apt is Advanced Packaging Tool, package manager for Debian based distributions.
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Installation error on Ubuntu 12.10 (x64) for Octave 3.6.2
I'm having a very frustrating problem when installing octave. I already had it installed, but I was not able to run it anymore, the executable simply won't run. That's why I removed it and tried to ...
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Got “Package operation failed” error while installing postgresql using ubuntu software center
I am trying to install JDownloader. But, while installing it using sudo apt-get install jdownloader, I got some error. Like this:
j@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install jdownloader
Reading package lists... ...
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12.04 unattended-upgrades package has lock on /var/lib/dpkg/lock (cannot sudo apt-get update due to lock) [duplicate]
Calling the sudo apt-get update fails to complete. Fails with:
Fetched 2,212 kB in 13s (162 kB/s)
E: ...
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Issues opening everything
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04. I had issues opening Skype. I looked at a few tutorials that I found from Google searches to no avail.
I figured it may just be an issue and went to try and update ...
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How to install apt-get package manager [closed]
I am booting Ubuntu via VirtualBox. PostgreSQL 8.0 is already installed in the disk image I am using. Now I want to upgrade the PostgreSQL database to a higher version.
I tried using:
apt-get upgrade
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system dont get updates
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and I don't get any updates.
For more than two weeks, whenever I try to check for updates manually it doesn't show any updates in the update manager. Then I tried via terminal ...
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Why does apt-get deliver outdated developer tools in general? [duplicate]
I am trying Ubuntu recently, and am disappointed to find out that apt-get delivers a lot of outdated daily software.
For instance, built-essentials delivered gcc-4.6.3 (seems that it is updated to ...
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Samsung driver doesn't detect SANE correctly
From 13.04 (server) I'm trying to install the Samsung Unified Printer Driver as specified by https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsPrintersSamsung which has a dead link. In any event, the ...
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Resolving MariaDB removal issue
My MySQL/MariaDB installation got corrupted, and I'm trying to remove and reinstall via apt-get Unfortunately, I'm having a major issue with apt-get freezing after stopping the mariadb server.
This ...
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How do I recompile Python 2.7 on Ubuntu 12.04?
I am struggling to get the Python module sqlite3 to work. I found this, and am following it, since Python can't seem to find the modules even after installation of the packages.
I tried following ...
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Is there a difference between “apt-get install kdm” and “apt-get install kubuntu-desktop”?
My question's title is pretty straightforward. Is there a difference between installing KDE with the command "apt-get install kdm" or "apt-get install kubuntu-desktop"?
I'm installing Penguy OS on a ...
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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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What does 'Ign' mean when running an apt-get update?
I had a bunch of errors in the output of sudo apt-get update: duplicate entries and 404 not found errors.
Figured those out, I hope: I removed PPAs that didn't have any packages associated with ...
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Why the installation fails for this package? it says linux-headers not found but it is there
This package is failing to get installed, but the linux-headers are installed.
root@sun-Alienware-X51:/var/tmp# uname -a
Linux sun-Alienware-X51 3.5.0-28-generic #48~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 24 ...
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apt-get won't work
I installed the latest updates from update manger and apt-get won't work. I think it has something to do with bumblebee/primusrun due to this error output:
installArchives() failed: Setting up ...
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How do I find out where are command line commands installed? [duplicate]
I just installed apt-get install a few commands, but where are these things saved?
thanks
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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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E:Malformed Line 61 [duplicate]
Hello I am new to Linux (Only installed today).
I have an issue though which is "This is a serious problem. Try again later. If this problem appears again, please report an error to the developers."
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How can I upgrade while having unmet dependencies?
I just install a package that has these unmet dependencies:
Depends: sun-java5-jre but it is not installable or
sun-java6-jre but it is not installable or
openjdk-6-jre ...
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Terminal Vim no longer starts after upgrading from 12.04 -> 12.10 -> 13.04: undefined symbol: init_hashlib
When I attempt to run Vim from a terminal, I get the following error:
vim: symbol lookup error: vim: undefined symbol: init_hashlib
I did some searching and the general consensus is that this is ...
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will apt-get autoremove break other dependencies?
I want to use apt-get autoremove to remove liba for instance, but I'm not sure whether it is smart enough to preserve other dependencies. For instance, if liba depends on libb, while libc also depends ...
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apt-get 503 Service Unavailable
I'm using my school network, and it seems that only apt-get is blocked, regardless of which server I use. pacman and rpmdrake work fine, both of which I've tested with Chakra and Mageia respectively.
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shell script to conditionally add apt repository
I want to write a shell script that will add an apt repository.
I know that I can do it using sudo add-apt-repository -y <repo>.
My question is can I do it only if the repository was not ...
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software center crashes and update manager doesnt load [duplicate]
here is the error i get
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Problem parsing dependency Depends
E: Error occurred while processing tntdb-sqlite3 (NewVersion2)
E: Problem with MergeList ...
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Failed linux Kernel Firmware Update
Ok guys this is what I get
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
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apt-get update problem when updating a reprepro repository
i have made a repository using reprepro on my Ubuntu 13.04, i uploaded this repo to sourceforge.net , i can download packages from it and i can update it, put after adding the repository to my ...
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Assign higher priority to PPA
I'm trying to figure out how to assign higher priority to one PPA over another PPA. I had a look on bunch of the answers on this forum but none of them solves my problem.
We have two PPA sources on ...
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Reinstalling Mysql On Ubuntu 10.10(Stuck with bad repositories)
I recently configured NDB-cluster with mysql and Mysql just crashed ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
tried re-installing ...
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How to disable proxy configurations back at home [duplicate]
I recently configured my /etc/apt/apt.conf file in order to be able to update software through the university's proxy...
Acquire::http::proxy "http://username:password@proxya.aub.edu.lb:3128/";
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Apt-fast does not show download size
I use apt-fast to download and install packages on my system. What I have noticed is apt-fast does not show me how much data will be downloaded, as apt-get does:
The following NEW packages will be ...
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Chaining apt commands
I've noticed that the majority of Ubuntu help websites present apt commands in the following format:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:[ppa-address]
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ...
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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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install/remove list of packages from command line with apt-get
I'm writing a Makefile for our team to be able to set up a local environment with all of the software they need to install packages, etc so that they can develop quickly without having to figure out ...
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Integrity check against package repository?
When there are security updates, I review and install them as soon as possible and think about using automatic updates.
From time to time I want to boot from a clean boot CD and check if the system ...
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Term for “Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.” dialogue?
Sometimes I see the following dialog.
Configuration file `/etc/...'
==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
What ...
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Should I update the Ubuntu release name for PPAs?
Does it matter that I have files like webupd8team-jupiter-precise.list in my /etc/apt/sources.list.d folder if I'm using raring? Should I update the sources inside to say raring instead of precise or ...
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Problem installing gfortran
I have just installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my computer, then tried to install gfortran using the command:
sudo apt-get install gfortran
in a terminal and it says:
E: Unable to locate package gfortran
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Ubuntu 12.0.4 package update failure libssl1.0.0 out of memory error [duplicate]
I am running Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS and yesterday automatic updates failed on what appeared to be the update of openssl package. I have searched around and found several old q&a's to this package ...
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Cannot get mysql to work/start even after clean install
I am completely stumped right now, whilst I am not an advanced user, I know my way around Ubuntu and so tried to look into things with the help of certain forum topics.
The Problem:
Today, quite ...
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Software Center / Update Manager / software sources not working [duplicate]
I am unable to upgrade to Uubuntu 13.04
When I run Update Manager, this message appears
E:Encountered a section with no Package: header,
E:Problem with MergeList ...
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problems with apt-get install
I've installed Ubuntu recently and I've been trying to install some programs using apt-get but it never seems to work, not even apt-get update works, here's what I get when I try to install something, ...
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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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NPM wont work because of my wrong node version
The error is:
Error: npm doesn't work with node v0.5.11-pre
Required: node@>=0.6
But I'v just updated my node. That is confusing.
I'v made some digging and it seems that I've installed node two ...
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Restoring settings and packages to clean install
I recently backed up my entire filesystem to a network drive in order to allow me to delete the Ubuntu partition, move the partition on the disk and reinstall.
I then attempted to copy all of the ...
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Sudo apt-get update command does not work
I'm trying to install Java onto my Ubuntu 11.10. I've managed to get some repositories from where to download the installer, but whenever it gets to the point of updating the resources (a.k.a. sudo ...
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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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ubuntu apt-get update fails [duplicate]
I installed ubuntu 12.04.2 server edition. I wanted to setup python tools, easy install, pip and eventually flask for python. I tried setting up python tools, apt-get told me to update apt-get...then ...
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When I am using Update Manager and Aptitude. I get this error. Ubuntu-Gnome 13.04 [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu-Gnome 13.04 operating system, When I use Update Manager , i get following error
E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList ...
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apt-get update fails with error : Failed to fetch http:
I've completed the Installation of ububtu 10.4 for x86_64 platform in one machine and updated all necesseray packages without issues.
Now i've installed in another Machine ... the installation ...
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After 12.04 to 12.10 upgrade (64bit), xorg held back and unable to install wine
After upgrading to quantal, I wanted to install wine. However, attempting to do so results in apt wanting to remove all kinds of important packages:
The following packages will be REMOVED:
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