@moredevelopers Hi. Here we discourage our forum users to install random clicks on their devices

You say this is a big project. Is there then any reason you need external testers? Is it a lack of devices, or?

@Wrisberg said in Pixel3A xl MMS not working:

I switched from nexus 5, where I had to wait for the mms to download, ussualy 24H.

I don't have that on my nexus 5, i receive mms instantly.
So it is on provider side.

@Salah No, you misunderstand my meaning. I meant, how did you go about changing the icons. What files did you touch? Could you do the same only changing / adding files in your $HOME folder? If yes, then it is worth trying to do the same on UT. If not, then it will not be possible to do it in the same way you did it on your desktop.

@Salah As I said, no one has really tried, since it is not something that is encouraged or supported. But my philosophy is, maybe there is a way to do this in a way that does not interfere with the read-only filesystem. Maybe just nobody has come across it.

For instance, you can add more fonts to the OS by placing them in the .fonts folder in your $HOME directory. (only really useful for apps that allow you to select fonts, but still)

You said you have customized your Ubuntu Mate. How did you do it?

@Salah said in Access UT system copy and move files:

@arubislander Thank you for your reply. Now I understand how it works and finally I have managed to update to UT 20.04 by clicking on update in channel.

Glad you got it to update. Now you are on a supported version and we are all on the same page.

I thought tweaking some icons won't harm UT Updates.

Well, to be honest, it has never been attempted. You are welcome to try. As long as you do the tweaking in your $HOME folder, nothing you do should a) harm updates or b) be irreversible.

In this case will stick to what ever UT provides and hope that 22.04 version will come any soon with a good experience.

There will not be a 22.04 version. The next major update (which might be around the end of this year, or around the beginning of the next) will be based on 24.04. Before that time there will surely be a few more regular OTA updates still based on 20.04, which is fine in itself, because we still have upstream support for security patches from Ubuntu.

Thanks

Glad to help!

@Salah

UT aims to be an opinionated OS with a consistent user experience.

I understand from your other post that you are running 16.04. This is not advised as that version is officially unmaintained, and has been for a while now.

Even on Desktop Ubuntu, it is not advisable to directly add / edit / delete files to /usr/share/sounds. The place to do that would be ~/.local/share/sounds. This is the same for Ubuntu Touch.

@tuXut said in Mimi Browser alpha release:

• Is this browser app specially developed for UT ?

Yes.

For Firefox I don't know if it is easier.
But there is a port of it ongoing https://forums.ubports.com/topic/10271/is-there-a-better-browser-somewhere/15?_=1725734879793

@Eric-H said in reduced battery life - something with OTA-5?:

I get longer battery life when Wi-fi is on : 38 hours…

Interesting! Are you running the Battery Saver app?

You can install what you want on any UT device if you make its file system read/write.

But if you do that, which is not a supported way using UT, you'll be then the only one to deal with any issue, including breaking the system, you could encounter.

AND you'll no longer should make OTA updates as it will overwrite some or all of the customisations you made, with a result depending on which parts where modded (from system bug to device not booting anymore).

If you really want to mess with your UT, search the forum how you can make the system read/write.
There is also a telegram group for people like you that are not feared "breaking" UT.

@developerbayman
You're very welcome.

My contributions are modest so if I can help others here I happily do so.
I never add any issue installing and using clickable.
The easiest for me lately was to just snap install it.

I'm using Ubuntu and didn't check since I moved to 24.04 last week. If you use another distro your mileage may differ, but snaps are pretty good in my opinion (and experience).

May the force be with you (in order to fix your workstation)