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How can I force apt to optimize the dependency tree for minimal download size?
Some background information:
As you may know, in a Debian package, there may be alternative dependencies, written in the CONTROL file as Depends: apache2|something-else, for example. How does apt ...
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How do i configure the live usb to install additional packages?
I have saved all the packages from the directory /var/cat/apt/archives to Usb.
Is it possible to configure the live Usb to accommodate all these extra packages /var/cache/apt/archives; so that it ...
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trouble getting apt-get to work with https
I have a (private) apt repository setup on a server. I'm only allowing access to this repository over SSL, and only with a client certificate. I have tested the connection using curl:
$ curl ...
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Why does Update Manager give me a 404 error with these Google repositories?
I have a red warning sign in my toolbar. When I click on it, it asks me to check for updates. When I check for updates, I get this:
W:Failed to fetch ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 fails to fetch updates! [duplicate]
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How can I work around “something wicked happened resolving” mirror errors?
It gives me this error every time I try to update or install a program. Installed ...
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5answers
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How to bypass the apturl and download the deb file directly?
I want to download this game 0A.D. from http://www.playdeb.net/software/0%20A.D. .deb file. They keep their file up to date with the source code, so they have the newest versions. I don't want apturl ...
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3answers
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Are bad download speeds considered normal after a release of a new Ubuntu version?
Installing new packages on my recently installed Ubuntu machine is slow. Fetching apt headers even took me more than three minutes because they are downloaded at ~20kB/s – in my case from ...
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2answers
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How do I use apt-get to only download packages?
I have apt-get 0.7.23.1 on host machine. I do not have root, thus not able to update it, or install other packages.
I want to download .deb packages with it, but neither
apt-get -d bash (Invalid ...
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How can I make Chromium open apt links with xdg-open?
Hello I installed this extension
because I want to open apt links clicked in Chromium with xdg-open.
I have looked at this help but haven't been successful. How can I acheive this?
