Sometimes I find an old question on Ask Ubuntu with an old answer. Updates in software tend to change the way things are done, and I can't help but wonder if there is a newer solution to the same problem.
I am tempted to post a new question, but that would surely raise a duplicate alert.
What can I do to request an updated answer that's up to date to recent software updates?
What some people do is they just leave a comment on an apparently good answer
Is your answer stll valid in 14.04?
Whenever I get such a message I will re-evaluate my answer to see if there was something I could improve, or whether the procedures still hold true. Quite often there is something to be done, if it was only a newer screenshot. If all was good I then drop a reply like
@<user>: Yes, it still works like that.
This approach always makes me feel better than an unexplained or explained downvote on an excavated now dated answer I gave years ago. Howver it will only work for answers given by people who are still around.
There is a Bounty reason devoted to this:
I think you should post a new question, as this is version specific. It's a different version of the software, therefore the question is not fundamentally the same. Make sure to specify that it is a different version though!
Also, if the other post is old enough, the duplicate is usually ignored because this is technology: things change all the time.
If it is marked as dupe, pop into chat or Meta and make your case why it should be opened again. We'll (usually) listen.
