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Before updating a software which canonical does not support for updates (like vlc, Skype), do I need to add the relevant ppa to the system before run "apt-get install packagename" or "apt-get --only upgrade install packagename" ? (I'm using ubuntu 13.10)

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If I understand your question correctly the answer is

No.

The Ubuntu repositories contain both VLC and Skype, but you might be able to get newer versions from a PPA.

One way to tell if the package you want is in your current repos (including any PPAs you've already added) is:

apt-cache search <packages-name>   

Or you can open the software center and search. PPAs are only for software that isn't already in the repos.

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For software are not available in Ubuntu repository Yes, You have to add APP before updating list, then try to install software related to APP.

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