apt is Advanced Packaging Tool, package manager for Debian based distributions.
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Ubuntu 13.04 installation problem
I have tried the install numerous times but it always has a apt error when it finishes checking the CD-ROM. Sorry, I forgot what the full name is.
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Upgrade release - with fallback options, or do it virtually
So then the 13.04 release came along. Unfortunately I have only have trouble by earlier
upgrades and always ended up in a FUBAR and consequently reinstalling entire system. Would like to avoid that ...
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Authentication required for every 1 hour for Internet but NO proxy. How do I get out from this problem?
OS: Ubuntu 12.04 and/or above
My system connected to University campus Internet which has no proxy. But needs authentication (username and password) for every 1 hour. If the web-browser is running ...
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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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Unable to locate package when running apt-get
I installed rvm and it tells me I'm missing some packages:
viggy@viggy:~$ rvm requirements
Installing requirements for ubuntu, might require sudo password.
Skipping `apt-get update` make sure your ...
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Upgrading my siystem from 12.10 to 13.04 [duplicate]
I've been trying to upgrade my system since a while and all the only thing that I get from the Software Update Manager is
W: Failed to fetch ...
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sudo apt-get not working on ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
Hi when i issue this command
sudo apt-get update
i have errors below,due to which i can't install anything
W: Failed to fetch ...
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v12.10 can't apt-get update
I know there are lots of questions posed about this, but after troubleshooting for several hours, I'm not sure what to do anymore...
I first installed Ubuntu 12.10 and had no internet access at all. ...
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Command “apt-get-repository” doesn't work on Ubuntu 12.04 [closed]
I'm trying to install Libreoffice 4.0 on Ubuntu 12.04. I try to begin with add the repository.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-4-0
I get this output:
sudo: apt-get-repository: ...
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Upgrading to Ringtail 13.04 broke some APT repositories?
When I run sudo apt-get update on Ringtail, I get this:
Err http://overviewer.org debian/./ amd64 Packages
404 NOT FOUND [IP: 208.69.124.224 80]
and
Err http://overviewer.org debian/./ i386 ...
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Error using apt-get upgrade
I cannot update files.
sudo apt-get check
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
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How to reduce the size of apt-get update list on a Development Release once it has been released as Stable?
I have been using the development version of 13.04 since early March. In development release, the general behavior of running the sudo apt-get update command is to download the list files completely ...
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avoid reinstall virtualbox and update to the latest release
Installing virtualbox-extension-pack-4.2.12 to enable USB2.0 controller prompted only to work with the latest release.
But my current version is 4.0.18 on debian wheezy. The latest release of ...
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How do I get Glibc >= 2.16.0?
I know there are already built packages for Pidgin. I need to build Pidgin so I can build plug-ins.
I need Glibc >= 2.16.0. Unfortunately, I get stuck in an endless dependency loop. I need ...
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No Wifi and no network after new installation of Ubuntu 12.10
I have been struggling to to fix the wireless issue in my Ubuntu 12.10 and read some many articles but could not find any help. When I connect to my network via cable it doesn't work wither. I also ...
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How do I use rapt-file?
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
I'm trying to find out what dependencies package gnucash 1:2.4.10-1 has as I'm investigating what would be involved in updating the Ubuntu package to the latest version of gnucash.
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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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apt authentication failure on self-signed package
I did create a gpg key using "gpg --gen-key", here is the listing:
> gpg --list-keys
/home/<user>/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
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pub 2048R/99EDE0B7 2013-02-05
uid ...
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Problem installing i-mscp [duplicate]
I have a problem on my Ubuntu...When I try to install i-mscp I get this error:
Reading package lists... Done
W: Duplicate sources.list entry ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/multiverse i386 ...
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Unable to locate any package error
Just a second before closing my question as duplicated, I want to say I have already looked at the other similar questions and didnt find any appropriate answer :(.
I have a clean set up of Ubuntu ...
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nVidia Driver and optimus [duplicate]
i have an asus K53DS Laptop running Ubuntu 12.10 and windows 7, with an intel hd 3000 and and nVidia 610M. I have tried both the additional drivers utility and sudo apt-get install nvidia-current. ...
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Using 13.04 I get “Duplicate sources.list entry” warnings from i386 and AMD64 packages
I understand this was a bug in Oneric, but was fixed, so why is Raring trying to fetch both achetypes when I use APT in the terminal, and how do I fix it? I tried running YPPA and it says I have no ...
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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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apt-get update messup in Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop
When I tried to update my PC using apt-get update command, I am getting following errors. I couldn't able to install any other application through the software center.
please help me, to solve this ...
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Couldn't find any package by regex - ruby
I need to install ruby1.9.3-dev
sudo apt-get install ruby1.9.3-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package ...
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Why am I getting the error E: Package php5-gd has no installation candidate when trying to install php5-gd?
I am trying to install php5-gd and receive this error
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package php5-gd is not available, but is referred to by ...
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Synaptic Manager not working <Lubuntu 12.10> [closed]
Info:
E: Malformed line 58 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, ...
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Can't install Ocaml, libxcb1 1.8.1-1ubuntu0.1 newer than version in archive
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 32bit (Literally, downloaded the ISO, created a virtual machine, installed it, ran updates. Other than that completely pristine).
sudo apt-get install ocaml
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Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' doesn't work [duplicate]
What could I do to solve these problems? It happened when I canceled software upgrade on my Ubuntu Linux.
apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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Why does Ubuntu GNOME recommend make?
Running apt-cache depends ubuntu-gnome-desktop lists, among other things, GNU Make as a recommend. apt-cache depends gnome doesn't list Make.
Why? It doesn't seem like Make and GNOME would be in any ...
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dpkg --configure -a not working
When I try to execute
dpkg --configure -a
I get this message:
Setting up jre (1.7.021-1) ... Error: unpack200 - command could not be
found.
Please refer to the Troubleshooting section of ...
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Install a package manager without package manager
I'm doing some work on a really, really minimalistic Debian dist and noticed that there is no package manager on it.
Can anyone tell me how I can fix this? There is no GUI but I have a Internet ...
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Unable to install qt-sdk unmet dependencies
I tried to install qt-sdk under ubuntu 12.10 how can I fix this issue?
install log:
apt-get install qt-sdk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... ...
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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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Dependency error while installing cinnamon
I get following error while installing Cinnamon
sudo apt-get install cinnamon
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be ...
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Unable to install Netflix
I have tried to install Netflix but I get stuck
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop
after the 3rd command I get a disclaimer but ...
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I broke linux kernel. Cant boot
I ran out of space last day and couldn't update so I decided to remove old kernels. I don't know why, it told me I had problems ??? I decided to reboot and I couldn't, it entered into a ram test loop. ...
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apt-get upgrade failing due to dependency issue
I am running 12.04 LTS on a ASUS custom build server. I apologize in advance as my skills are a bit rusty in linux as I spend more time working with networking gear these days.
I am running sudo ...
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Cannot get OpenGL to install
When I try to run an example application it says I am missing
a file that is found in OpenGL.
I found information online and tried to install OpenGL with the following command:
sudo apt-get install ...
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failed to fetch quantal updates err 404
I am trying to install these items and this is how it goes...
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libdb5.1-dev libdb5.1++-dev libboost-all-dev git
Reading package lists... Done
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apt mirror error: qzip stdin not in gzip format
we are getting below error when we run apt-mirror.
qzip stdin not in gzip format
qzip stdin not in gzip format
qzip stdin not in gzip format
qzip stdin not in gzip format
PPPPPPPPPPP
133gb will ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 package issues
I have a fresh install of 12.04 ran the updates just fine. (I hate not having my synaptic package manager) I went to fetch k9copy and this is what I got. Package uudeview is not available, but is ...
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Using an unreliable apt-cacher-ng?
Is it possible to configure apt in such a way that it can handle an apt-cacher-ng instance on another machine that can sometimes be offline? I.e. what I am looking for is that instead of using the ...
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Why can I not update? Getting 403 Forbidden with gwibber
Ubuntu 12.10 x64
apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop ubuntu-gnome-default-settings
yields this error
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates/main gwibber-service-facebook all ...
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Can't access GUI mode with Virtual Box fresh 12.04 install
Trying to install 12.04 in virtual box. Install went great after restart I get a white error box talking about my graphics. Basically I get options to look at different log files or I can run without ...
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Why does apt warn about wrong sources.list entry or malformed line for cdrom URI? [duplicate]
I tried to upgrade to 12.10 from 11.04 and got this error:
W:Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release amd64 (20110427.1)/dists/natty/Release Unable to find expected entry ...
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How to make apt-get work with proxy? [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 12.04. When I run the command:
sudo apt-get update
I get the error message as:
403 forbidden access
I have tried the solution I found here in one of the questions, editing ...
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How to upgrade to libglib2.0 v2.3.6 on Ubuntu 12.04?
The latest upgrades to Cairo-Dock have broken it so I tried to do a fresh install. But when doing sudo apt-get install cairo-dock I get the following error:
cairo-dock-plug-ins : Depends: ...
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Why is packagekit starting up throughout the day
Why is packagekit starting up throughout the day? There is no
indication in the messages which component is sending the message to
start packagekit, just a dbus message indicating that the service
was ...
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Difference between apt-get compilation and manual compilation from source
I am trying to replace manually a library for freeradius.
On a one hand I installed freeradius with an apt-get install. There was a library "libfoo-2.0.4.so" (let's call it the lib(apt)).
On the other ...
