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Update Evince Oneiric
I would like to update Evince to the newest version (3.6.1) in Oneiric.
When I do apt-cache show evince i get package with this version: 3.2.1-0ubuntu2.3
So I downloaded the newest version with ...
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Unable to update by sudo apt-get update in the terminal [duplicate]
john:~$ sudo apt-get update
E: Type 'ain' is not known on line 3 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ferramroberto-filezilla-oneiric.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
when I run ...
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How to install the apt-get command, when it's itself been removed?
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my Asus tf101 and wanted to strip it down a little bit
removed the desktop environment and any application that comes with it.
By doing this I accidentally removed removed ...
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Apt get stops without an error Message
I haven been trying to install some packages but for some strange reason I am unable to do so. Running sudo apt-get install finishes with just the following output :
Reading package list ... Done
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Error broken count>0
I am running Ubuntu 11.10. I have this error message that shows as a no-entry sign such as ...
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how to upgrade gearman server on Ubuntu 11.10
I am completely new to Linux/Ubuntu and command-line. At work I needed to install gearman server and workers on an Ubuntu 11.10 Rackspace box. I ran this command apt-get install gearman-job-server to ...
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using the downloaded upgrade packages from one laptop to another [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)?
I have upgraded Ubuntu 11.10 (amd64) to 12.04 (amd64) on one of the laptops I have,
I have another ...
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How to install GCC 4.7 on Lubuntu 11.10?
I installed Lubuntu 11.10 and I installed build-essential with this command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential
Now I have gcc 4.6
I read on some forum that adding the next PPA I'll be able to ...
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getting this error while installing cinnamon in 11.10
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 88, in <module>
ppa_info = get_ppa_info_from_lp(user, ppa_name)
File ...
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Error after installing 12.04 from 11.10
I installed 12.04 from the Update Manager. It was from 11.10. Afterwards, my computer said 'Restart Now.' So I did. Suddenly the computer froze, and my computer then said 'Ubuntu 12.04' in script ...
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At Symbol not working for apt get proxy authentication Ubuntu 11.10
I Have tried two things in three places to see if it works please do help me out.
Two methods:
replacing @ with %40
replacing @ with \@
Three places:
export with the .bashrc file
editing ...
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How to completely remove other versions of Java on 11.10?
I have been trying to install Java on my dedicated server. I have partially installed multiple versions of Java and now cannot un-install them as they all have dependencies.
Whenever I try and ...
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Cannot update packages in ubuntu 11.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
W: Duplicate sources.list entry archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
Unable to do update for Ubuntu 11.10.
This is the error message am getting ...
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There isn't a sofware package called “dbmail” in your current software sources
where is dbmail?
[Binary packages]
Most major distros already have packages for dbmail. Ubuntu, Debian,
Fedora en Gentoo are known to do so. So check your package manager.
From the ...
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Built python 2.7.3 from source, now apt-get doesn't work “ImportError: No module named apt_pkg”
I needed to get a bug fix which arrived in Python 2.7.3
Latest version available for 11.10 was 2.7.2, so I built Python 2.7.3 from source
Now when I try to apt-get [anything] I get this error at the ...
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apt error while insalling application
I tried to install phpmyadmin from synaptic.
after successfull installation I noticed the config file is empty so I removed it and tried to install it again but I got this error:
no type given for ...
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I have Ubuntu Server 11.10 64-bit . Updates were working but now fails every time after apt-get update [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
apt-get update fails to fetch files, “Temporary failure resolving …” error
This is what I get when I try to run apt-get update
Err http: //security.ubuntu.com ...
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Unavailable packages repository
I'm running ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) on this machine, and suddenly, apt is unable to update properly.
If I ask it to update its package information, by running apt-get update (or alternatively telling ...
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Package candidate/alternative for the python-pgsql package in 11.10
What is the package candidate or alternative for the python-pgsql (module) package in Ubuntu 11.10 ?
An error indicator that could help:
Error: You need to have the python-pgsql module installed to ...
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How to fix “Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)” when installing and upgrading packages?
I am getting this error whenever tring to install or update anything:
"Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)"
I need help, as I cannot install or upgrade any packages on my Ubuntu ...
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Trouble updating/installing newer required R
All other answers I find only end up pointing to instructions: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/
So interpreting that site, added line:
deb http://r.meteo.uni.wroc.pl/bin/linux/ubuntu ...
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Unable to fix broken packages with sudo apt-get install -f
Here's my result, of sudo apt-get install -f. i have Ran it twice and got negative result. I believe there is an error at
"error in Version string '0:3.6.1-dates for language English
Translation ...
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How to solve “Failed to fetch gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/PACKAGE”?
After I installed some updates I restarted my computer.
Some days later I wanted to check for updates because the update-manager shows me the following: "The packet information has been updated last ...
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Can't upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 due to low disk space in /
I am unable to upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 because of low disk space in my root / partition. Any help? I already have a 6 GB drive mounted on /. I do not understand why there is a memory issue.
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Installing swftools in 11.10
I downloaded the deb, following the answer in this question:
How can I get swftools installed?
When I run:
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27270379/swftools_0.9.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg ...
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recreate list of installed packages from mounted HD 11.10 into 12.04?
I want to recreate the list of installed packages I had in my 11.10 installation into my new 12.04 one. I updated to 12.04 at the same time I bought a new HD, so I can mount the old HD where the old ...
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How to enable packages from older ubuntu releases?
There's a time I'm wanting to enable MSN with empathy (as you can see on my other question Did Empathy lose support to Windows Live in 12.04?) but I always get problems with dependencies while ...
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Accidentaly hit esc during a do-release-upgrade?
While doing a do-release-upgrade (from 11.10 to 12.04), I accidentally hit esc and noticed that this interrupted the download of the file being donwloaded at the time and then skipping to the next ...
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Unable to install updates in Ubuntu server
Unable to install Ubuntu server 11.10 updates.
When I try to update using apt I get the following error:
reading package lists... done
Building dependence tree .... done
E:unable to locate package ...
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Unable to install applications (Oneiric)
When I use the software center to install something, I get the error:
An unhandlable error occured
There seems to be a programming error in aptdaemon, the software that
allows you to ...
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Cannot install packages. “Warning: untrusted versions…” plus “method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found”
Judging from Internet forums, these errors appear to be popular when attempting to install packages:
steve:~$ sudo aptitude install examplepackage
The following NEW packages will be installed:
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sudo apt-get remove [software package] removes [software package] but installs something else as well?
I am using Xubuntu 11.10 Oneric on an old ThinkPad.
Often, when I run sudo apt-get purge/remove [software package], the requested software package, say, gnome-shell, is removed and replaced with what ...
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Unable to upgrade due to “SystemError: E:Method has died unexpectedly!” error
These are the errors shows by different client
Update Manager:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 968, in simulate
...
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Why is apt-get giving me “404 Not Found” errors? [closed]
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10 from the iso 'ubuntu-11.10-desktop-amd64.iso'. I installed this in VMWare Fusion 4.1.1 running on OSX 10.7.3. When setting up the VM, I allowed easy install to ...
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Prioritize PPA/repos with the same host
I'm using GIMP every day (on 11.10). Because of this, I need the Single-Window mode feature.
So, I've added the matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn PPA, but as you see the description:
GIMP 2.7.5 Will not ...
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Problem with apt-get [install, purge, autoremove, upgrade] [closed]
I am trying to install openvpn using apt-get, but I get an error during the process [As far as I understand the issue is with unattended-updates, which I could not upgrade due to apt-get porblem :/]. ...
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How to update package manager to get package available in 12.04 on 11.10?
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10, which has libmongodb-perl 0.39-1 available through apt-get. I see that version 0.45 is availble in the "precise" (12.04) universe.
How can I update apt to install version 0.45 ...
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Can't install any update or software from Software Center [duplicate]
I tried to install updates and it's saying to get partial upgrade
When trying Partial Upgrade doesn't working again.
And when trying to install any software it doesn't installing.
Can someone help me?
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Can't update; installs exit with no error [closed]
I've tried using the update manager, the software center, and apt-get, but all of them stall for a little while, throttling the hard drive, and then quit with no error.
This started for seemingly no ...
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apt-get is giving me errors [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
When I run sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade, I get the following:
W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 not booting: “Could not write bytes: broken pipes”
The problem When I boot Ubuntu 11.10, the boot process hangs, before even getting to the login screen of the display manager, with the message
Could not write bytes: broken pipes
at the top of the ...
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Can't edit repos in synaptic, can't install ATI drivers, missing Unity Compiz plugin
Sorry to ask about three issues in one question, but for all I know they are related.
I have a desktop running 11.10, I upgraded it from 11.04 (I think) a while ago, but haven't used it seriously ...
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Manually copy software (.deb files) from apt-get archives from one machine to another causes fetch error
I copied the apt source directory from /var/cache/apt/archives/ on my laptop (11.10) to my work PC (11.10). I then removed /var/lib/apt/lists/*.
Now when I try to update my pc from the terminal, it ...
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Error installing cinnamon desktop package
Saw this article at howtogeek.com for cinnamon desktop alternative.
Per the article, I successfully added the repository to ubuntu 11.10:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:merlwiz79/cinnamon-ppa
But then ...
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Install a list of packages only if they aren't already installed
I'm trying to automate my setup as much as possible.
To do this I have lists of packages that I want to install, for example: banshee wireshark audacity thunderbird thunderbird-lightning calibre ...
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Updating karmic [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Installing packages to end-of-lifed Ubuntu editions?
I have a server which fails to do any updates
$ sudo apt-get update
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security ...
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Load button in aptoncd wont work
I am using aptoncd for backup the cache
but in ubuntu 11.10 the load button wont work
so i opened from terminal when i pressing load button terminal shows timeout error
how to solve this
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add-apt-repository wont work on proxy [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I add a repository from behind a proxy?
I would like to send an add-apt-repository command via the gnome-terminal on my Ubuntu 11.10 laptop that is connected ...
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Update manager generates 404 error while attempting update. Will not update [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
While running update manager in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneric Ocelot I receive this list of errors.
> W:Failed to fetch
> ...
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How paranoid should I be that the automatic package manager mechanism is going to remove packages that I use?
When I use the packaging tool, it "reminds" me to use autoremove to remove packages which are no longer needed. But when I review the list, I see packages which I wish to keep.
$ sudo apt-get ...
