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Questions specific to 14.04 are no longer supported here and are supposed to be closed as off-topic. Fifth LTS (Long Term Support) release of Ubuntu, code-named "Trusty Tahr". Released on 17th April, 2014 and has reached its End Of Life (EOL) in April 2019.

Trusty Tahr was released on 17th April, 2014 and has reached its End Of Life (EOL) in April 2019. Questions specific to 14.04 are no longer supported here and are supposed to be closed as off-topic. Consider upgrading to a supported release. To upgrade see How to install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release?.

Code name: Trusty Tahr

The fifth stable and Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu. Canonical will provide support for five years due to popularity of LTS usage in businesses:

  • Two years of support will include hardware updates.
  • Remaining three years will consist of maintenance upgrades.

Ubuntu Flavors available under 14.04 (questions on all are allowed):

The 14.04 Ubuntu variants are not commercially supported by Canonical.

Ubuntu Editions available under 14.04 (questions on all are allowed):

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How to install OpenJDK 8 on 14.04 LTS?

Java 8 is now available according to http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/, but http://openjdk.java.net/install/ does not yet mention how to install OpenJDK 8 (not Oracle Java) on Ubuntu 14.04 Long Term Support. (For 14.10 and later just run…
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Screen Resolution Problem with Ubuntu 14.04 and VirtualBox

Environment: Lenovo T530 running Windows 7. Have installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a virtual machine using VM Virtual Box. Have installed all the updates from both Virtual Box and Ubuntu. Problem: While in Ubuntu's desktop and other Ubuntu initiated…
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Keyboard locks in IntelliJ IDEA on Ubuntu 14.04

Could you help me with hell of a weird issue? I use Intellij IDEA 13 on Ubuntu 14.04, and from time to time my keyboard completely (yep, completely, it's not about shortcuts) locks in IDEA. I still can do anything I want in IDEA with my mouse, also…
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apt-get stuck at 0 [Connecting to us.archive.ubuntu.com]

When I do upgrade it gets stuck here: user@plato:~# sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be upgraded: …
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How to setup OpenVPN Client

I'm trying to setup OpenVPN using NetworkManager. The GUI seems buggy and unresponsive. Are there any other tools for setting up a VPN client?
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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS live USB boot error (gfxboot.c32:not a valid COM32R image)

I downloaded Ubuntu 14.04 (64 bit) lts. I made a bootable usb stick. But I keep receiving this error message upon booting: SYSLINUX 4.04 EDD 20110518 Copyright (C) 1994-2011 H. Peter Anvin et al Unknown keyword in configuration file: gfxboot.c32:…
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How do you update npm to the latest version?

I'm having issues with npm in a Vagrant box I'm setting up. I noticed that the npm version is somewhat old, so I wanted to check the problem with the latest release. It is my understanding that you should be able to update npm using npm install -g…
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How to enable ssh root access on Ubuntu 14.04

I´d like to enable the ssh root access on Ubuntu 14.04. Editing the /etc/ssh_config (PermitRootLogin yes) didn't affect anything.
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How to install PHP `mbstring` extension in Ubuntu?

What is the PHP mbstring extension, and what is the best way to install it on Ubuntu 14.04?
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How to disable IPv6 in Ubuntu 14.04?

I am using Ubuntu 14.04. And I have done the following to disable ipv6. I have open /etc/sysctl.conf using gedit and paste the following lines at the end of sysctl.conf. net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1 net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 =…
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After modifying /etc/hosts which service needs to be restarted?

After modifying /etc/hosts, which service(s) need(s) to be restarted for the change to take effect?
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How to enable exFAT in Ubuntu 14.04

I just installed Ubuntu 14.04 and I can't mount my exFAT HDD. I get the following error: Unable to access “SeagateHDD” Error mounting /dev/sdb1 at /media/me/SeagateHDD: Command-line `mount -t "exfat" -o…
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How to install cmake 3.2 on Ubuntu

Default cmake version of 14.04 is 2.8. How can I install cmake 3.2 and replace the default one? Or how can I upgrade 2.8 to 3.2?
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Shutdown after a certain time

I am done using my laptop but I am using the hotspot in my smart phone. So I want my laptop to be awake for next one hour. How can I Shutdown the laptop after one hour of time?
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fatal error: sys/cdefs.h: No such file or directory|

It has been weeks that I am trying to use Code::Blocks IDE on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to program Atmega16, however I am hindered by the following error while compiling/building the program in C::B /usr/include/features.h|374|fatal error: sys/cdefs.h: No…
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