Ubuntu 24.10 upgrade

• The usual:

mh-update-ubuntu
# (ensure all repos are working)
# reboot
# you can connect via direct proxmox shell (not ssh) but seems robust either way
sudo do-release-upgrade

• fix up apt repos
• fix up stow (esp. systemd stuff)
• set up purdy rotating kitty term themes
• reinstall slop if screenshots stopped working
• reinstall pulseaudio to get media keys working again (why was it removed?)

sudo apt install pulseaudio-utils

• fix brightness control on cobra

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/brightness-controller
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brightness-controller
brightness-controller&

Check the Ubuntu 24.04 upgrade for more detailed notes.

TODO

cast

• fix gdm3 - if we don't set /etc/gdm3/custom.conf to AutomaticLogin, gdm3 hangs the entire machine - try it again after a few upgrades