apt is Advanced Packaging Tool, package manager for Debian based distributions.
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using apt-cache search
I am learning how to use apt. When I do an "apt-cache search git"
to see all packages matching git I see a bunch of packages whose
descriptions have nothing to do with git. Why is this so and
how can ...
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Not enough free disk space
I'm new to Ubuntu and I'm getting an error in software updater. When I try and do my daily updates, it says:
The upgrade needs a total of 25.3 M free space on disk /boot. Please free at least an ...
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Why am I getting BADSIG error 13.04 / untrusted packages error in software manager
I am trying to update using sudo apt-get update.
receiving BADSIG error.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com raring Release.gpg [933 B]
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com raring Release.gpg ...
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Problem with update from terminal [duplicate]
I am trying to get some update from my terminal but I get a bug:
ubuntu@ubuntu-Inspiron-N5010:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for ubuntu:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open ...
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cant install or uninstall anything after a failed sun-java-6 installation
I've attempted to install sun-java-6 by following a method given in a site which asked me to add a repository and then sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre. while installing on terminal i cant click ...
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Unable to locate package update-manager-core
Following the guide I found here I am trying to upgrade my Ubuntu version from 10.10 to 12.04.
As do-release-upgrade gave the error command not found I tried to install update-manager-core which ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 - Proxy can't be found - have tried everything I can think of
I am in a work environment using a mandatory proxy, I attempting to change to an IP that currently has a proxy bypass to download useful packages.
I adding in manual IPv4 settings, turned the proxy ...
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Can i add a 13.04 repo to 12.04 LTS to install new package via synaptic?
I want to install julia (programming language from MIT) on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, but I encountered some problems with the compilation from source. I noticed that there is a specific package to install it ...
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Installing an older version of firefox
I'm trying to install an older version of firefox. My Selenium script requires that the system be able to open firefox by issuing the command firefox from anywhere.
I created a symlink from the ...
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Can not install 4shared desktop
I have been going to install 4shared desktop. When I opened 4shared desktop .deb file by Software Ubuntu Center, it required openjdk-6-jre, but it can not install openjdk-6-jre. When i marked ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 update and install issue
I've checked several forums and sites for trying to fix this issue. This issue has been happening for the last three days. I'm a bit of a newbie to Linux but I think I've managed to narrow down where ...
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How to resolve dependency conflict (perl conflicts with libxml-sax-perl)?
I am trying to install a package called libxml-simple-perl, but it depends on libxml-sax-perl, I have installed other dependencies without issues, but this one below is giving me a lot of trouble, and ...
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Why after fresh Ubuntu 12.04 installation update aren't being installed?
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a computer. Everything is fine without update. Just after the installation, it was showing about 200 MB updates to download. Since then I'm trying to install all the ...
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apt-get stuck at 0% [Connecting to 10.134.216.1] [solved] [duplicate]
When I try to update with apt-get update, it's stuck at 0% [Connecting to 10.134.216.1]. Changing the server doesn't help. It seems like there is something wrong with my network settings, but I can ...
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Cannot access PPA… please check your internet connection
i've tried to add a repository with:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:gottcode/gcppaCannot access PPA
but the system echoed:
Cannot access PPA ...
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Install rhythmbox plugins, unmet dependencies [duplicate]
I tried to add radio station to my rhythmbox, and it needed to install plugins. I tried to install them, however I failed! I got the below error:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
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unmet dependencies 12.04LTS [duplicate]
i tended to install radiotray on my ubuntu 12.04.
sudo apt-get install radiotray
but failed,
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some ...
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How change from devel to stable version of ubuntu [duplicate]
Well, i had a bad day and i don't know how i thought that was a good idea launch this command to upgrade ubuntu.
do-release-upgrade -d
Yes, with '-d' and now i have a unstable version 13.10 of ...
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how to resolve index files error on 13.04
I just installed 13.04 and now trying to install apache web server but it keeps returning an error that says unable to fetch some archives. When I run sudo apt-get update, I get this:
W: Failed to ...
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Is there any YUM to APT-GET tool?
I have a big source code where it wants to install everything where shown of YUM (Fedora, CentOS, Red hat package manager).
Example:
$ yum install bzip2 cpio curl curl-devel fileutils gettext-devel ...
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Problem with update-manager [duplicate]
I am getting this error when i update ubuntu,
Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:
E:Encountered a section with no Package: header,
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This version of ntop is a minimally supported but OLDER version - please upgrade
ntop crashes:
root@dur:~#
root@dur:~#
root@dur:~# ntop
Sat May 18 17:57:45 2013 Initializing gdbm databases
Sat May 18 17:57:45 2013 ntop will be started as user nobody
Sat May 18 17:57:45 2013 ...
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PPA for Android Studio?
Android Studio was released a few days ago and it's still in early access preview, but I would like to know if there is any PPA I could add to my Ubuntu Raring to automatically keep it updated with ...
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Can't run Frama-C on 13.04 after installation
I have installed Frama-C on 13.04 via apt-get.
However, after installation, I can not run it. When I type frama-c in terminal; nothing happens.
Also frama-c doesn't appear in the dash! I have ...
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install mysql 5.6 in ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
Is there any way to install mysql5.6 with apt-get? any repository or ppa?
and also is it predictable that when ubuntu add mysql 5.6 to its official repo?
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Mysql5.6 and problem of php5-mysql , mysql-common packages
I install Mysql 5.6 with this documentaion(in ubuntu 13.04) , now I need to install php5-mysql and mysql-common packages. can I install them with apt-get? I think they will install mysql5.5 ...
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I get an error with “add-apt-repository” every time i startup. No noticeable effects, but an annoyance
Every time I start my computer, a lenovo thinkpad t61 (intel graphics version), running ubuntu 13.04, I get a pop-up to report an error. Details reveal that it's related to add-apt-repository.
Maybe ...
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Can I make the system to check checksums of all the binary files installed?
I've found a bad bit in my RAM and still experience some notable bugs after replacing it. I suspect some binaries could get corrupted during installation. Can the system check the installed binaries ...
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apt-get update fails Release.gpg on raring 64bit
When i run apt-get update on my installation of ubuntu 13.04 64bit edition i get the following error
sudo apt-get update
Err http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de raring Release.gpg
Connection failed
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How do I remove .deb files of UNINSTALLED PACKAGES from the apt cache? [duplicate]
I am an Ubuntu newbie. I have just installed Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit on my machine. And from the very start I like the experience Ubuntu is giving me.
I have learned some basic tasks like installing and ...
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What leads to outdated user applications?
currently I'm thinking about switching completly to a Linux Distribution. I actually like Ubuntu alot, but I have some concerns about outdated (user) applications.
It's recommended to use the ...
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Installation error on Ubuntu 12.10 (x64) for Octave 3.6.2
I'm having a very frustrating problem when installing octave. I already had it installed, but I was not able to run it anymore, the executable simply won't run. That's why I removed it and tried to ...
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Got “Package operation failed” error while installing postgresql using ubuntu software center
I am trying to install JDownloader. But, while installing it using sudo apt-get install jdownloader, I got some error. Like this:
j@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install jdownloader
Reading package lists... ...
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12.04 unattended-upgrades package has lock on /var/lib/dpkg/lock (cannot sudo apt-get update due to lock) [duplicate]
Calling the sudo apt-get update fails to complete. Fails with:
Fetched 2,212 kB in 13s (162 kB/s)
E: ...
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Issues opening everything
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04. I had issues opening Skype. I looked at a few tutorials that I found from Google searches to no avail.
I figured it may just be an issue and went to try and update ...
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How to install apt-get package manager [closed]
I am booting Ubuntu via VirtualBox. PostgreSQL 8.0 is already installed in the disk image I am using. Now I want to upgrade the PostgreSQL database to a higher version.
I tried using:
apt-get upgrade
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system dont get updates
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and I don't get any updates.
For more than two weeks, whenever I try to check for updates manually it doesn't show any updates in the update manager. Then I tried via terminal ...
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Why does apt-get deliver outdated developer tools in general? [duplicate]
I am trying Ubuntu recently, and am disappointed to find out that apt-get delivers a lot of outdated daily software.
For instance, built-essentials delivered gcc-4.6.3 (seems that it is updated to ...
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Samsung driver doesn't detect SANE correctly
From 13.04 (server) I'm trying to install the Samsung Unified Printer Driver as specified by https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsPrintersSamsung which has a dead link. In any event, the ...
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Resolving MariaDB removal issue
My MySQL/MariaDB installation got corrupted, and I'm trying to remove and reinstall via apt-get Unfortunately, I'm having a major issue with apt-get freezing after stopping the mariadb server.
This ...
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How do I recompile Python 2.7 on Ubuntu 12.04?
I am struggling to get the Python module sqlite3 to work. I found this, and am following it, since Python can't seem to find the modules even after installation of the packages.
I tried following ...
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Is there a difference between “apt-get install kdm” and “apt-get install kubuntu-desktop”?
My question's title is pretty straightforward. Is there a difference between installing KDE with the command "apt-get install kdm" or "apt-get install kubuntu-desktop"?
I'm installing Penguy OS on a ...
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Running QQ : Can't find Python 3.3.1 in apt-get or synaptic
I'm running QQ : Can't find the repos/packages for Python 3.3.1 with apt-get or synaptic. How do I find them and install Python 3.3.1?
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What does 'Ign' mean when running an apt-get update?
I had a bunch of errors in the output of sudo apt-get update: duplicate entries and 404 not found errors.
Figured those out, I hope: I removed PPAs that didn't have any packages associated with ...
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Why the installation fails for this package? it says linux-headers not found but it is there
This package is failing to get installed, but the linux-headers are installed.
root@sun-Alienware-X51:/var/tmp# uname -a
Linux sun-Alienware-X51 3.5.0-28-generic #48~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 24 ...
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apt-get won't work
I installed the latest updates from update manger and apt-get won't work. I think it has something to do with bumblebee/primusrun due to this error output:
installArchives() failed: Setting up ...
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How do I find out where are command line commands installed? [duplicate]
I just installed apt-get install a few commands, but where are these things saved?
thanks
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squid-deb-proxy failing to cache packages
On an Ubuntu 12.04 server, with squid-deb-proxy installed, client machines on the network will properly contact the server when installing packages, but squid never caches packages.
From ...
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E:Malformed Line 61 [duplicate]
Hello I am new to Linux (Only installed today).
I have an issue though which is "This is a serious problem. Try again later. If this problem appears again, please report an error to the developers."
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How can I upgrade while having unmet dependencies?
I just install a package that has these unmet dependencies:
Depends: sun-java5-jre but it is not installable or
sun-java6-jre but it is not installable or
openjdk-6-jre ...
