Questions tagged [add-apt-repository]

A command line utility to add and remove APT software repositories, such as PPAs. It is part of the software-properties-common package and installed in Ubuntu by default.

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sudo add-apt-repository hangs with no error Ubuntu 19.04

Whenever I try to run sudo add-apt-repository ppa:docky-core/ppa(for any ppa, not just this one) it just hangs indefinitely, without giving any sort of error, even with the -m flag. After I terminate ...
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How to get the gpg key for a repository?

When adding a repository through add-apt-repository a new gpg key will be add. e,g: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:some-ppa You will be asked to press Enter to import the gpg key. I need to get the gpg ...
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How to use a .iso image as a CD-ROM Repository?

I have all images of Debian, Ubuntu and Ubuntustudio as .iso. How can I use them as repository to install my desired packages with sudo apt-get install package-name? I easily mount the .iso file with ...
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Adding a PPA to add-apt-repository

I'm trying to add the ubuntu-toolchain-r/test with: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test But it comes back with: Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test'. Please check that the ...
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GNS3 install fails on Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS

I am trying to install GNS3 by adding PPA: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gns3/ppa Getting following error: /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/requests/__init__.py:87: RequestsDependencyWarning: urllib3 (2....
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No module named 'softwareproperties'

I previously manually deleted the system's built-in python2 and python3, and then manually installed them again. When I ran the command sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xxxx, I would get this error.How to ...
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How can I get a list of all repositories and PPAs from the command line into an install script?

I know how to list all packages installed on my system. But how could I get a list of all repositories and PPA's into a script that I can run on a new machine to replicate the repository setup ...
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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'apt_pkg' error

I run below command on ubuntu 16.4 : sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps of below question: How to install PlayOnLinux on Ubuntu 16.04 and get below error: Traceback (most recent call last):...
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`apt-cache policy` lists repos not shown in `add-apt-repository --list`

I have several 3rd party repos in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*, including for apt "foobaz", which is installed. I want to check which repository foobaz came from, or could come from: figure ...
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Adding opencpn repository - AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'people'

When I try to add the opencpn repository I get the following error message: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:opencpn/opencpn Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository"...
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sudo add-apt-repository universe us not working in Ubuntu 22.04

I just upgraded Ubuntu 20.04 to Ubuntu 22.04 and ran sudo add-apt-repository universe on Ubuntu 22.04 and got the following error. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/add-apt-...
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How add to repositoris new Thunderbirs? [closed]

I can't find information how to add new Thunderbird 115 to repositories using apt. Someone now? Thanks.
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Adding Linux Mint repos to Ubuntu [duplicate]

I was just wondering if there's a way to add Linux Mint repos to Ubuntu to replace the apt commands that are rerouted to Snaps. For example, if I add the Mint repos, could I just do "sudo apt ...
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:touchegg/stable PROBLEM

I want to install touchegg because I'm on x11, but when I write: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:touchegg/stable I get this: Repository: 'deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/touchegg/stable/ubuntu/ jammy ...
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add-apt-repository command is broken, throwing python error [duplicate]

Every time I use add-apt-repository it throws the following error: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-...
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Does add-apt-repository not support globs in source list?

I usually add a repository like this: add-apt-repository --no-update --yes "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu jammy stable" This works fine and when setting up ...
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add-apt-repository command is suddenly very slow

There were no issues before, but today I started my computer and I removed the unstable OIBAF graphics drivers and tried to add stable OIBAF graphics PPA. I left for about 15 minutes and when I came ...
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22.04 - sudo add-apt-repository times out

Long story short, I have a 100% fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04, and I can't seem to get add-apt-repository working without running it through a VPN. I can access the internet via browsers, Discord, and ...
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Ubuntu 23.04 add-apt-repository doesn't work

Since I upgraded to Ubuntu 23.04, when I run add-apt-repository, here is the error I got: httplib2.error.ServerNotFoundError: Unable to find the server at api.launchpad.test It seems that add-apt-...
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Ubuntu 23.04 Messed up PPA repositories [duplicate]

Recently I upgraded from Ubuntu 22.04 to Ubuntu 23. After the upgrade, I noticed that the default python3 was also upgraded to python3.11. I tried to install an older version of python through apt, ...
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Check for and remove unused PPAs

Since the installation, I have added not too few PPAs to my 15.04 system because I wanted a specific application. But sometimes I have removed that package later again, because it did not work, was ...
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Why does the security.ubuntu.com repository exist?

Looking at the contends of the /etc/apt/sources.list file two repositories are listed: archive.ubuntu.com and security.ubuntu.com At first I thought that the security repository only contains security ...
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Is there a way to identify available suites / components / arches of public APT repository?

Some providers give base URL for a public APT repository and directory listing is forbidden for the HTTP file server. Is there a way to understand which suites / components /arches they provide? Like ...
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Ubuntu server behind a firewall

I have a problem regarding a server behind a firewall, essentially, the whole internet is blocked, and I can't use the "add-apt-repository", problems like "X user or team does not exist&...
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add-apt-repository behind a special proxy where URLs need to prefixed by the IP of the proxy

At work, our Linux servers are behind a proxy, therefore the urls need to look like this in order to be reachable from our servers, for example : PROXY_IP=x.y.z.t example URL : http://$PROXY_IP/...
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Remove apt repository?

Some while ago I may have accidentally added an apt repository with an invalid URL. Now, every time I run sudo apt update, the following error message shows at the bottom: E: The repository 'http://...
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gpgkeys: key F60F4B3D7FA2AF80 not found on keyserver

How can I fix this issue? mona@pascal:~$ sudo apt-get update Ign file: InRelease Get:1 file: Release.gpg [181 B] Get:2 file: Release [196 B] ...
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Ubuntu 22.04. How to add repo in sources.list using add-apt-repository?

System is clear and only installed and updated. The problem is: I clean /etc/apt/sources.list :>/etc/apt/sources.list When try to add repo: add-apt-repository -s "deb http://archive.ubuntu....
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add-apt-repository broken in Ubuntu 22.04 for php [duplicate]

I am attempting to install php7.4 after officially upgrading from 20.04 to 22.04 cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=22.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=jammy DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 22....
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Error: 'multiverse' invalid + Error: 'universe' invalid

I have this Dockerfile: FROM node:11 USER root WORKDIR /tmp RUN apt-get update RUN apt-get install -y software-properties-common RUN add-apt-repository multiverse RUN add-apt-repository universe I ...
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Ubuntu distro custom and add-apt-repository

I edited the /etc/lsb-release and /usr/lib/os-release files, then created the /etc/upstream-release/lsb-release path with the original lsb-release file. the add-apt-repository command no longer works ...
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add-apt-repository returns unexpected length error

Ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric ocelot): When I try to add a new ppa through add-apt-repository, it returns with: rene@rene-MS-N104:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa Traceback (most recent call last)...
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Retrieving gpg Key timed out - What does this mean?

I am unable to install any packages thru the terminal. After doing sudo add-apt-repository, the terminal seems to run normally (after about 5-10 minutes however) and am asked to hit enter. After I hit ...
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Which apt repository to add for kdeplasma-addons?

I'm unable to install kdeplasma-addons. Seeing the following error: E: Unable to locate package kdeplasma-addons Unsure as to which repository to add to overcome this.
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How to delete all packages from a repository and then delete the repository and then delete the signing key?

I'm running Ubuntu 21.10. I made a mistake and downloaded Mono that's supposed to be used on a older version and now it's giving me error messages like: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg/ returned an error ...
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Can I call other dpkg or apt-* commands within my preinst scripts?

As part of my custom (in-house) .deb file that will be deployed to Ubuntu 12.04 devices, I need to add several PPA repositories, run apt-get update, and then install packages from those PPAs. Can ...
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How do I get add-apt-repository to work through a proxy?

I'm trying to follow the "Installing Cross Toolchain on Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) and 10.10 (Maverick) Hosts" instructions on wiki.linaro.org (on my Ubuntu 10.04 VM). The first step is: sudo add-apt-...
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Can a local Ubuntu mirror host different Ubuntu releases on a single server

I am interested to know if I have a Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS server, can use it as a local mirror to host 20.04.3 LTS and 18.04.6 LTS repositories, such that my 18.04 servers can pull from it as well as my ...
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how to replace apt-key for webmin [duplicate]

how to replace apt-key for webmin in ubuntu 20.04 (because apparently apt-key is deprecated)? before (bash script): wget -q https://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add - sudo add-...
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Desktop environment isn't working after trying to install GNOME 40

I have installed Ubuntu 21.04 on my Laptop, everything with the DE was fine till now. I saw a video on YouTube showing the new Gnome 41. I wanted to install that. I didn't found a tutorial to install ...
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multiverse repository update warning message

for installing MS-core-fonts i just added following repository to ubuntu 21.04: sudo add-apt-repository multiverse now, everytime i run apt update command i get following warning message several ...
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Added repository unused

I wanted to install Ardour 6 today. As suggested here, I did sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntustudio-ppa/ardour-backports then apt search ardour but it still shows me the 5.12 version. What's wrong?...
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Please check that the PPA name or format is correct

installing ansible on ubuntu os, on typing the command : sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:ansible/ansible it is showing Please check that the PPA name or format is correct. how to fix this issue?
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How to install gnuplot 5.4 at ubuntu20.04

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04, I work with Gnuplot 5.2.8, but only some features are at the version most recent. My question-specific question is. How to upgrade Gnuplot 5.4.0 at ubuntu 20.04?. Thanks ...
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Downloading packages from ubuntu repositories (apt) manually using wget

I want to learn about how apt works & fetches objects from mirrors in sources.list. How can I browse these repositories manually, download them manually & build them manually (not using source ...
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Why doesn't archive.ubuntu.com use HTTPS? [duplicate]

I always see instructions for adding the Universe and Multiverse repositories that look something like the following: sudo add-apt-repository -y "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -...
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Unable to Add ppa in my newly installed ubuntu 16.04 LTS

I am trying to install ppa:ondrej/php on Ubuntu 16.04 When I enter the command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php It gives me this message: Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:~ondrej/ubuntu/php'. ERROR: '~...
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keep on getting '404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.85 80]' error when getting wine repository [duplicate]

I have been trying to download wine through https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu and I keep on getting this error when adding the repository using this command: Sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://dl....
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How to install older gcc package using APT from a repository?

I have GCC v9. But I'm trying to install a GCC 4.8.1 version to test a library compilation on that very old version of GCC. The version is not available in the official Ubuntu repos,it is deprecated, ...
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unable to install cudo miner to ubuntu [duplicate]

what i am trying to run: sudo su -c "bash <(wget -qO- https://download.cudo.org/tenants/135790374f46b0107c516a5f5e13069b/5e5f800fdf87209fdf8f9b61441e53a1/linux/x64/stable/install.sh)" ...