Ubuntu Phased Updates

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Q: Ubuntu phased updates

Recently, during the normal software upgrade process (i.e., apt upgrade or apt dist-upgrade) I started getting messages like this:

[...]
The following packages have been kept back:
[...]
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and [...] not upgraded.

What are my options?

A: Phased Updates are a safety feature

Some users get the upgraded packages first, and have the ability to report broken package, instead of everybody getting a broken package at once and millions of users scratching their heads.

It’s there for your protection. Don’t try to outsmart it.

Linux Terminal Emulators: KiTTY over PuTTY

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Summary

Do you work on Linux machines? Do you only have a Windows machine from which to connect? Then you’re probably already using PuTTY.

Well, step aside PuTTY, there’s a new terminal client in town.

KiTTY is a fork of the original PuTTY software, with loads of new features, including a portable version that saves all of your sessions and settings into an INI file in the same folder.

Installation

Download KiTTY Portable
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