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How can i make my .deb package replace a file in the system? [duplicate]
you know that you can't make a .deb package that replaces a file on the system which belong to another package, but i need to create a .deb package for the settings (gnome-settings,kde-settings, in ...
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DPKG installation error due to LZMA error
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. I had recently upgraded the LMZA library to 4.43 which is the latest version. Ever since it gives error while installing few softwares and upgrades.
It shows the ...
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Installing and keeping recompiled packages
There are a few packages I want to recompile on my system using a different compiler and flags. I've had no problems doing the following:
$ apt-get --compile source <packagename>
The problem ...
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Unpacking with dpkg incredibly slow
I'm experiencing a huge slow down during any installation with apt or "dpkg --install" whenever the installation comes to the point of unpacking something.
For example, currently the system is ...
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can dpkg obtain the source code of a package?
apt-get source {some-package-name}
gets the source code of that .deb.
Can this be achieved with dpkg instead? Or with software-center?
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Stick with package version [duplicate]
Is there a way to disable per-package updates? I love Clementine, but the 1.1 version removed a crucial feature. I'd like to stick with the 1.0 version installed via a downloaded .deb package.
Can I ...
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How to move a file between deb packages?
For example, imagine we have two packages: banana.deb and banana-common.deb. Inside banana.deb, we have some file banana.data, that is quite big and changes rarely. Both packages are currently at ...
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Can I get .deb packages for LXDE?
Is there any way I can download LXDE and all its related packages as .deb packages? I had done this with Synaptic but since there's no Synaptic on 12.10, can this be done with apt-get? Thanks
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Splitting a large package into smaller ones/upgrade path for users?
I maintain a couple of large packages that we use internally and starting with the next release I would like to split those into smaller packages. These packages are already installed in a number of ...
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Getting .deb package dependencies for an offline Ubuntu computer through Windows
Basically I want to "batch" download a .deb file and all its dependencies at once on a Windows 7 machine (of which I do not have admin access, it is a public computer.)
I've seen plenty of Ubuntu ...
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How to publish your key used to sign deb packages so you will be able to use your repository from any machine?
I am looking for a solution that would prevent me from seeing things like:
W: GPG error: http://updates.example.com lenny Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public ...
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Where does a debian system stores info which kernels are installed?
I have a standard Ubuntu 12.04 (32bit PAE) installed. At one time I used xorg-edgers PPA (I wanted to see how far nouveau has gotten) which also provided a linux kernel 3.5.0.4.
Since edge xorg made ...
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Storing deb packages on local media [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)?
Is there a way to store deb packages (all or a specific version of package) on a local media (dvd, usb ...
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Mark a deb package as used, so it's not suggested for autoremoval
I have a bunch of shared libs installed on my system which aren't dependencies of some concrete package but are needed for non-apt-managed libraries I've built from source (like latest SDL, Allegro, ...
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Steps for creating a slightly modified package and uploading it in a PPA?
I just want to use an Ubuntu package from the official Ubuntu repos, modify its source just a tiny bit (it will not affect dependencies or anything) and then upload it into a Launchpad PPA I made for ...
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How do I set up a private apt repository that can support multiple versions?
I'm looking on how to setup a private apt repository (on 10.04 LTS) that can support multiple versions.
I understand that you cannot have multiple versions of a package installed on a server. This is ...
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make a deb repository from packages installed in one server
i have to servers, the main of them , called server1 is a working ubuntu server, with some packages hold in some version, and some of them compiled from deb-src too.
I want to make a local repository ...
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How can I get a list of files on my computer that are not “owned” by any package?
I'm contemplating writing a script that does this:
Goes through each file in /usr/lib
Does a dpkg -s search on each file.
Reports a list of "orphan" files not belonging to any .deb package.
The ...
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How apt-get selects from a list of alternative dependencies?
I understand that in the Depends: section of the deb control files, a package may specify alternative dependencies separated by | symbol to satisfy a single dependency.
My question is, how does ...
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What happens during a package upgrade?
I recently started building Ubuntu packages for my software on Launchpad. They are pretty simple; most of them just contain some files and scripts that are trigged through the .install .preinst ...
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Prevent .deb package from being upgraded
I maintain a package on launchpad that releases approx every month. However, our new version is no longer compatible with the previous version, because of some fundamental changes. So version 2.8 ...
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Minimal package to install Qt Assistant
We are using Qt Assistant as our help system for a custom application that will run on Ubuntu. In building the .deb package, I need to include a "Requires:" value that makes my package dependent on ...
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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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Rebuilding a Newer Version of a Deb Package
What's the best way to update (through rebuild from source) a Debian/Ubuntu-package to a more recent version? Should I be using apt source in all cases including when I want to publish it as Personal ...
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Easy Native Package Rebuild [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Recompile all packages and trigger on updates
What's easiest way of to rebuild a package in Debian/Ubuntu using a specific set of CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS. In all the tutorials I ...
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Is there a utility similar to “apt-file” that can search source packages?
I'm looking for a utility similar to apt-file that allows me to search the contents of source packages for certain files, rather than just binary packages.
Is such a utility available for Ubuntu?
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Danger of using an untrusted apt mirror or proxy
My vague understanding of the authentication mechanisms behind debian/ubuntu packaging tells me that it should be safe to install packages downloaded from an untrusted server or proxy as long as apt ...
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How to cross-compile an existing deb package from 64bit to 32bit architecture
I have rebuilt a deb package with a custom patch for my computer which is a 64bit machine. I did it using:
sudo apt-get -b source [package name]
Now my question is, how to do that in a similar ...
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create a .deb Package from scripts or binaries
I searched for a simple way to create .deb Packages for things which have no source code to compile (configs, shellscripts, proprietary software). This was quite a problem because most of the package ...
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How to find and back up only files not part of a package
How can I find a list of every file that is modified or added outside the debian package management system?
Cruft is unmaintained and doesn't know about the way today's debian package management ...
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Packages not showing up in created APT repository
I created an APT repository using deb-scanpackages, and it seemed to go well.
When I did a apt-get update on another server, the Packages.gz file was retrieved, and all seemed well - until I went to ...
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Filenames in the apt cache directory
Why the packages in the directory
/var/cache/apt/archives/
have names like:
*x11proto-damage-Dev_1%3a1.2.0-1_all.deb* where the "strange" in this case is "%3".
In fact, if I download it ...
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How can I get my deb file into the repositories? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to get my software into Ubuntu?
How can I publish my open-source project in open Ubuntu repositories?
I have already compiled a deb which I can install on all my ...
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Building a .deb file, install dependencies too
I am part of a small team that develop an intranet web app. We want to a method of easy installation, so we were thinking about how apt-get works, especially with installing dependencies.
Our app has ...
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How to remove a deb without removing its dependencies
I would like to install the most recent version of boto, which I do via python setup.py install
Yet when I try to remove the old version the following packages also get removed:
apt-get remove ...
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Saving deb files from repositories to a custom location for installing offline [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I install software offline?
I want to download and save some deb files, and preferably their dependencies, of certain apps, from the repositories (apt-get, ...
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Apt-get with no HTTP/FTP access
Is it possible to install packages using apt-get install without having HTTP access? In other words, can apt-get install packages from a small local repository?
I know I can use sudo dpkg -i deb_file ...
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What is the apt equivalent to “rpm -V” (Verify installed packages)
On a RedHat/CentOS system, I can verify the installed RPMs on my system using rpm -V.
What is the Ubuntu or apt equivalent of this command?
