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Sorry for poorly-worded title. 2 questions:

1. In general, how much of a delay is there between when the latest stable version of programs direct from upstream is released and when Ubuntu packages...

I've read documentation titled "CompilingSoftware" and "CompilingEasyHowTo" but I still don't have a good understanding of the end result and implications and need some clarification. All I know is...

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It is not necessary to defragment a system using the filesystem ext4 because it has ways it deals with fragmentation internally. "If fragmentation does occur, the file system will attempt to move the...

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It would only make sense for me to disable the PPA before I do sudo apt-get upgrade at any time in my case, right?

Is there not a whitelist I can do (or ...

Happy to see someone that directly addresses my questions.



Assuming that x was installed on the system, right? For example, you would only get additional, unnecessary packages that are...

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I already glanced over the Ubuntu documentation and I see nothing about xorg-edgers, which people on UbuntuForums recommend for those who want latest stable proprietary drivers (I already understand...

Yea, I already understand the risks--trading some instability for some potential performance increases. If ubuntuforums cannot provide the help I need because PPA is too dangerous for a newbie, where...

I learned that there are 2 methods to getting latest stable Nvidia proprietary drivers and have questions regarding both methods:

1. via PPA:


sudo add-apt-repoistory ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
sudo...

I currently have minimal Ubuntu with Synaptic installed. I want one application that is capable of doing all things package-related and it seems like Synaptic is pretty solid, but I cannot find a way...

Out of curiosity and for clarity, why run both apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrade and not one or the other? Doesn't apt-get dist-upgrade do everything apt-get upgrade does and more (where it...

Yea, I just realized it. Knew it would be a silly question--as a Windows user, "upgrading Windows" typically means upgrading it to a newer release. Thanks all.

What's the difference between upgrading the installed OS and upgrading the release to a newer one? Also, anyone know the answer to my 4th question? Thanks.

Newbie question: what is actually my process when accomplishing this? For example, do I:

1. Add ppa: xorg-edgers
2. Go to Nvidia website to find out the latest "stable" driver available from the...

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I'm using minimal Ubuntu.

Quick newbie questions:

1. How to update distro version and kernel to the stable version via command line? Will sudo apt-get update followed by sudo apt-get...

Just what I needed--thanks.

I read the manual entries for apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrade as well as did a brief google search but I'm still not entirely understanding what each does and when one is preferred over the...

User configuration files or files that reside in home are not removed when the package relevant to the files is removed (and as far as I know, the only way to remove them is to read documentations of...

Actually, I was told that IntelliJ IDEA IDE for Linux is fine because it is pre-compiled and no actual installation takes place (you just download the tar.gz file, extract it, then ./idea.sh, as...

Thanks for the responses, guys.



I didn't know applications as tar.gz files can actually break your system. It seemed to me like a "portable application" in the context of using Windows where...

Coming from Windows, users have the mindset of always updating their programs to the latest version available from the website. They have built-in updaters that make keep the programs automatically...

Yea, I know I need the 340.76 driver, just not sure if xorg-edgers is the right ppa for me since I think it contains experimental (not stable) drivers too. Also, do I have to specify which package to...