Questions about the Debian packaging format with the extension '.deb'. Packages for Ubuntu are provided in this format.
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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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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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How to remove a deb without removing its dependencies
I would like to install the most recent version of boto, which I do via python setup.py install
Yet when I try to remove the old version the following packages also get removed:
apt-get remove ...
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Installing chrome gives an error: “dependency is not satisfiable”
I just installed ubuntu on my laptop, everything works fine, but I'd like to use chrome instead of firefox. I downloaded the .deb file from the chrome website, and when I open it, the install buton ...
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Do .deb installed apps get updates?
So this might be very silly question for users, but I am quite new to Ubuntu and want to know this. Do .deb installed apps get updates?
For example: I have Opera installed with using .deb will it get ...
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Make a .deb for a Node.js application
How I make a .deb for a Node.js application that installs Node.js and its required npm modules on dpkg -i?
Which is the place in the filesystem where I have to put this application? ...
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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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should i install the .deb or .tar.gz? [duplicate]
Please pardon the elementary question.
I'm going through this tutorial.
I would like to install hadoop on vm ubuntu 64 bit.
I would like to know whether I should be downloading the .deb file or ...
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Installing Crossover 11.3.1 .deb Fails
I keep getting the same messege every time i install a deb file:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/defer/__init__.py", line 489, in _inline_callbacks
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How can I batch convert .rpms to .debs in Ubuntu?
I want to install the daily current build of LibreOffice in Ubuntu but they only make it available in .rpms.
I know I'm supposed to use Alien to convet .rpms to .debs but I can't find a command to ...
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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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What is present in a .deb file?
I downloaded google-chrome for Linux, it got downloaded as a .deb file in downloads folder. I changed the current directory to the downloads folder and ran "google-chrome" in terminal. It started ...
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How do I install an application by DEB file for a single user only?
When installing applications via the software center or by a DEB file they will usually be installed system wide for all users.
Is there a way to install an application for a single user only?
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can dpkg obtain the source code of a package?
apt-get source {some-package-name}
gets the source code of that .deb.
Can this be achieved with dpkg instead? Or with software-center?
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WPS Kingsoft not running
Installed WPS Kingsoft on my Ubuntu 12.10 64bit from a .deb package downloaded from omgubuntu but when I execute any for the three files (writer, spreadsheet or powerpoint) nothing happens.
Anyone ...
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How to uninstall “LiveUSB” package? [duplicate]
I've installed the LiveUSB programme using the DEB file. What is the best way to remove the installer as I cannot find it in the software centre; is it just a python programme that can be deleted?
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How do I make a deb in windows?
I need too install a broadcom sta wireless driver and since the internet doesn't work without it I figured I'll have to make a deb.
How can I make a .deb in windows precisely?
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BlueJ is not working
I'm new to Ubuntu. I had installed JDK 7 but still BlueJ is not working. I need help as I need BlueJ for my school activities and Java programming.
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Install button in the software center is grayed out when trying to install .debs without an internet connection
I just installed ubuntu 11.10 from a usb stick.
After installation, none of the software which I had collected and run on 11.10 or 11.04 runs on it. Even my newly downloaded opera or chrome ...
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How can I manually assemble my own package “the hard way”?
I would like to know how to create my own .deb packages from the source of a program without the aid of a package manager or any other similar tool (in other words, doing it manually). How difficult ...
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multiple hadoop-env.sh with .deb hadoop package
this QuickStart guide mentions configuring JAVA_HOME in hadoop-env.sh. This is supposed to be located in the hadoop installation directory. However, I installed
this from a 1.0.4 .deb package on ...
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I get an error when I try to install a webcam studio .deb
I am trying to install Webcam Studio.
I got the .deb from the following link: http://code.google.com/p/webcamstudio/downloads/detail?name=webcamstudio_0.57beta4_all.deb&can=2&q=
When I try ...
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Make a Debian Package (.deb) from a Qt Project
I did several projects on Qt Creator and I would like to distribute them in an installable format (in this case, Debian Packages). As far as I know, I should organize my source code in a specific way ...
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Where can I download the deb installer of MyUnity?
I'm an Ubuntu 12.04 complete offline user.
I need MyUnity tool to change the fonts of Ubuntu.
Can anyone give me the offline installer?
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How can I get a package update in the repositories?
I use a software (Anki) which is in version 0.9.9.8.6-2.1 in the Debian repository and in version 1.2.11-1 in the Ubuntu repository. Quite a lot has changed meanwhile (changelog). The latest version ...
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Where do deb packages install to
I installed a deb package via the commandline like this:
sudo dpkg -i dbeaver_2.1.0_i386.deb
I want to install some drivers for the software and to do so I need to place them in the root directory ...
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Adding post .deb install scripts
So I'm building a .deb, and I need to do a few post-install commands (linking libraries paths, and a few other things).
Is there a way to have it so when you do a sudo dpkg -i ...
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How to install Texmaker 4.0.1 (released a few days ago)?
I'm new to LaTeX, but want to get started for real; settled for Texmaker; now checked the version (and changelog) and noticed a discrepancy between what I've got installed (3.4) and what's been ...
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convert rpm to deb failed install maya [duplicate]
When i use alien convert rpm to deb, it doesn't work. here is feedback.
maya version: hotfix4
Ubuntu: 11.10
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{NAME} 'Maya2012_0_64-2012.0-499.x86_64.rpm'
LANG=C ...
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reupload package to launchpad with orig.tar.gz changed
I uploaded a package geos-3.3.8.orig.tar.gz to launchpad with success, but the build failed because a mistake in the source code, then I have changed my geos-3.3.8.orig.tar.gz with the right code, and ...
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Unable to install .deb on Ubuntu Software Center
I downloaded Dropbox .deb from https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx and the Google Voice Chat plugin from https://www.google.com/chat/video but when I click on the .deb files they open in Ubuntu ...
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What would cause files not to be included in a .deb?
I'm trying to build a .deb package (python) as part of a larger project.
I'm able to successfully run 'make' and 'make install' on it, but when the package(s) are built (using dpkg-buildpackage ...
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how export all software upgrade links (.deb) in text file by terminal
update Ubuntu by usual way and slow internet is problem for me.
Is there a way into terminal, get all link files that is going to be updated (eg, the address for Firefox ...
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11.10 file extension
what file extensions does ubuntu 11.10 use ?
i am trying to install google chrome.
in google chrome site there are two types of files available for Ubuntu ".deb" and ".rpm"
i downloaded both, but ...
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I can't update Ubuntu 12.04
Okay so my problem is, I tried to install Machinarium from a Humble Bundle. I downloaded the .deb and installed it using the Ubuntu Software Centre. Everything seemed to go fine until I got the alert ...
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What is a tainted binary package?
Using dpkg I created some debian packages containing self-written libraries that install without problems. But when I try to run lintian on one of them, I just get the following error:
warning: ...
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Ubuntu cant open .deb files - how can I correct this?
I've downloaded Ubuntu because my Windows 7 kept showing a black screen with a cursor on it and and wouldn't boot up properly. So I thought that maybe Linux would work.
It worked perfectly but I ...
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Stick with package version [duplicate]
Is there a way to disable per-package updates? I love Clementine, but the 1.1 version removed a crucial feature. I'd like to stick with the 1.0 version installed via a downloaded .deb package.
Can I ...
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FPM fails while trying to make a deb - No parameters given
This is a 2-part question really. The first part is to try and find out why FPM isn't working, the second is to find out if FPM is the answer in the first place...
Background: I've patched some ...
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How to move a file between deb packages?
For example, imagine we have two packages: banana.deb and banana-common.deb. Inside banana.deb, we have some file banana.data, that is quite big and changes rarely. Both packages are currently at ...
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When I try to click on Steam_latest.deb nothing happens?
I downloaded the file and when I click it nothing happens?
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Unable to install steam [duplicate]
Ok so recently I logged into tf2 and saw that it supported linux. I'll be completely honest with you, first I was in it for the little penguin but after installing linux I'm actually starting to like ...
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Create deb repository with several versions of the same package
I want to create my own deb repository to store some packages. I've tried
reprepro and it works fine, except for one fundamental feature. Reprepro can't
store several versions of the same package in ...
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How come I cannot install packages?
My ubuntu 12.10 won't allow me to install any online packages.
I can go to the software center and install games and stuff no issue.
But if I go to a program website it always fails to install every ...
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How can I check the checksum of an installed deb package against the same package in the repository?
Suppose someone got root access to my machine and replaced some files, e.g.
Warning: The command '/bin/which' has been replaced by a script: /bin/which: POSIX shell script text executable
Warning: ...
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Is it possible to cross-compile .deb files using debhelper? How?
I have a package (Dymo CUPS drivers in this instance) that I need to compile to a .deb file to include in a private network's repositories. The source itself is sufficiently architecture independent ...
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What's the equivalent of “rpm -q whatrequires”?
Wonder that I could not find the deb equivalent of
rpm -q whatrequires <installed package>
All I can find is either the equivalent of rpm -q requires or the whatrequires for a yet to be ...
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Can I get .deb packages for LXDE?
Is there any way I can download LXDE and all its related packages as .deb packages? I had done this with Synaptic but since there's no Synaptic on 12.10, can this be done with apt-get? Thanks
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Can't install Tiny Tiny RSS on x64 Ubuntu Server
I am having a lot of trouble installing Tiny Tiny RSS on Ubuntu 64-bit to the point where I've almost given up. Can someone please help me compile a .deb package to install Tiny Tiny RSS onto my ...
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create PPA source package from existing .deb package
i wanna modify some files in .deb package and upload it to my PPA,
is that possible and how to ?
Thanks in advance
