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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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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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How to make my server email me when there are security updates?
There's obviously a way to check to see when an update is a security update. I often get greeted by a motd that says "there are N security updates."
What I'd like to do is have my server email me a ...
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How do I setup a fine grained preseed with tasksel set to manual?
I am trying to preseed a netboot install of Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) x64.
Work Setup
My preseed configuration works fine as long as tasksel is not set to manual. For example:
[...]
d-i ...
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Release upgrade notification after upgrade completed
I've upgraded my ubuntu server to the 13.04 release. Unfortunately during the upgrade process I lost the connection to the server and the server hasn't completed correctly the upgrade to this release.
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12.04-server update failure after full /boot, apt not working, unmet dependencies to non exiting linux-image kernel
Unattended upgrade failed after full /boot partition. Creating disk-space by deleting old kernels with the recommended command
sudo apt-get purge linux-image-x.x.x-x-generic
does not work and gives ...
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does installing ubuntu desktop modify existing installed packages?
I've setup an Ubuntu server using Virtualbox and Vagrant using these instructions: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/VAGRANT.md
I played around with the OS using the command ...
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do-release-upgrade (12.04-12.10) fails with fatal error (can't start sshd??)
I have a 12.04 server (running on amazon aws). I want to upgrade it to 12.10.
The command do-release-upgrade warns me that since I am connecting over ssh (I have no choice in this), a separate sshd ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 boots into black blank screen
I installed Ubuntu server 12.04 about 2 weeks ago. It had been working well and running 24/7 until I accidentally restarted it yesterday. Shouldn't have been a problem, yet now it just sits at a black ...
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Clean Install of 12.10 Server apt-get update takes a very long time
After installing Ubuntu 12.10 Server, I executed sudo apt-get update. After a few updates, it gets stuck on 100% [Waiting for headers] [Waiting for headers]. I reinstalled the OS but this made no ...
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Configuring the package manager - add additional services?
I'm installing Ubuntu Server 12.10 for the first time, and I've reached the "Configure the package manager" page, where I am given the choice of adding additional services, and I can't find any real ...
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Ubuntu server 12.04 LTS USB install
I'm trying to install Ubuntu Server 12.04 from USB and I've been struggling with it for 3 days. I don't remember I had this hard time even when building my Hackintoshes.
So, now I'm at the point ...
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apt get is not working unmet dependencies
I tried installing the packages as below
apt-get install libcurl4-gnutls-dev libexpat1-dev gettext \
libz-dev libssl-dev
then I got this error
root@ip-10-233-139-125:~# apt-get -f install
...
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apt-get 307 error
G'day
The problem is (for any type of mirror or package) with apt-get update:
Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.org.ua/ubuntu/dists/quantal/universe/binary-amd64/Packages 307 Temporary Redirect
But:
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Ubuntu server 12.04 dependency issues when attempting update [duplicate]
I'm having issues updating packages on an Ubuntu Server instance running 12.04.
When running apt-get upgrade:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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Howto get the number of available updates/security-updates in ubuntu server
I'm writing a small daemon in c/c++ and I need to get the number of updates available and how many of them are security updates.
So far I know I could use either update-notifier or nagios but just for ...
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How to install packages from server CD after installing the system
I installed Ubuntu Server 12.04 from CD onto a machine with no Internet connection. Originally I did not select the Samba file server task during installation, but now I want to install it. I have ...
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Grub fails to update, apt ignores hold on package
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
It's also an EC2 Instance
$ apt-mark showhold
grub-pc
Today I've ran apt-get upgrade and ...
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How can I stop unattended-upgrades from rebooting the machine?
I just had a look at my Amazon EC2 instance and noticed I had 20 minutes exactly of downtime. I didn't know what caused it so I logged in to SSH and tried upgrading my packages, and saw that the ...
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apt-get upgrade stuck on postgresql dependency
I ran sudo apt-get upgrade on my 12.04 server, and I have become stuck with a PostgreSQL dependency.
The console output (of sudo apt-get -f install) is below:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent ...
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E:sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
I'm doing an upgrade with sudo apt-get upgrade
After I press Enter:
do you want to continue [y/n]? y
dedconf: apt-extracttemplates failed:No such file or directory
extracting templates from ...
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Change the server location apt on Ubuntu Server via the command line
How can I change the server location apt on Ubuntu Server via the command line? For example, change the main server by default in Ubuntu to another country (Italy and Brazil).
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cannot apt-get install - on ubuntu server 12.10
I installed from cd a fresh ubuntu server 12.10 (FYI: amd64)
I need ubuntu-desktop. So I did run as per doc.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
I keep getting unable to ...
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Prevent Apache restarting automatically after upgrading packages
Following on from an earlier question: Is there a way to download security updates and notify admin without installing the update?
A large number of packages interact with Apache (especially PHP) ...
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Is there a way to download security updates and notify admin without installing the update?
We use apt to download and install security updates on our production server, and most of the time this works well for us. However, this morning, our server downloaded an update, installed the ...
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How to completely remove virtual packages?
It turns out that removing a virtual package with apt-get only remove the package itself, leaving behind the real packages that were installed by it
So how do you remove a virtual package, along ...
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apt-get update fetch error [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I work around “something wicked happened resolving” mirror errors?
I cannot update my packages! Everytime I run sudo apt-get update I receive these ...
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Emacs package without GTK
Is there, in the "regular" Debian/Ubuntu repositories, a package for emacs without GTK support? I'm on a server and would like to install only the console version, without a dozen of unneeded ...
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Unable to free space in /boot
Running:
Linux ips-svf-1 3.0.0-22-server #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 12 17:56:20 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I'm trying to free space in /boot with apt-get -y purge, but every time I run the ...
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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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Failed to download packages while updating 12.04
I am working on 12.04 and while I am trying to install the updates, some of them were downloaded but others failed by displaying a message that said:
Failed to downloaded packages & check your ...
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Upgrading Ubuntu from local mirror
I need to upgrade from Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS using local repository (approx); Internet access is granted by a Web Proxy.
The problem is:
if I don't set proxy (so server can't reach ...
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“A error occurred during the signature verification.” during apt-get update [duplicate]
I just did a fresh installation of Ubuntu 10.04LTS server without any issues.
However, the apt-get update or aptitude update is giving the following errors:
a. bzip2:(stdin) is not bzip2 file.ign ...
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Installing software on an offline Ubuntu server
Assuming that I have a server with Ubuntu server newly installed on it. I was thinking of installing the very same version on Virtual Box (Or any other virtualization software), connect it to the ...
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Server problems after upgrade
I have an Ubuntu 12.04 server at home. It was working fine utile yesterday when I did an apt-get upgrade.
First problem : grub timeout is disabled. Bootup hangs on grub.
Second problem : the ...
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If I download a package through apt-get on one machine and install on another, can I upgrade later?
I have a machine that does not have an internet connection and I need to download a few packages to it.
I can use apt-get download xxx to get the package, but, if I ever connect this machine to the ...
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Unable to upgrade Ubuntu Server as psa-imp won't uninstall
When I try to upgrade Ubuntu using
apt-get upgrade
I get the message
(Reading database ... 67729 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing psa-imp ...
Where it will hang for ages ...
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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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Why does apt give me a “Dynamic MMap ran out of room” error when trying to upgrade 6.06 LTS?
I need to update serveral remote ubuntu servers running 6.06 (even LTS isn't that long). They are all at different remote locations. I would like to at least have a shot at upgrading without the ...
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apt-get works with --force-yes but cannot reproduce the issue on a fresh box
apt-get does not work the first time but works the second time.
I installed ntp like:
apt-get -q -y install ntp=1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
It failed saying:
WARNING: The following packages cannot ...
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Why does apt-get fail to resolve the mirror? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
apt-get update fails to fetch files, “Temporary failure resolving …” error
I know this has been covered before, but I can't seem to resolve my issue. Here is my output.
...
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Static IP configuration causing apt-get errors
I am getting errors when running apt-get update or when installing new packages. Although this only happens when the server configured for a static IP address. Changing the configuration back to ...
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Why do apt-get and wget fail on my server when ping is working?
Yesterday my server still OK, but today after try to sudo apt-get update i got this error: update process.
I try:
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf
And got This.Then try update again, but it's not ...
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How to tell Ubuntu where to install a program and how to tell where an existing program was installed?
I'm totally new to Ubuntu/Linux, using Ubuntu Server at the moment. Just trying to figure out something basic.
How can you tell where you are installing a program. For example I just installed ...
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what packages to uninstall for better security?
I have read a recommendation which was stating that after installing one should remove some packages from the default Ubuntu installation, in order to have a more secure server. What are your ...
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UNIX command line giving me apt-get errors
I'm trying to run apt-get update and apt-get install emacs23, but I keep getting errors saying either
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix missing?
Running ...
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How can I upgrade nginx after adding ppa:nginx/development?
I've installed nginx via the ppa stable repository via
add-apt-repository ppa:nginx
apt-get install nginx
which adds the stable release. But now I'd like to switch to the development ...
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Is it good practice to backport source packages from newer Ubuntu releases?
My plan is like this:
Say I'm running 12.04 LTS, life is good, but its packages guadually become old. Then 12.10 is out, I add a deb-src line in my sources.list, and backport (download source, build, ...
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Keeping 12.04 Server updated properly [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrade?
I just installed a copy of 12.04 Server and would like to know if I should use apt-get ...
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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 ...
