Questions tagged [apt]
APT is short for Advanced Packaging Tool, the package manager for Debian-based distributions. It is also the most used tool for installing packages in Ubuntu. Questions about using any of the apt commands should use this tag.
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Is it safe to install a deb file over a ppa maintained package [closed]
I have an application on my system that has always been updated via ppa. I want to get updates faster than the PPA will allow and so I want to start using the deb file the package maintainer provides....
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Using Unattended-Upgrades to update security packages without user interaction
Using unattended-upgrades to install security packages. Which runs daily.
However I've noticed for the last week or so that security packages haven't been installed.
After some investigation I found ...
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libexpat1-dev and libgtk2.0-dev (No package 'gtk+-2.0' found)
I am trying to install lablgtk via the following:
opam install lablgtk
It gives me following error:
┌─ The following actions failed
│ λ build lablgtk 2.18.11
└─
╶─ No changes have been performed
<...
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update-mime-database is the bottle neck of apt intall now, any workaround?
for ex. sudo apt install gthumb will spend a small time doing everything else. When it calls update-mime-database /usr/share/mime it spends more than 10 minutes!!!
I wonder if I could install ...
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Multiple warnings and errors when refreshing applications in snap
I have a problem with Ubuntu 20.04. For some reason, I can't update software from GUI. The error refers to the snap. I started from following commands (I was not sure when apt update should be ...
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How to update additional packages?
After login, I get:
3 software packages can be updated
0 of these updates are security updates.
To see these additional updates run: apt list --upgradable
New release '20.04.1 LTS' available.
Run 'do-...
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can't install PPA's in UBUNTU 20.04 [duplicate]
I've been trying to install ppa's for a while and I'm a little desperate; -; , because I need to do a job and I can’t install it at all (ah, hi this and my first post aki hhihi, I just made an equi ...
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Installing libpci-dev library in Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS (Bionic Beaver) [duplicate]
I am trying to install libpci-dev library in Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS since I am working on Linux driver stuff that communicates with a board over PCIe. However, using apt-get command I get the following ...
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20.04 virtualbox-guest-dkms: Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.8.0-36-generic (x86_64) [duplicate]
How to fix this?
/var/crash/virtualbox-guest-dkms.0.crash contains:
ProblemType: Package
DKMSBuildLog:
DKMS make.log for virtualbox-guest-6.1.10 for kernel 5.8.0-36-generic (x86_64)
Sun 10 Jan 11:53:...
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i cant install libmagickcore-dev,libmagickwand-dev in ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
I tried to install them buy
sudo apt-get install libmagickcore-dev libmagickwand-dev
it gives
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some ...
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Cannot remove update [duplicate]
I recently attempted to install a required update which was needed by software I installed on PlayOnLinux, however the update never installed. The system would infinitely hang up on the install and I ...
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Difficulties installing zoom_amd64.deb on a Dell XPS 9750 with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS [duplicate]
I've updated my Dell XPS 9750 with a fresh install of Ubunty 20.04 LTS (I had to resize the partitions as the Windows 10 partition needed more disc space). Upon finishing the installation and ...
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How to get apt-cacher-ng to download AND cache packages from Apt HTTPS repositories?
Typically Apt packages are served over bare HTTP and the downloaded contents are verified with GPG signatures. This makes it easy for apt-cacher-ng to proxy the HTTP connections and add the downloaded ...
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'q-text-as-data: command not found' error in a Bash script?
I am a Linux novice, and I am currently trying to run a Bash Shell Script (see the very bottom) that manipulates files (code snippets) using the Windows 10 Linux Subsystem, but the script keeps ...
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Blacklisting a package (grub-pc) and leave recommendations unresolved
I use PXE-boot on a system, and hence do not require any local bootloaders like grub. When uninstalling grub-pc it complains that the kernel image recommends it, something like
linux-image-5.4.0-60-...
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Can't install pepperflashplugin-nonfree package
Recently I encountered a problem every time I try to install a new package on my Ubuntu 18.04 computer. The installer is always stuck at Setting up pepperflashplugin-nonfree (1.8.3+nmu1ubuntu1) ... I ...
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Problem with update-alternatives: Trop de niveaux de liens symboliques
I was intstalling some stuff in the computer:
sudo apt install gettext intltool python3-gi python3-cairo python3-distutils python3-dbus python3-xdg libglib2.0-dev libglib2.0-bin gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gtk-...
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How do I install Scribus stable release?
Scribus installation guide for Ubuntu says that «the packages from the Debian and Ubuntu repositories are the standard way to obtain Scribus» and the download page says that the current stable version ...
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'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xed when running sudo update-command-not-found
As the question above, when I try to run sudo update-command-not-found, I get this error
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/update-command-not-found", line 26, in <module>
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Cannot build on launchpad
I have succesfully uploaded my app to launchpad:However it fails to build on both i386 and amd64.
Here is the link:
https://launchpad.net/~mkamenjak/+archive/ubuntu/bugappppa/+packages
Here is the ...
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I seem to have lost my apt-key after a reinstall [duplicate]
I keep getting this message when running an update:
The repository '[http://ppa.launchpad.net/landscape/19.10/ubuntu Release][1]' does not have a Release file
Updating from such a repository can't be ...
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Unable to apt install armhf packages with unmet dependencies [duplicate]
I am trying to setup an multi arch environment to cross compile armhf board.
The steps I followed is quite simple.
Install ubuntu-18.04.1-desktop-amd64 on VirtualBox.
sudo dpkg --add-architecture ...
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sudo apt-get upgrade turned RPI4 off
I just ran:
sudo apt-get upgrade
On my RPI4 and it turned off. The green activity light is blinking. Does anyone know what is up?
Also: I saw that it was stuck for quite a while on updating a package ...
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Remove package installed with dpkg and dependencies
I have several versions of libseccomp2:
$ apt list -a libseccomp2
Listing... Done
libseccomp2/now 2.5.1-1 armhf [installed,local]
libseccomp2/buster-backports 2.4.4-1~bpo10+1 armhf
libseccomp2/bionic-...
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DPKG error while installation bcmwl-kernel-source on ubuntu 16.04
I was purging bcmwl-kernel-source, but during the process Iinterrupted it by mistake. Now when I am trying to install it again using sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source I get the following error
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apt update Error. Every Reboot first two times. This is normal?
OS : Linux kaushal 5.8.0-36-generic #40~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 6 10:15:55 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Every Day when my pc boots up and write the first command apt update I got the ...
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Release Files not Found for Eoan security and eoan updates while on focal [duplicate]
So whenever I run sudo apt update I get the following output:
Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu eoan InRelease
Hit:2 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease ...
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apt-key is deprecated
i want to remove a repository but every time i get the error "Warning: apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead (see apt-key(8))."
ive tried updating apt-key and ...
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Are dependencies installed when I install an app from Ubuntu Software?
This is just a question I have:
When I install an app from Ubuntu Software, it will have certain dependencies- are those installed along with the app? Also, if I download an rpm for another program ...
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20.04 to 20.10 Upgrade made apt autoremove want to delete everything!
I recently upgraded my install of Ubuntu Studio from 20.04 to 20.10
I know it has been recommended to reinstall this particular upgrade, however, as I wanted to keep Xfce (rather than switching to KDE)...
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Cannot run a VirtualBox image on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS due to "Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)" not installed error
I am aware that there are multiple versions of this question here. So I am going to try and provide a comprehensive detail of the issue I am facing and what I tried so far.
Problem
Whenever I try to ...
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Bashdb in Ubuntu 20.04
I cannot find bashdb in Ubuntu (MATE) 20.04 repos, i.e apt returns nothing when searching for 'bashdb'. I'd rather avoid installing it from source. Do you know why it was not added to the repos?
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Unable to install, update, or upgrade any packages on ubuntu 20.04 aws ec2 instance [duplicate]
I am trying to install net-tools using
sudo apt install net-tools
but I get
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package ...
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Cannot purge old kernels due to "unmet dependencies."
My virtualbox VM (Ubuntu 16.04) is running out of disk space. Found there are old kernels. I've reached a standstill, because I cannot delete them due to unmet dependencies. Even if I try to --ignore-...
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Installing Apache Mod_Evasive without installing Postfix
On Ubuntu 18 I'd like to install Apache Mod_Evasive but without installing Postfix.
In fact, I'm using msmtp as a simple way of connecting to a remote smtp server to send out mail, so I don't need a ...
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Can I install and use two versions of a program?
Say I have an application and it has two versions, 1.0 and 1.1. 1.0 has much more features while 1.1 has a new design and better optimization. Is there anyway I can have both versions, 1.1 and 1.0 and ...
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Why am I getting an error every time I install something using apt-get install?
Every time I install something I get the message: Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-5.8.0-36-generic E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Besides for this error ...
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Need help with removing Opera browser [duplicate]
I tried to install opera from .deb file downloaded from their website. But it got stuck at 55%. So I closed the window. Then i discovered that it got installed and opened nicely. But after i couldn't ...
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Should I auto run update un ubuntu [duplicate]
a new weeks ago, I had to re-install my system because my OS was out up date. I think I did not take system update seriously and end up loose some of my config. I am asking myself few questions.
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Ubuntu does not start after 5.8.0.28 generic kernel update
I'm using Ubuntu with the following:
linux-image-5.8.0-28-generic
linux-modules-5.8.0-28-generic
linux-modules-nvidia-455-5.8.0-28-generic
After linux-modules-nvidia-455-generic-hwe-20.04-edge ...
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Nginx after update doesn't work anymore on ubuntu 18.04.1
After the nginx update the other day I can't start it any more. Even if I reinstall it through apt-get purge nginx-full -y && apt-get autoremove -y && apt-get install nginx-full it ...
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Error When Trying to Upgrade [duplicate]
I am getting this error when running sudo apt-get upgrade:
Fetched 322 MB in 1min 57s (2,741 kB/s)
Extracting templates from packages: 100%rade
Preconfiguring ...
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How do I fix the error "package is in a very bad inconsistent state"?
Recently I tried to install the package mysql-server-8.0 on my computer, using Ubuntu 20.04. I had some issues and decided to completely un- and reinstall mysql again.
So, if I try to uninstall it ...
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`Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. ` when starting apps from the commandline
I didn't get an answer but I wasn't doing anything and this is an interesting topic. In Ubuntu 12.04, when opening a file in gedit or if I am working on the command line in dpkg, I get returned the ...
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How do I upgrade from a rather old (17.04) version of Ubuntu to the current version? [duplicate]
I have had a old partition of Ubuntu running 17.04 that I haven't booted to in ages. I finally booted back into it the other day and wanted to know how do I upgrade? The software updater doesn't work ...
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Software Updater update failed [duplicate]
When I'm trying to update all packages in my environment, using GUI or from terminal by :
sudo apt-get update
I get :
It simple says :
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Err:19 http://ppa.launchpad.net/beineri/opt-qt-5.11.1-...
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apt-get upgrade not possible [duplicate]
I'm using
VERSION="20.04.1 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
With the command
sudo apt-get upgrade
I get this output:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... ...
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Unable to install new packages due to missing kernel header
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and I am unable to install packages from apt or apt-get. Whenever I try to install a package, the process terminates with the following error
E: The package linux-headers-5....
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install package from ubuntu dvd [duplicate]
I want to install some package from ubunu 14.04 LTS dvd. Below is what I did. Could anyone please point out what was missing?
root@ubuntu:~# mount ~/ubuntu-14.04-desktop-amd64.iso /tmpmt -o loop
root@...
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version `SAMBA_UTIL_0.0.1' not found on Kubuntu 20.10
My samba libraries appear to be missing, even though I know that everything is up to date.
I'm running Kubuntu 20.10.
Here is the terminal output:
priz@prizmatic:~$ sudo apt install samba-libs -y
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