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No updates found after apt-get update

I think I have a problem. I'm using ubuntu 11.04 and I don't receive any new updates since 19 November when I done autoremove command. I don't believe that there are no updates.
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apt package for 11.04 for Python 2.7.3?

I want to upgrade Python on my 11.04 server from Python 2.7.1 to Python 2.7.3. I assumed that if I did an apt-get install Python2.7 that 2.7.3 would have automatically been available and would have ...
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libgl1-mesa-glx is not configured yet

Since my sudo apt-get upgrade today I have this weird error(s) in the end of each software installation with apt-get, for instance : $apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building ...
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Can't install software by terminal

I don't know what packages i have installed that i no longer can get and install packages in terminal. e.g. when trying to install Prozgui, i got this error: Traceback (most recent call last): File ...
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Ubuntu 11.04 server gets 404 error from both apt-get and wget command [duplicate]

I'm having a strange trouble happened to a ubuntu 11.04 amd64 machine. I get 404 error if I issue "apt-get XXX" command as well as "wget" a link which I'm sure it is there. Initially I think there's ...
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Failed application install seems to have corrupted apt-get, how do I force it to forget?

My HTPC is running ubuntu 11.04 and I tried installing boxee a while back. I got it to install, but everytime I try to use apt-get now, it says: $ sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done ...
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10.10 to 11.04 upgrade unmet dependencies

I was trying to upgrade my system from 10.10 to 11.04. The following packages have unmet dependencies: plymouth : Depends: libdrm-nouveau1a (>= 2.4.23) but it is not installed ...
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How to only apt-get upgrade Certain Applications?

I only have a traffic-limited mobile broadband connection at my disposal. sudo apt-get dist-upgrade wants to get ~500MB of data which is not feasible for me right now. Hence, is it possible to only ...
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How do I update Ubuntu Server?

I've Ubuntu Server 11.04. I want to update packages but not the core. For example, I installed subsonic with apt-get. And I see there is a new version. I could install it manually by downloading the ...
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Remove previous dependencies in .deb scripts on package update [closed]

I'm trying to work a way to remove a previous dependency in the .deb files script files, obviously apt-get remove won't work as apt is locking whilst it updates to the new package. Is there a ...
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Slow installation of applications in Ubuntu Software Center?

I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 desktop and I am in the process of learning. I want to install some applications from the Ubuntu Software Center, but the installation process is quite long and slow. ...
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How do I fix an error while updating packages cache? [closed]

When I try to update in Ubuntu 11.04 after installation, I get the following error E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. I tried the following ...
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Trying to install php-memcached on php 5.2.17 and get “depends” error [closed]

I'm trying to install php 5.2.17 (previously I have asked this question), so far I succeed to put most of the packages (pear, mcrypt, etc..). Once I try to apt-get install php5-memcached it gives me: ...
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Is is possible to have a different sources.list file on the same machine, and each assigned to a different user account?

I want to set up a user account on my laptop to access the network of my office, and in order to do that i need to install applications using my office ubuntu repos, is it possible to create a sources ...
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How can i fix some broken packages PyQt packages?

I'm trying to install PyQt but i've met some difficulties (i.e packages that won't be updated and stuff like that). I'm not very proficient with Ubuntu, so some help is needed. Here's the output i get ...
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Can I save a copy of the LAMP stack locally?

Is there any way to download LAMP and save it to the HDD so next time if i install a newer Ubuntu i dont have to download it again ? I just switched to Ubuntu today, is there anyway to save the EXE ...
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Help! I broke apt-get with partial install of ubuntu-restricted-extras [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Cannot install any software from the Software Center due to ttf-mscorefonts-installer package error I was trying to install ubuntu-restricted-extras from the command ...
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How do I update virtualenv?

I have installed python-virtualenv version 1.4.9 and the latest version is 1.6.1. How do I update to version 1.6.1. Do I have to uninstall version 1.4.9? If so, how do I uninstall it? (Crossposted ...
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Limiting the download rate of apt-get

I am downloading a very large package and my internet connection isn't the fastest, so browsing the web at the same time is a pain. How can I limit the bandwidth apt-get uses?
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Apt “could not find a distribution template” error

When I attempt to install anything using apt-get I get the following error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 60, in <module> sp = ...
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How do I force apt-get to update the state of package versions?

I installed Natty Narwhal last night, and cam across a problem with update manager. I had initially instructed update manager to "Install updates", but the dialog that popped up stayed on "waiting..." ...
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How to know which versions of application I can install via apt

I try to use apt-cache search gedit But there is no information about version. I am trying to install gedit 2.30.4 (by default it is 3.x on Gnome 3). But there is no gedit with this version. sudo ...
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apt-get doesn't load third-party PPA's

I have a server running Ubuntu Server 11.04, and when I add a PPA via add-apt-repository, apt-get doesn't load the PPA when I do apt-get update. It's specifically this PPA I need to add, but same ...
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How to install Gloobus Preview in Natty?

I keep getting this error when I try to install Gloobus preview in Natty : Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be ...
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How can I pause/resume an apt-get update process in a terminal?

My Internet gets paused sometimes because of change in the 3g signal strength and I've to restart the whole apt-get update process again! Each update consumes 13-15 mb and every mb costs here!! Can I ...
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What happened to /etc/apt/apt.conf?

I was browsing through the apt folder to try my proxy settings and I was unable to find the apt.conf file in Ubuntu 11.04. Is there any alternative file for it? Adding proxy settings to 99-synaptic ...
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Today's dist-upgrade on Natty

Apt resulted few erronous lines on dist-upgrade. Preparing to replace gir1.2-mutter-2.91 2.91.93-0ubuntu1~build1 (using .../gir1.2-mutter-2.91_3.0.0-0ubuntu1~build1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking ...
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Installing Axel?

How do I install axel on Natty Narwhal? I tried sudo apt-get install axel but it came back with this: james@james-ubuntu-11-04:~$ sudo apt-get install axel [sudo] password for james: Reading ...