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.
"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
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?
LibreOffice cannot print text and exported PDF are blank
Under Lubuntu 20.04, I could not get libreoffice to print the text of any documents and created PDFs produce blank documents.
client_loop: send disconnect: Broken pipe
Whilst its an annoyance, this message is harmless. Here we show three examples of how you can overcome this issue.
How to configure passwordless login for the "hammer" command line tool
By default "hammer" prompts for a password each time the command is invoked (updated to include Satellite 6.3).