Final Focal on Kubuntu 20.04

[kyonides]

I would like to confirm whether Focal will be supported for the usual 3 years or it will be extended to 5 years as people on reddit suggested. :S

[Radcliff]

@ NoWorries

Good to see you there!

For the given link (#106), Parent Directory brings you to the Ubuntu mainline Kernel Server. Click << Name >> to get the latest.

As you can see, the latest stable patch is 5.6.4. Kernel 5.5 shows 17 patches at 5.5.17. A kernel is dynamic up to [EOL].

You must upgrade the Kernel, it is your responsibility to get the latest security and/or bug fix.
These Kernel's do not support secure boot. Keep it enabled requires an extra tweak in Mok Manager.

https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/4/13/358

https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/?C=N;O=D

Take care,

[GreyGeek]

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source....12.3-0ubuntu2

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So, you are telling us that the problem with libkpimsmtp5abi1 has been fixed? If so, how long with it take to arrive in the repository?

EDIT: Did the update. All is well in the garden!

[acheron]

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source....12.3-0ubuntu2

[MeMyself]

Well, I didn't feel like going back to my snapshot, so I was finally able to purge KMail via Muon... It would error through Discover and even through Terminal when trying to purge.

I did try to reinstall KMail afterward, but ran into the same error again, so I just purged it and ran the same commands you listed after a reboot. The error is gone when running updates. I never used KMail anyway, so not a big deal for me personally.

While attempting to upgrade 236 packages I had a similar error:

I tried a few of the easy things:
sudo apt install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt clean
etc...
but nothing worked.

So, after wasting 30 minutes trying to resolve the issue it just took 3 minutes to roll back to the snapshot I made before the update, which I am running in right now.

[NoWorries]

I had the same problem and I decided to replace my version of Kubuntu 19.10 with the latest download of 20.04. So on my Laptop I have two similar versions of Kubuntu 20.04 in separate partitions.

I found it interesting that this new installation did not result in the above reported error, even after installing the majority of packages.

I had an alternative reason for wanting to have another copy of 20.04 in a separate partition. I was wanting to try the Linux Kernel 5.6 and didn't want to damage my "standard" version of 20.04.

The approach that I have had success at installing Linux Kernel 5.6 can be found at http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/...tu-linux-mint/.



All is working well and I will certainly let you know if I have any problems as Kernel 5.6 has had a good report from phoronix at: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa...features&num=1

[GreyGeek]

While attempting to upgrade 236 packages I had a similar error:

Selecting previously unselected package libkpimsmtp5abi1:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../02-libkpimsmtp5abi1_19.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libkpimsmtp5abi1:amd64 (19.12.3-0ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-4gPfK8/02-libkpimsmtp5abi1_19.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/libksmtp5.mo', which is also in package libkpimsmtp5:amd64 19.04.3-0ubuntu2
...
Selecting previously unselected package libkf5eventviews5abi1:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../10-libkf5eventviews5abi1_4%3a19.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libkf5eventviews5abi1:amd64 (4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/tmp/apt-dpkg-install-4gPfK8/02-libkpimsmtp5abi1_19.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
jerry@Aspire-V3-771:~$

I tried a few of the easy things:
sudo apt install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt clean
etc...
but nothing worked.

So, after wasting 30 minutes trying to resolve the issue it just took 3 minutes to roll back to the snapshot I made before the update, which I am running in right now.

[MeMyself]

I was installing the updates that popped up this evening and I ran into the following error. I rebooted to try to clear the system and rerun the update, but this one item seems to not want to update - any ideas?

frank@InfinityStone:~$ sudo apt full-upgrade
[sudo] password for frank:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libkf5mailtransport5abi2 : Depends: libkpimsmtp5abi1 but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
frank@InfinityStone:~$ sudo apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libkpimitinerary-data libkpimitinerary5 libkpimpkpass5 libphonenumber7 libprotobuf17 libzxingcore1
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
libkpimsmtp5abi1
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libkpimsmtp5abi1
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
146 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/47.1 kB of archives.
After this operation, 290 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 492703 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libkpimsmtp5abi1_19.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libkpimsmtp5abi1:amd64 (19.12.3-0ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libkpimsmtp5abi1_19.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/libksmtp5.mo', which is also in package libkpimsmtp5:amd64 19.04.3-0ubuntu2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libkpimsmtp5abi1_19.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
frank@InfinityStone:~$

[verndog]

121 updates this morning. Qt 5.12.8 here.
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Identical to mine except the hardware section.

[Snowhog]

121 updates this morning. Qt 5.12.8 here.

[acheron]

On more productive topic. 5.12.8 is now land(ing|ed) in release pocket.

[verndog]

The future of QT might be KT:
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa...ssible-Qt-Fork

There's a huge debate on that topic, on the link. It covers too many possibilities. I don't think its that simple.

[Teunis]

The future of QT might be KT:
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa...ssible-Qt-Fork

[acheron]

Qt and plasma versions are separate and not linked together, for example Neon has plasma 5.14.8 and Qt 5.14.1 (plasma 5.12.8, which you linked to was released a year ago)

Yes. QT 5.12.8 was released 4 days ago.

https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-5.12.8-released

[kubicle]

For some time now I have been wondering when Qt Version would be updated from 5.12.5. Well, on my Laptop with the proposed option selected, I was pleasantly surprised when QT Version 5.12.8 was installed.

So I expect with the normal repositories selected, it will be just a matter of days before 5.12.8 is installed. The announcement of its release can be found at https://kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.12.8.php.

Qt and plasma versions are separate and not linked together, for example Neon has plasma 5.18.4 and Qt 5.14.1 (plasma 5.12.8, which you linked to was released a year ago)