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Installing Pale Moon on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 can sidestep Firefox’s auto‑update headaches by following a quick guide that covers both PPA and manual .deb approaches, each with clear commands to keep your system fresh and dependencies satisfied. The first method adds the Mozilla team’s lightweight PPA, updates package lists, installs Pale Moon, and verifies its version in one tidy sequence, while the second downloads the latest Debian package, fixes broken packages if needed, and launches the browser from either the menu or terminal. Along the way, the tutorial reminds you to install the legacy libgconf‑2‑4 library, refresh desktop databases when missing menu entries appear, and address shared memory errors on minimal systems. Finally, it explains how to keep the browser up‑to‑date via apt updates for PPA users or by re‑downloading the .deb file whenever a new release arrives.

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The guide explains how to get PHP 8.2 on Debian 11 (Bullseye) or Debian 10 (Buster), noting that the official repositories only provide older releases, so an external source is needed. It walks through adding Ondřej Vrátil’s Sury PPA, updating the package cache and installing the core PHP 8.2 packages along with common extensions like mysql for LAMP stacks. After installation you can verify the version, purge any leftover old binaries if necessary, and then configure either Apache or Nginx to use PHP‑FPM by enabling modules or editing the upstream block and restarting the services. The post also lists common pitfalls such as missing extensions, permission issues, conflicting binaries, offers a compile‑from‑source alternative for advanced users, and invites readers to comment if they encounter problems.

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The guide explains how to install VMware Tools on Ubuntu 22.10, 22.04, or 20.04 in virtual machines running Workstation, Fusion, or ESXi and it shows why the copy‑paste lag and missing shared folders prompt a fix. It first recommends using Ubuntu’s package manager, installing open‑vm‑tools‑desktop for GUI features—or just open‑vm‑tools on headless servers—so that matching kernel modules are pulled automatically and the tools activate after a reboot or logout‑in. When repository packages lag behind, it walks through mounting VMware’s ISO from the VM menu, extracting the tarball, running vmware‑install.pl with default options, and rebooting or restarting services to compile the required kernel modules against your current headers. Finally it lists common troubleshooting steps such as installing missing linux‑headers, ensuring vmhgfs‑fuse is active, re‑installing open‑vm‑tools after kernel upgrades, and reassures users that most can rely on the apt method while a fallback ISO installer is available for newer features.