Questions about the Debian packaging format with the extension '.deb'. Packages for Ubuntu are provided in this format.
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Why doesn't Mozilla release .deb and .rpm packages for their software?
I use and enjoy Firefox on my Ubuntu 10.04.2 laptop (although Firefox needs work for the Linux/Ubuntu version).
Yet I realize that in comparison to other pieces of software that have an ...
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Ubuntu 11.10- Ubuntu Software Center gives me problem with deb? [duplicate]
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How to install Google Chrome on 11.10?
I love Ubuntu 11.10, but I have a problem. I've tried to install Google Chrome and Skype with the Ubuntu Software Center, but the ...
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How to make a deb pkg for my pygtk app?
I write a pygtk app and want to make a deb pkg for it.
$ tree WebPad/
WebPad/
|-- jspad
| |-- __init__.py
| |-- main.py
| |-- t.py
|-- pixmaps
| |-- c.png
| |-- run.png
| `-- webpad.png
...
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How can I add my application to the Ubuntu repository? [duplicate]
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How do I put a package into the Ubuntu repositories?
I've just made a project called tgames and want to add it at the ubuntu repository...
(multiverse or universe or ...
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Easy Native Package Rebuild [duplicate]
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Recompile all packages and trigger on updates
What's easiest way of to rebuild a package in Debian/Ubuntu using a specific set of CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS. In all the tutorials I ...
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creating .deb package but bad permissions into destination folder
I'm building a .deb package for my latest game, http://sundaycoders.host-ed.net/download.html.
Everything is OK concerning files locations, menu entries and icon once deb package has been installed.
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Can't install package libglib2.0-dev because it depends on some unknown version
I have 10.04.2 LTS and I want to install libglib2.0-dev. So I do:
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building ...
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Problem installing Google Earth .deb file
I have been trying to install Google Earth on my netbook running 11.04. I have the .deb file in my directory /home/andy/ but when I use terminal with the command sudo dpkg -i ...
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Building a .deb file, install dependencies too
I am part of a small team that develop an intranet web app. We want to a method of easy installation, so we were thinking about how apt-get works, especially with installing dependencies.
Our app has ...
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Danger of using an untrusted apt mirror or proxy
My vague understanding of the authentication mechanisms behind debian/ubuntu packaging tells me that it should be safe to install packages downloaded from an untrusted server or proxy as long as apt ...
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Combine cabal and checkinstall
Suppose I have a program which I can install via cabal, for example
cabal install pandoc
Is it possible to use checkinstall to make a .deb package out of this and install it in a second step via ...
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Easiest way to package a directory of MATLAB scripts into a Launchpad PPA
I'm administering a small network of Ubuntu boxes for a series of measuring machines in a laboratory. These machines depend on a small directory of MATLAB scripts in /usr/local/MATLAB/... in order to ...
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How does Software Center determine what is a “technical item” and what isn't?
I'm a total newb to packaging, but I managed to get a PPA set up and working. But when I look for my software in Ubuntu Software Center, it will only show up after clicking "Show _ technical items". ...
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How to cross-compile an existing deb package from 64bit to 32bit architecture
I have rebuilt a deb package with a custom patch for my computer which is a 64bit machine. I did it using:
sudo apt-get -b source [package name]
Now my question is, how to do that in a similar ...
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How to create debuginfo package?
I have created rpm packages for a software along with debuginfo. For Ubuntu/Debian , I have only the software packaged as .deb but don't know how to create debuginfo .deb package. Please let me know ...
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Installing Catalyst 11.6 for an ATI HD 6970
Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 is displaying the desktop okay (though limited to 1600x1200) after my having installed my new HD 6970 card, so I'm now trying to install the proprietary driver (I understand the ...
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Package not available for this type of computer
I am creating a deb package for an opensource project I have started called
WideMargin
When I try and install my deb package in 10.10 using the Ubuntu Software Center I get the following text on ...
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Listing files which will be installed by .deb
How can i list all the files (and their future locations) which will be installed by invoking 'dpkg -i' on a .deb file? Which makefile target of the source package determines those (is it the default ...
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“io: postinst-must-call-ldconfig” when creating a package
I'm trying to create an ubuntu .deb package for the (pretty awesome) Io Language. I am not the developer of that language, so I'm not familiar with its sourcecode yet. This is my first attempt at ...
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How do I install this mysql workbench package?
I want to install
mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.33b-1ubu1010-amd64.deb
on Ubuntu, what is the command line to do that ? Thank you.
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When will deb multi arch support be included in Ubuntu?
When will deb multi arch support be included in Ubuntu? Is there any ongoing work?
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GdaBrowser deb? [closed]
Where can I get a GdaBrowser package? It should be somewhere in the repos with libgda packages but it isn't :/
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How to apply a changelog file to packages in a PPA when building from recipe?
When my package gets build by launchpad using a recipe, it ignores the ./debian/changelog file I provide, and it generates a useless one like following:
harmonyseq (0.14~natty1) maverick; urgency=low
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Is there a foolproof and easy way of determining which debs meant for ubuntu will install on debian
I have used ubuntu for a long time, and have collected a lot of Ubuntu .deb packages which I may need for future installs. Most of these are grabbed from outdated or obsolete PPAs or from outside ...
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Packages not showing up in created APT repository
I created an APT repository using deb-scanpackages, and it seemed to go well.
When I did a apt-get update on another server, the Packages.gz file was retrieved, and all seemed well - until I went to ...
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Can't find hg-buildpackage
It was suggested I use hg-buildpackage to build my Ubuntu packages because it will ignore my .hg folder and files.
However I can't seem to find it in the Ubuntu 10.10 repos.
How can I get ...
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Programs don't start after installing .deb packages
I just installed a fresh copy of ubuntu destop 10.10 on my (old) Acer laptop. I downloaded Synergy and Google-Earth's deb file and it opened with the Ubuntu Software Center.
Now in the applications ...
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Saving deb files from repositories to a custom location for installing offline [duplicate]
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How can I install software offline?
I want to download and save some deb files, and preferably their dependencies, of certain apps, from the repositories (apt-get, ...
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How to get Google Earth installed via .DEB?
Now I've really messed things up.
A long time ago, I installed Google Earth via a binary installer from Google (v5.1, I think).
Google now has version 6 available as a .DEB, so I decided to install ...
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How to find and back up only files not part of a package
How can I find a list of every file that is modified or added outside the debian package management system?
Cruft is unmaintained and doesn't know about the way today's debian package management ...
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Filenames in the apt cache directory
Why the packages in the directory
/var/cache/apt/archives/
have names like:
*x11proto-damage-Dev_1%3a1.2.0-1_all.deb* where the "strange" in this case is "%3".
In fact, if I download it ...
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How can I get my deb file into the repositories? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to get my software into Ubuntu?
How can I publish my open-source project in open Ubuntu repositories?
I have already compiled a deb which I can install on all my ...
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Can I install some debs from Ubuntu on Debian Lenny or Squeeze to get nice font rendering? [closed]
I'm currently in font hell. I have both Debian Lenny and Ubuntu Lucid machines; the font rendering in Lucid is beautiful out of the box but Lenny is still ugly even after hours and hours of messing ...
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How to use one recipe to create packages for different ubuntu series (trouble with ./debian/changelog)?
The launchpad's beta feature allows to create ubuntu packages using recipes. I got them to work, and I am now able to use them for packaging my project.
However, I have little trouble with the ...
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LibreOffice RC1 deb package difficulties [duplicate]
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How do I fix “malformed line” errors in sources.list?
I seem to be running into some difficulties with the acquisition of the latest libreoffice deb pkg.
When I type
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Where can I get a Postgres 9.0 package?
I want to use Postgres 9.0 in Ubuntu. Does anybody know any repository that already has the debian package for Postgres 9.0? Do you think I should wait for the next Ubuntu release or Postgres 9.0 is ...
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Can I use every .deb file, whatever my Ubuntu version or architecture?
Sometimes I want to download programs that are not proposed in the Software Center but only on the developer's website, like for example World of Goo Demo. But the website proposes only one .deb ...
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What is the apt equivalent to “rpm -V” (Verify installed packages)
On a RedHat/CentOS system, I can verify the installed RPMs on my system using rpm -V.
What is the Ubuntu or apt equivalent of this command?
