Tag: Ubuntu 13.04

  • Ubuntu prompting for upgrade when none is available

    After upgrading to Ubuntu 13.10, my system was continually telling me that there was an update available and to run `do-release-upgrade` to install it. Running this command yields {{{ root@server:/home/dlasley# do-release-upgrade Checking for a new Ubuntu release No new release found }}} but the system still prompts for an update. This is due to an…

  • Install ffmpeg from source on Ubuntu

    This tutorial is designed for a headless server, and does not install anything related to `X11`. These instructions assume that you have escalated to root (`sudo su`), and have been tested with Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10, & 13.04. =Initial Installation= # Remove old `ffmpeg`, `x264`, and `avconv` {{{ apt-get remove -y ffmpeg x264 libav-tools yasm &&…