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Is it okay to use multiple package managers?
With Ubuntu (or other versions of linux) is it problematic to use different package managers at the same time? As in, will it cause me grief if I install some programs using apt-get and others using ...
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Why does the nvidia-cuda-toolkit installer from nvidia install different files than apt-get nvidia-cuda-toolkit
I'm in the process of installing CUDA on an Ubuntu 13.04 system with a GeForc0e GTX 670MX graphics card. I first downloaded cuda_5.0.35-linux_64_ubuntu11.10-1.run from nvidia's website. This installs ...
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Error installing Synaptic [duplicate]
When I was install Synaptic Package Manager by typing sudo apt-get install synaptic I got this errors
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with ...
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Is there a log of package management activity like recent removals?
Is there a log that shows recent activity done by the package management, like apt-get, dpkg, synaptics?
For example, you removed a bunch of packages but realized that a not-tracked application (for ...
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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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Squid3 and proxy system wide settings
I'm having a problem with system wide configuration, when I apply them I get "proxy server is refusing connection" but when I apply them to firefox it works fine.
Also, how would I allow apt-get, ...
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1answer
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How to search for APT packages with a specific substring in their names only?
In the past I used to search for a package specifying a part of its name in Synaptic, as far as I can remember. Now it searches in package descriptions too and this is very inconvenient as it gives a ...
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How to instruct apt-get and/or synaptic to install from source code?
As I asked in the title, I would like to know how to setup Synaptic or how to instruct apt-get to install/upgrade software exclusively from source. I mean, apt-get/synaptic install only pre-compiled ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 I can't download anything… at all
I recently upgraded from Maveric(10.10) to 12.04 (by wiping out Maveric from my system completely) I was using a pen drive, so it messed up my grub. I finally managed to reinstall the grub on the ...
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How to remove orphaned files and residues
I'm using 12.04 LTS. After uninstalling unwanted packages using purge and autoremove commands I still have orphaned files in system / home directory (configuration and cache files mostly).
Just to ...
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Installation problem /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Anything I tried to install I get this error message:
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic-pae
...
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Can't install Wine because of huge dependency list
I'm trying to install wine1.4 on Ubuntu 12.04 but when doing it through GUI package manager I get the error:
wine1.4: PreDepends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2~) but 1.16.1.2ubuntu7.1 is to
be installed
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1answer
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Can't install or upgrade Firefox at all
I've run into a frustrating problem when attempting to upgrade Firefox. I was running version 16 attempting to upgrade to version 18 through Synaptic. I received the following error:
W: Failed to ...
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0answers
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Removed repository still being showed in synaptic origin section
I'm sure to have correctly purged a certaing ppa: it doesn't anymore appear in sources.list nor in sources.list.d folder.
It doesn't even appear in Synaptic's repository list, but if I open the ...
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2answers
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How exactly does Synaptic keep track of “New in repository” packages?
Is this info part of APT cache or does it create a separate file to compare with new cache?
Where is it stored then?
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0answers
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Unable to install any package
When I try to install ANY application through terminal, I get this error:
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Read error - read (21: Is a directory)
E: The package lists or status file could not be ...
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1answer
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apt-get won't handle package locking made in Synaptic
In Synaptic I locked skype to version 2.2.0.35 and the package manager is correctly ignoring newer version (it doesn't select skype upgrade).
On the contrary, apt-get upgrade will propose the ...
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Still unable to update via apt-get or synaptic
I have scoured the blogs finding a solution for what seems to be a common problem: I cannot reach any servers. My internet works and I have no proxies. Running "apt-get update" I see it stuck at 0% ...
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problem with update
when I try to update and type:
sudo apt-get update
I get this error
E: Problem executing scripts APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success 'test -x /usr/bin/apt-show-versions || exit 0 ; apt-show-versions ...
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0answers
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Broken package, libgcc1:amd64
when I go to synaptic, I get this error:
You have 1 broken package on your system!
Use the "Broken" filter to locate it.
then I go to Edit>Fix broken Package and I get this error:
...
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1answer
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dpkg returned an error code(1) for libc6:i386 and libtinfo5:i386 while trying to install anything
When I try to install anything through apt-get or synaptic I keep on getting this
...
Fetched 23.6 MB in 1min 10s (336 kB/s)
debconf: DbDriver "config": ...
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How to list programms with their dependency complete size
How to list by size installed packages with their dependecies with complete size and date?
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Is running Latest Firefox on older versions of Ubuntu possible?
Is running Latest Firefox (ver. 16) on Ubuntu 8.04 possible?
If so, what do I need to do to accomplish this?
(If I can keep that latest support Firefox 3.6.17 alongside the latest Firefox 16, that's ...
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2answers
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Are ubuntu software center sources different from apt-get / synaptic?
I'm trying to download master-pdf-editor package from official repositories. All sites report that it's easy to do: just download it from ubuntu software center.
I can't install the software center, ...
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1answer
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Between SynPackManager, Update Manager, and apt-get, which is the healthiest for my system?
I've been bouncing a lot between a few different update methods to see which I prefer the most, and I was wondering which of these is the 'healthiest' for the system, or what your preferred update ...
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Unable to open Synaptic package manager [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update?
Error opening the cache
(Encountered a section with no Package header, problem ...
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Remove multiple packages ignoring already removed packages? [closed]
I saw that KDE released a new version I decided to give it a try,
apparently i still hate it and i decided to remove it
the command i used to install was
sudo apt-get install kde-plasma-desktop ...
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2answers
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Is there way to Accelerate Package Downloads in slow connections? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Upgrading ubuntu with some thing which can make more than one connection
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and I want to download all (for a specified installation) packages ...
0
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1answer
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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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1answer
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Why can I no longer install Synaptic in 12.04?
In Ubuntu 12.04, you have suggested installing the Synaptic Package Manager with sudo apt-get install synaptic which didn't work for me.
I tried sudo apt-get upgrade and also sudo apt-get update, but ...
2
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1answer
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After force-installing a 32-bit deb failed, how can I install the 64-bit version?
I tried to dpkg -i --force-architecture google-earth-stable_i386.deb and it failed.
But now when I try to install the amd64.deb it fails saying
dpkg: error processing ...
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Why can I install only one software at a time? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why the software center doesn't allow multiple downloads?
I have seen that in Ubuntu Software Center or even when
sudo apt-get install
is issued,only one package ...
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1answer
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How to install chemfig through apt-get
I'm doing some LaTeX and I need the chemfig package.
As usual, I type the package name in synaptic but this time nothing matches the search.
Does anyone know how to install it ?
Is it possible ...
2
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1answer
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Can Synaptic sort packages by time?
I know Software Center can do this (in the "History" section), but I've yet to find a filter/column in Synaptic that will sort the packages by the time they were installed/removed. I could really use ...
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1answer
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Assign highest priority to my local repository
Summary
How can I make apt-get prefer local repository packages instead of downloading again the same package version from official repositories? The local repository is signed and trusted. We've ...
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1answer
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Install software with 12.04
Just freshly installed from 12.04 after using 11.04 and dist-upgrading to 11.10 a few months back, figured a fresh installation was due.
First thing I noticed is that synaptic is no longer installed ...
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1answer
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Applications Won't Install Due To Failed Previous Install
An application that never finished installing is preventing me from getting new applications and i can't seem to fix this.
How do i fix my issue? Please note that I cannot install via either the ...
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1answer
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Dependecy problem when trying to remove emacs
Hello I'm trying to remove emacs - but when I select it for deletion in synaptic - xemacs got selected for an installation. How do I remove emacs and xemacs from my system?
I want to do it, because I ...
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1answer
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How to use “apt-get” via “Http-proxy” like this?
I'm trying to use apt-get command on a network that uses a proxy, like this:
We use 10.114.7.7 on port 80 as Http-proxy, and after that an authentication window comes up, asking for user name and ...
3
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1answer
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How do I install packages to an 8.10 system?
I am trying to copy some files from a disused Ubuntu 8.10 system.
To do that I need to install nfs, portmap, etc., since those are not already installed.
So I open Synaptic to install the packages. ...
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1answer
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cdrom listed in mtab but not in fstab?
my problem is that the cdrom is listed properly in /etc/mtab file but not in /etc/fstab file.
mtab contents:
/dev/sda1 / ext4 rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev ...
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2answers
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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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0answers
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Problem with Microsoft core fonts installer [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I accept the agreement in a terminal, like for ttf-mscorefonts-installer?
Yes, very strange problem indeed. I installed Gnome package for a more beautifull ...
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2answers
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Synaptic package manager is missing
There is no synaptic package manager in 11.10,how should i completely remove(Purge) an installed application?
Does clicking on "install" on any software in Ubuntu Software centre means that the ...
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Command-line equivalences of some tasks in Synaptic
I already use apt-get for most of my package management. Yet, there are times when I occasionally need to use Synaptic to do certain things. I would like to learn the equivalent commands for doing the ...
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1answer
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When I want to reload synaptic package manager, I get an error
When i click reload after few minutes I get this error :
W: Failed to fetch
gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ir.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_
universe_binary-i386_Packages
Hash Sum ...
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2answers
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Is there a way to use the search functions of synaptic from the command line?
I love Synaptic's ability to search the repo for both installed and uninstalled packages, but I would like to use this same ability through the apt command line utility, so I can search for packages ...
4
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1answer
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Reload Package List -> Downloading Translation… failed
When using Synaptic with Ubuntu 11.04, it always tries to download lots of translation repositories, but the calls fail. This hasn't happened for me with earlier versions of Ubuntu. It's pretty ...
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2answers
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How can I install a package without installing its dependencies?
I'm trying to install Alacarte and the dependencies are huge, basically all of GNOME. I know that they are unnecessary. Is there an option in Synaptic or an apt-get flag for this?
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1answer
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How do I install missing dependencies on my system?
I was fooling around trying to fix this problem, and I removed some important packages. When I realized that it was cleaning out more things that I had intended, I just rebooted, rather than try to ...
