apt is Advanced Packaging Tool, package manager for Debian based distributions.
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apt-get ignores all packages with “Translation-en_US”
Having a problem on an EC2 Ubuntu Lucid instance where if I run (sudo) apt-get update all packages with Translation-en_US are ignored.
Hit http://ap-southeast-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com lucid ...
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What does gnome-settings-daemon is not ready for configuration mean?
On a recent Ubuntu 12.10 install, something innocent like apt-get install xfonts-75dpi is giving this message:
dpkg: error processing gnome-settings-daemon (--configure):
package ...
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apt-cacher-ng: force client on local repository
I'm currently managing a dozen servers. apt-cacher-ng is installed on the development server to maintain the packages.
The idea is to have exactly the same version and number of packages on the ...
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libgtk-3-0 dependency issues
I've been trying to update standard packages on my Ubuntu box. There's literally nothing extra on this box except for VirtualBox for some Windows stuff I run. Here's one output:
$ sudo apt-get update
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How to fix “couldn't connect to host” error installing Unity Webapps?
I get the following errors when I try to install Unity Webapp on Ubuntu 12.04:
root@detro-X101H:/home/detro# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webapps/preview
Traceback (most recent call last):
File ...
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PPA for Android Studio?
Android Studio was released a few days ago and it's still in early access preview, but I would like to know if there is any PPA I could add to my Ubuntu Raring to automatically keep it updated with ...
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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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upgrade MySQL through apt not effect?
I am upgrading mysql-server and mysql-client my 12.04 using apt-get.
seems the upgrade didn't take effect?
Any thoughts why this happen? I did reboot after upgrade. Thanks.
$ mysql -V
mysql Ver ...
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How can I make squid-deb-proxy work with proxy authentication?
I have squid-deb-proxy working fine without a problem without apt proxy authentication.
However when I add a proxy file to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d and put in my proxy authentication inside this file. ...
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what can be causing /etc/cron.daily/apt to hang?
Lately I've been getting a mail from the server every day,
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Cron <root@host> test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
Body
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how to restart upgrade during middle of upgrade session
I was upgrading from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04
sudo do-release-upgrade
after this downloaded 700 Mb of packages in approximately 10 hours and upgrade etc started
I am finally stuck up here during the ...
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Unable to install VirtualBox 4.2 on Ubuntu 12.10
I am trying to install VirualBox 4.2 on Ubuntu 12.10 but when this is the error I get:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
virtualbox-4.2 : Depends: libqt4-opengl (>= 4:4.7.2) but it ...
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unable to use apt-get or cpan
I am using Ubunto 12.10. A few days back I needed to change my proxy for connecting to the internet at my institute. After that I can't access the internet through terminal like can't install CPAN lib ...
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Mirror using apt-mirror and exclud certain sections/categories
I'm currently using apt-mirror to create a local mirror of the debian repositories.
As the mirrored repositories will be used only by machines destined to be headless servers and as an effort to ...
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Unable to install Evolution on Xubuntu 12.04
I had evolution 3.2.3 working on Xubuntu 12.04. But then I was tempted to upgrade my evolution to the latest and greatest so I did a bit of searching and added the following command:
sudo ...
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apt-get broken after libboost error
I seem to accedently have destroyed the libboost package somehow and now I am unable to use apt-get anymore.
I am at a loss of what to do here.
When I try to install something with apt-get I get ...
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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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yum whatprovides 'perl(Foo::Bar)' equivalent with apt or dpkg?
This is certainly related to this question, but I feel it doesn't overlap, so here we go. How can I get the functionality of the following command on Ubuntu (and/or Debian as bonus):
yum whatprovides ...
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This version of ntop is a minimally supported but OLDER version - please upgrade
ntop crashes:
root@dur:~#
root@dur:~#
root@dur:~# ntop
Sat May 18 17:57:45 2013 Initializing gdbm databases
Sat May 18 17:57:45 2013 ntop will be started as user nobody
Sat May 18 17:57:45 2013 ...
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Mysql5.6 and problem of php5-mysql , mysql-common packages
I install Mysql 5.6 with this documentaion(in ubuntu 13.04) , now I need to install php5-mysql and mysql-common packages. can I install them with apt-get? I think they will install mysql5.5 ...
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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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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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lib64readline6 conflicts
I've recently upgraded to a 64-bit machine (Kubuntu 12.04.02 AMD64) and in trying to assemble the list of things to compile some things I get conflicts. In trying to install lib64readline6 or ...
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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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How can I install git-annex assistant
I install recently git annex in ubuntu 12.10 using APT. However, the package seems to be built without the assistant support.
Is there a PPA or another way of installing it ? I'd rather avoid ...
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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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Fix Flash via command line
Like many others (How do I fix Flash issues?) I am having flash issues with firefox
Ubuntu 12.04 64bit
Firefox 20.0
And for the life of me I can not get Flash to play.
I have tried:
sudo apt-get ...
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`libqapt-runtime' contains empty filename error while updating
Whenever I try to update Ubuntu 12.10, it always gets interrupted by this error:
files list file for package `libqapt-runtime' contains empty filename
I have tried to install with apt-get as well ...
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Unable install cmake and ccmake?
So the thing is I'm trying to install Cmake and cmake-curses-gui.
I have updated the system with apt-get-update.
sudo apt-get install cmake
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency ...
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Updating got stuck
cybercam@cybercam:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for cybercam:
Err http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg
Got a single header line over 360 chars
Ign http://dl.google.com stable ...
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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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How can I install a later version of solr-jetty via apt-get?
Using apt-get to install solr-jetty only gives me version 1.4 of Solr, but I would like to use one of the 3.x versions.
I'm not yet confident enough to do a manual installation (something usually ...
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Ramifications of uninstalling GCC 4.7 in leu of GCC 4.6 in Quantal?
I currently have both the gcc-4.6 and gcc-4.7 packages installed in Quantal. I do a lot of software development but haven't had a need for any features that are specific to GCC 4.7. Therefore, in ...
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Apt behind proxy
I've been trying to get a package manager to work behind our company proxy for a whole day now but without any luck. The proxy requires authentication which is my personal email address and password. ...
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Package dependencies errors?
I have some problems with Lubuntu. When I tried sudo apt-get update:
Fetched 1,222 kB in 7s (171 kB/s) ...
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Installing software in kubuntu
I have recently installed kubuntu. I am able to install softwares from muon software center. But when I try to do so from the terminal, I get errors. For instance on trying to update, I get:
Err ...
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Input/output error every time I use apt
Whenever I try any operation with apt-get, I get an Input/output error related to libcdio-paranoia1. This has been happening for a while ad I don't reall yknow what's happening, but it has prevented ...
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how to remove a foreign architecture?
On Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x64, we'd like to remove the i386 foreign architecture it comes with, but I don't see a "dpkg" command to do this cleanly.
In Stuck with foreign-architecture=i386 when using ...
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Need help fixing “E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/htp could not be found.”
I've tried and tried, but can't seem to find anything that works. I also see that I have no sources.list, help with both would be nice and probably necessary
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Updates “done” but not ending
I just installed 12.10 with many headaches, and as soon as I got it up and running I ran the update utility through apt-get and proceeded to upgrade. Along the way, though, it got to what appeared to ...
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apt-get problem. Download stops [12.04]
When I apt-get update or install a software with apt-get install application. It works fine for few second then the download freezes.
Same with Ubuntu software center. The download stops after 3 ...
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MacBook install no wifi - how to install without a working NIC?
Fist up I apologise if this has been asked. A quick search did not seem to answer my query, so it's off to crowd support land with this question:
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 using a USB install on ...
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error in installation of gcc on ubuntu Ubuntu 12.04
I want to install gcc on a ubuntu machine but got the following errors:
t@lab45:~# apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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running /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_apt as nagios user does not return the correct result
I have two servers, both running 12.04 server, and nagios-nrpe-server.
On both, I have configured the command check_apt, which runs /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_apt.
On both, nagios-nrpe-server is ...
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Can't install new packages because of libssl broken dependencies
I can't install any new package either using apt-get or via the package manager. Below is some output showing the error. Please help!
pauldb@pauldb-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install
Reading package ...
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apt-get update will not work on my server
I've just installed Ubuntu Server 12.04 on my spare box, and I'm using a command line interface only to get my feet a little wet. ping google.com does work, so I know my connection is up and running. ...
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I would like to build a partial mirror, I like the look of debpartial-mirror, but it looks abandonded, recommendations for a mirror tool?
I would like to build a partial mirror, I like the look of debpartial-mirror, but it looks abandonded, recommendations for a mirror tool?
https://projetos.ossystems.com.br/wiki/debpartial-mirror
I ...
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dpkg: invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action “start” failed
I have read a number of the posts here and they all state to run the following commands:
Apt-get -f remove **
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get -f install **
I have seen these in various ...
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Understanding the working of Apt Virtual HTTP Repository
My university has a virtual HTTP repository which we can access by changing our proxy to 10.1.1.224:3142. Our regular proxy to access the internet is 10.1.8.44:8080. It incredibly speeds up download ...
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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 ...
