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Ubuntu 25.04 upgrades halted due to Kubuntu users getting a broken desktop
19 Apr 2025 at 5:20 pm UTC Likes: 1
19 Apr 2025 at 5:20 pm UTC Likes: 1
@iwantlinuxgames I know this sounds very wrong but you can use arch-chroot to automate the chroot steps. Basically `sudo apt install arch-install-scripts` then `sudo arch-chroot /mnt/`, no need to mount /dev etc.i have never heard of this tool! thank you so much for bringing it to my attention!!!!
Ubuntu 25.04 upgrades halted due to Kubuntu users getting a broken desktop
19 Apr 2025 at 3:01 pm UTC Likes: 3
19 Apr 2025 at 3:01 pm UTC Likes: 3
I had to boot from a Live USB and do a chroot into the root of my install. lost network connectivity upon finishing the upgrade. so, for any adventurous early adopters:
boot from a live USB. once at a desktop open a Konsole terminal.
mkdir target
sudo su
mount -o bind /dev target/dev
mount -o bind /proc target/proc
mount -o bind /sys target/sys
cp /etc/resolv.conf target/etc/
chroot target
once you're in the chroot at the propmpt you can run
sudo apt install plasma-desktop
let it do it's thing and reboot.
boot from a live USB. once at a desktop open a Konsole terminal.
mkdir target
sudo su
mount -o bind /dev target/dev
mount -o bind /proc target/proc
mount -o bind /sys target/sys
cp /etc/resolv.conf target/etc/
chroot target
once you're in the chroot at the propmpt you can run
sudo apt install plasma-desktop
let it do it's thing and reboot.
Ubuntu 24.10, Kubuntu 24.10 and other Linux flavours now officially released
11 Oct 2024 at 7:16 pm UTC
11 Oct 2024 at 7:16 pm UTC
Quoting: numasanyou are correct however that wasn't the question...Quoting: iwantlinuxgamesUbuntu LTS releases are every 2. even year, so next LTS is 26.04 - unless Canonical has changed the release schedule?Quoting: StellaI'm confused. Is that the LTS release? Does this mean I can now get Plasma 6 with Kubuntu 24? I tHought it always took longer for things to arrive in the LTS branchApril releases(the XX.04 releases) are usually the LTS releases and receive stable updates and are supported for 5 years. October releases (the XX.10) releases are sorta like mostly stable testing/dev releases which often bring updates to be used in the next April release.
Ubuntu 24.10, Kubuntu 24.10 and other Linux flavours now officially released
11 Oct 2024 at 12:06 pm UTC Likes: 7
11 Oct 2024 at 12:06 pm UTC Likes: 7
Quoting: StellaI'm confused. Is that the LTS release? Does this mean I can now get Plasma 6 with Kubuntu 24? I tHought it always took longer for things to arrive in the LTS branchApril releases(the XX.04 releases) are usually the LTS releases and receive stable updates and are supported for 5 years. October releases (the XX.10) releases are sorta like mostly stable testing/dev releases which often bring updates to be used in the next April release.
League of Legends likely unplayable on Linux / Steam Deck soon due to Vanguard anti-cheat
11 Jan 2024 at 9:56 pm UTC Likes: 2
11 Jan 2024 at 9:56 pm UTC Likes: 2
In case some folks may have forgotten:
"The Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal concerns the copy protection measures included by Sony BMG on compact discs in 2005. When inserted into a computer, the CDs installed one of two pieces of software that provided a form of digital rights management (DRM) by modifying the operating system to interfere with CD copying. Neither program could easily be uninstalled, and they created vulnerabilities that were exploited by unrelated malware. One of the programs would install and "phone home" with reports on the user's private listening habits, even if the user refused its end-user license agreement (EULA), while the other was not mentioned in the EULA at all. Both programs contained code from several pieces of copylefted free software in an apparent infringement of copyright, and configured the operating system to hide the software's existence, leading to both programs being classified as rootkits.
Sony BMG initially denied that the rootkits were harmful. It then released an uninstaller for one of the programs that merely made the program's files visible while also installing additional software that could not be easily removed, collected an email address from the user and introduced further security vulnerabilities.
Following public outcry, government investigations and class-action lawsuits in 2005 and 2006, Sony BMG partially addressed the scandal with consumer settlements, a recall of about 10% of the affected CDs and the suspension of CD copy-protection efforts in early 2007."
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal [External Link]
This was an absolutely nasty piece of work. I worked in Computer Repair for a small neighnorhood shop back in those days. Removal of this rootkit was nigh impossible. Caused BSoDs. The only real way to deal with it was to remove the drive, recover any data from it from a different system, and the do a compl;ete reinstall of the OS, along with a warning and a printout of info concerning the Sony rootkit, and letting them know that latest hot CD burning up the charts was the cause of their woes.
I won't use any recreational software that needs kernel-level access.
"The Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal concerns the copy protection measures included by Sony BMG on compact discs in 2005. When inserted into a computer, the CDs installed one of two pieces of software that provided a form of digital rights management (DRM) by modifying the operating system to interfere with CD copying. Neither program could easily be uninstalled, and they created vulnerabilities that were exploited by unrelated malware. One of the programs would install and "phone home" with reports on the user's private listening habits, even if the user refused its end-user license agreement (EULA), while the other was not mentioned in the EULA at all. Both programs contained code from several pieces of copylefted free software in an apparent infringement of copyright, and configured the operating system to hide the software's existence, leading to both programs being classified as rootkits.
Sony BMG initially denied that the rootkits were harmful. It then released an uninstaller for one of the programs that merely made the program's files visible while also installing additional software that could not be easily removed, collected an email address from the user and introduced further security vulnerabilities.
Following public outcry, government investigations and class-action lawsuits in 2005 and 2006, Sony BMG partially addressed the scandal with consumer settlements, a recall of about 10% of the affected CDs and the suspension of CD copy-protection efforts in early 2007."
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal [External Link]
This was an absolutely nasty piece of work. I worked in Computer Repair for a small neighnorhood shop back in those days. Removal of this rootkit was nigh impossible. Caused BSoDs. The only real way to deal with it was to remove the drive, recover any data from it from a different system, and the do a compl;ete reinstall of the OS, along with a warning and a printout of info concerning the Sony rootkit, and letting them know that latest hot CD burning up the charts was the cause of their woes.
I won't use any recreational software that needs kernel-level access.
Overwatch 2 becomes the worst user-reviewed game on Steam
14 Aug 2023 at 4:37 pm UTC Likes: 13
14 Aug 2023 at 4:37 pm UTC Likes: 13
I would like to remind everyone that Blizzard exists in name only. They were bought out by Activision back during the latter part of the Wrath of the Lich King WoW expansion and Bobby Kotick is responsible for these types of shenanigans.
NVIDIA driver 535.98 now available for Linux
10 Aug 2023 at 8:48 pm UTC
the last 2 driver updates this has happened to me. eventually my 2 displays say "no signal". i have to wait awhile and then hard reset my PC via power reset button and cross my fingers i have a login display manager.
10 Aug 2023 at 8:48 pm UTC
Quoting: taisph<snip>^this.
Oh, and every 535 update so far hangs both my laptop and my workstation on a black screen during apt update.
the last 2 driver updates this has happened to me. eventually my 2 displays say "no signal". i have to wait awhile and then hard reset my PC via power reset button and cross my fingers i have a login display manager.
The Wandering Village gets a big Ocean Update and you can win a key
20 Jul 2023 at 8:27 pm UTC Likes: 1
20 Jul 2023 at 8:27 pm UTC Likes: 1
I wish to win a key because i'm a game hoarder with 2.8TB of steam games alone, and i need it to help me fill my 16TB nvme ssd raid 0 array.
CodeWeavers blog about their Linux / Steam Deck work on Proton with PooShooter
14 Jul 2023 at 8:18 pm UTC Likes: 7
14 Jul 2023 at 8:18 pm UTC Likes: 7
It's also slightly hilarious that a game about bums and toilets, helped find an issue with a colon
Tencent now own majority stake in Don't Starve and Oxygen Not Included creator Klei
24 Jan 2021 at 6:27 pm UTC
but brand names very often become "a thing":
let me google that
pass me a kleenex
i need a band-aid
this floor could use a good hoovering(bonus points to anyone who gets that reference)
i just noticed there was alot of Corporate Overlord Propaganda Flavored Kool-Aid on offer here and i wanted to make sure others had more flavors to choose from.
24 Jan 2021 at 6:27 pm UTC
Quoting: slaapliedjesure, it's possible....Quoting: iwantlinuxgamesHa ha, I think I recently saw something that showed it wasn't Kool-Aid they drank, but actually was a rip off one.
https://www.woot.com/blog/post/the-debunker-did-the-jonestown-cultists-drink-the-kool-aid [External Link]
But here's the detail that most people don't know: the 907 people who died of cyanide poisoning at Jonestown did not ingest the poison in Kool-Aid. Instead, Jones's aids mixed up the fatal cocktail in metal drums of grape Flavor Aid, Kool-Aid's cheaper competitor. Somehow Flavor Aid escaped unscathed from this public relations nightmare, with Kool-Aid taking the hit instead. The Kraft brand seems to be doing okay though, still selling over $300 million worth of its fruity powders every year.
but brand names very often become "a thing":
let me google that
pass me a kleenex
i need a band-aid
this floor could use a good hoovering(bonus points to anyone who gets that reference)
i just noticed there was alot of Corporate Overlord Propaganda Flavored Kool-Aid on offer here and i wanted to make sure others had more flavors to choose from.
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- Pick up some quality adventure games in the Humble Golden Tales Bundle
- Amazon Luna rips out game stores, game purchases and third-party subscriptions
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- Mozilla announced "Thunderbolt", their open-source and self-hostable AI client
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