuAbhishek

• Here is how to determine which packages consume the most space on Ubuntu.
• 'Unable to locate package'. This error is very common in Ubuntu.
• If you discover a package that no longer serves its purpose, you can remove it from your system.
• You can keep your Ubuntu system more secure by letting it automatically install the security updates.
• Are you not happy with Ubuntu's automatic updating of the installed packages? You can disable automatic updates in Ubuntu if you really want to.

🗞 Ubuntu News

• Ubuntu's App Center now installs.deb files, a much-needed addition!
• Ubuntu 24.10 now defaults to Wayland for NVIDIA users.
• Canonical announced a 12-year LTS period for any open-source Docker image for Ubuntu Pro customers.

Still using Ubuntu 23.10? It's time to upgrade!

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It’s important for you to upgrade now that Ubuntu 23.10 has reached EOL, and we tell you how to do that here.

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

💡 Command Line Tips

In tar command, use the --remove-files option to remove the files after adding them to an archive.

tar -cvf test.tar --remove-files sample1.txt sample2.txt

It means, you can create an archive with files sample1 and sample2 and once the archive is created, remove the files sample1 and sample2.

🧰 Useful Tool

Folio is a free and easy way to write notes in Markdown. Try it out!

Folio: A Simple, Solid, Open-Source Markdown Note App

I think this is a wonderful markdown note-taking app, try it out!

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

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