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Questions about 16.04 are off-topic on Ask Ubuntu. Sixth LTS (Long Term Support) release of Ubuntu, code-named "Xenial Xerus". Released on April 21, 2016. Reached End of Standard Support (ESS) on April 30, 2021.

Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) was released on 21st April, 2016 and reached its End of Standard Support (ESS) on April 30, 2021. Questions about 16.04 are off-topic on Ask Ubuntu.

Release notes: Xenial Xerus

The sixth 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.

Notable new features:

  • 5 year support term
  • Linux kernel 4.4
  • Unity online search disabled by default
  • Unity launcher can be repositioned
  • ZFS (file system)
  • Ubuntu Software Center replaced with GNOME Software

Flavors and editions:

Ubuntu Flavors available under 16.04 (questions on all are allowed):

The 16.04 Ubuntu variants are not commercially supported by Canonical.

Ubuntu Editions available under 16.04 (questions on all are allowed):

Ubuntu releases:

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PCIe Bus error severity=Corrected

I have a new HP Pavilion Gaming Notebook and a new installation of Ubuntu 16.04. When I press Ctrl + Alt + F1 I go start seeing the errors shown in the following image and it doesn't allow me to interact with the console: I also see these errors…
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How do I set the screen timeout?

I am trying to set the screen timeout so that the computer does not timeout during transfer of a large file. How do I set the screen timeout?
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How to correctly pronounce Xenial Xerus?

When referring to the latest Ubuntu 16.04 to friends, I often struggle about the pronunciation of "Xenial Xerus". Is there a universal pronunciation form? If so, which is? If not, how to determine the pronunciation in my native non-English…
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How to move window buttons to right in Ubuntu 16.04

I've installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my laptop and I'm using gnome-shell 3.18.4. When I'm trying to move the window buttons to the right by using dconf-edit How to switch window controls to the left (Gnome Shell)? I'm unable to move the window buttons to…
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Startup problem in 16.04?

After upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04, in startup it shows /dev/sda1: clean, 291272/4292608 files, 480345/18174432 blocks which makes Ubuntu take some time to load.
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Why is Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus?

Today I am upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS from Ubuntu 15.10(Wily WereWolf). Xenial is a Galacian word meaning Great. So, just curious, why it's named as Xenial Xerus? Is there some developer after which this name is given or what else the reason…
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wall doesn't broadcast to GUI terminals on 16.04

The title sums it up. Running wall <<< "TEST" shows the message in any TTY but not in any GUI terminals ( tested with gnome-terminal and sakura ). I have several battery and temperature monitoring scripts that rely on walling a message and after…
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Installing Unity3d on Ubuntu 16.04

According to this blog post I should be able to install the .deb version of the Unity Editor for Ubuntu. I have the recommended system requirements. But when I try to install the .deb file using the sudo dpkg -i mydebfile.deb I get the following…
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16.04 LTS vs 16.04.1 upgrade

What's going on? I am told that if I want to upgrade (from 14.04 LTS) I should have that "Let me know of new LTS versions" checkbox checked (which I do) in my software updates settings. However, if I want to upgrade I must download 16.04. Or, I…
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Installing ubuntu 16.04 without losing data

Currently , I am running ubuntu 15.10 on my Dell laptop (ram-4GB) . I want to install ubuntu 16.04 LTS on my laptop as ubuntu 15.10 is no more supported. I don't want to lose my data while changing os , can I install 16.04 without losing data .…
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Erase root password before reselling computer

I want to erase the root password I had set on my laptop, so that I can sell it. I currently have Ubuntu 16.04. I've tried following some instruction videos on YouTube but they didn't work. How can I erase the root password on my system?
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Possible to run cron in foreground?

I'd like to run the command /usr/sbin/cron in the foreground and not as a daemon. Is this possible?
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Genymotion is not working

Suddenly Genymotion has stopped working. Now I can't reinstall it. It is showing an error. /genymotion: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1: undefined symbol: drmGetDevice
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Cannot install apt-install in Ubuntu 16.04 "waiting to install "

Today I installed Ubuntu 16.04. I can install all software in Ubuntu Software. But when install not in official package. Ubuntu show like: This software comes from a 3rd party and may contain non-free components. Click button Install but don't have…
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Upgrading 16.04 beta 2 to 16.04 LTS

I was about to do a fresh install of 14.04 LTS, but I just saw that 16.04 will be released in less than a month. If I were to install 16.04 beta now, would it be easy to upgrade to the official release in April? Also, how stable is the current beta2…
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