Of course, it's your decision not to upgrade Ubuntu, but from my
experience, upgrading Python to other than what Ubuntu supplies as a
default can break the system. 
For example, in my case apt stopped working properly.

If you really need a newer version of Python, pyenv might be worth
looking at.


On Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:20:54 +0300
אורי <uri@speedy.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have two Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS servers (droplets) which I can't and
> don't want to upgrade right now. One of them is running pip==22.2.2
> and when I run this command I get this output:
>
> pip freeze|grep -i certb
> certbot==2.10.0
> certbot-apache==2.10.0
> certbot-dns-digitalocean==2.10.0
>
> The other one is running pip==21.3.1 and when I run this command I
> get this output:
>
> pip freeze|grep -i certb
> /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/secretstorage/dhcrypto.py:15:
> CryptographyDeprecationWarning: Python 3.6 is no longer supported by
> the Python core team. Therefore, support for it is deprecated in
> cryptography and will be removed in a future release.
>   from cryptography.utils import int_from_bytes
> certbot==1.23.0
> certbot-apache==1.23.0
> certbot-dns-digitalocean==1.23.0
> certbot-dns-route53==1.23.0
>
> I want to know how do I upgrade pip, certbot and optionally Python to
> its latest version in both machines, and especially the second
> machine?
>
> I also have two machines with Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS. There I have
> problems with Ubuntu pro:
>
> # sudo pro detach
> Detach will disable the following service:
>     livepatch
> Are you sure? (y/N) y
> Executing `/snap/bin/canonical-livepatch disable`
> An unexpected error occurred: Failed running command
> '/snap/bin/canonical-livepatch disable' [exit(1)]. Message: cannot
> create mount point for file "/tmp/snap.rootfs_GcwX7d/README.md":
> Permission denied
>
> For more details, see the log: /var/log/ubuntu-advantage.log
> If you think this is a bug, please run: ubuntu-bug
> ubuntu-advantage-tools # pro status
> SERVICE          ENTITLED  STATUS       DESCRIPTION
> anbox-cloud      yes       disabled     Scalable Android in the cloud
> esm-apps         yes       disabled     Expanded Security Maintenance
> for Applications
> esm-infra        yes       disabled     Expanded Security Maintenance
> for Infrastructure
> livepatch        yes       warning      Canonical Livepatch service
> realtime-kernel  yes       disabled     Ubuntu kernel with PREEMPT_RT
> patches integrated
> usg              yes       disabled     Security compliance and audit
> tools
>
> NOTICES
> Error running canonical-livepatch status:
> cannot create mount point for file
> "/tmp/snap.rootfs_dUW8Xu/README.md": Permission denied
>
>
> For a list of all Ubuntu Pro services, run 'pro status --all'
> Enable services with: pro enable <service>
>
>      Account: uri@speedy.net
> Subscription: Ubuntu Pro - free personal subscription
>
>
> I recently ran the following upgrade commands for all the above
> machines, and I got many times in the Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS to select an
> option (I always selected the default):
>
> sudo apt update
> sudo apt upgrade
> sudo apt dist-upgrade
> sudo apt autoremove
> sudo apt autoclean
>
> sudo apt autoremove
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get upgrade
> sudo apt update
> sudo apt upgrade
>
> And I also had to run the following commands:
> cd /var/lib/dpkg
> sudo mv info info.bak
> sudo mkdir info
> sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> Thanks,
> Uri Rodberg, Speedy Net
>
> אורי
> uri@speedy.net



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