External devices now mount under /run/media/${USER}/{volID}
After upgrading Ubuntu, I find that external devices now mount under /run/media/${USER}/{volID} instead of the former /media/{volID} mountpoint.
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History management in APT
APT now provides an interface for viewing and manipulating its command history. No longer do we need to reply on commands to manipulate package log files.
Missing desktop icons after upgrading to Lubuntu 26.04
After a recent upgrade of a Lubuntu desktop to 26.04 I've noticed that a number of icons are missing from a variety of apps.
"upgrades have been deferred due to phasing"
"The following upgrades have been deferred due to phasing" message in Ubuntu 24.04
Supressing the Ubuntu Pro messages when updating with apt
A quick article on how to supress the Ubuntu Pro messages whilst updating using the apt command
Rebooting Windows with a scheduled task
How to create a scheduled task to reboot your windows machine weekly, or even on a daily basis.
Unable to open FTP links in Mozilla Firefox 89
Mozilla has recently announced Mozilla's Firefox web browser won't support the FTP protocol from Firefox 90 onward.
IP essentials
A short article providing examples of IP essentials using both 'ifconfig' and 'ip' commands.
How to convert VM disk from qcow2 to raw format
A simple article providing steps on how to convert an existing VM disk from qcow2 to raw format.
Viewing APT History
How can I view the history of 'apt-get install' commands that I have manually executed?