Questions tagged [software-installation]
Installing software on a running system, either as binaries or from source.
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repairing manic without full reinstall
On My Mac, I'd simply write a script to use Brew for the new install. However, in Ubuntu, it seems a bigger issue to recreate and update than to repair the situation. But how?
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I cannot open anaconda navigator in Ubuntu
Can anyone give me a suggestion to solve this problem? I installed Anaconda in Ubuntu and ran anaconda-navigator but it doesn't work and shows this error:
Thanks so much for your help.
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How do I install Firefox in WSL, when it requires snap, but snap doesn't work?
so I wanted to install firefox in WSL2 with Ubuntu.
Now, using
sudo apt install firefox
gives me this output:
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW ...
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How to fix the nginx package?
I have installed nginx .
dpkg -l nginx
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,...
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How to uninstall any pre-installed/system app from Ubuntu?
I am new to linux/ubuntu and I intend to use it forever, so I am learning it bit by bit as I come accross a problem or a task. Your help will always be much appreciated, Thanks 😊.
I want to ...
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How to install .net framework 3.5 on wine?
I am using Ubuntu 14.04. I want to use Multicharts,a windows application using wine. Multicharts requires .net framework 3.5. Is it possible to install. I have 64 bit OS.
I found code below on ...
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how to uninstall "AtomEditor"?
I want to sudo apt update my ubuntu 22.04 but I get this error:
Err:8 https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/any any InRelease
402 Payment Required [IP: 2600:1f1c:2e5:6901:f199:7554:...
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How to completely remove the AtomEditor package from the apt-repository? [duplicate]
$ sudo apt update
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Ign:6 https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/any any InRelease
Err:8 https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/any any Release
404 Not Found [IP: 52.8....
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Rust compiler installation
I am trying to install rustup on Ubuntu but when I run the command curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.3 https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh, I get the following error:
kdsouza@bsc-848851112:/$ sudo curl --proto ...
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MiKTeX Console has closed unexpectedly in Ubuntu 22.04 and switching to TeXLive
I have been using MiKTeX in my Ubuntu machine for a long time without any problem. But today, I faced a problem after compiling my document with a new package. This is what appeared:
Relaunching ...
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How do I install libcamera-apps on Ubuntu Server 22.04 (on rpi4 2gb)?
I have Ubuntu Server 22.04 installed from the official Ubuntu image for rpi.
I'd like to use commands such as:
cam -l
or
libcamera-vid -t 0 --inline --listen --width 1920 --height 1080 --framerate 30 -...
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Installing Java
I am trying to install Java. but I am getting following Issue: -
I downloaded jdk-8u201-linux-i586.tar.gz from oracle web site.
Then I created directories as sudo mkdir /usr/local/java
After that i ...
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How do you uninstall and remove Firefox in Ubuntu 18.04?
I am trying to remove/uninstall Firefox from Ubuntu 18.04. I have used sudo apt-get purge firefox. I have also deleted all the files I was told to delete for Firefox, but it is still there and opens....
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ubuntu 16.4 install qgis error [duplicate]
install steps:
add: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable/ubuntu xenial main
add: deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable/ubuntu xenial main
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sudo apt-get install package with python processing error [duplicate]
So, I have tried to install tor and ffmpeg on my ubuntu 16.04 LTS with the step on: https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian
but after I run the line : apt-get install tor deb.torproject.org-keyring
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Every time the same error when installing [duplicate]
Whenever I install something (must happened when I re-installed Lyx somehow..) I receive following output, e.g. for qpdfview:
user@system:~$ sudo apt-get install qpdfview
[sudo] password for user:
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How to install pydot and graphviz?
Im running a code that needs pydot and graphviz. I am using python 3.5 and ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64 bit.
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/keras/utils/vis_utils.py", line 17, in _check_pydot
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Software installation falis [duplicate]
when i am installing a software using software center or terminal ,i got this (given below)error,but installed software are working.help me to solve this,
i tried the sudo dpkg-reconfigure -a , but ...
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dpkg and insserv error when installing any package [duplicate]
When I try to install any package the following error occurs:
insserv: There is a loop between service runlcactivator and dns-clean if started
insserv: loop involving service dns-clean at depth 1
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I have problem with installing downloaded a .deb file [duplicate]
I downloaded the FlareGet .deb file and when I try to install it in termial, I got the below error. what should I do now?enter image description here
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How to completely remove a library?
I want to completely remove libfreenect from my Ubuntu 16.04 laptop. Right now, when I run locate libfreenect I get this:
~$ locate libfreenect
/home/elgarbe/git/libfreenect2
/lib/udev/rules.d/60-...
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How to install specific docker version from apt-cache policy docker-ce candidate list
Command "Docker-ce" list all candidates
root@ubuntu:/home/master# apt-cache policy docker-ce
docker-ce:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 5:19.03.6~3-0~ubuntu-xenial
Version table:
5:18....
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How to install gattlib in Raspberry Pi 3
I compiled, built and packaged GATTLIB library files in Raspberry Pi 3 as directed in https://github.com/labapart/gattlib. But when trying to install the library from the build folder (/home/pi/...
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Flatpak install freezes when downloading resource. Can I find source URL to download file manually from browser?
I am trying to update the Gnome Web (org.gnome.Epiphany) flatpak, on Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (on WSL2). One specific resource, "org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264" always freezes when downloading. ...
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Can't install software-properties-common on Ubuntu 20.04 docker image
Trying to do a docker build using Dockerfile to install software-properties-common package on hashicorp/tfc-agent:latest docker image which is based on Ubuntu 20.04.
When I attempt to run docker build,...
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How to uninstall Realtek Audio Drivers for Ubuntu?
I installed Realtek Audio Drivers following the instructions. How to install Realtek Audio Drivers for Ubuntu?.
Unfortunately nothing works anymore. Under
--> Settings --> Sound
it now only ...
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permission error when installing ttf-mscorefonts-installer/Can't drop privileges as file couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'
I wanted to install the Microsoft fonts on 16.04 and ran the command below, but there are many errors (or only warnings?) about that the user _apt has no permissions on the downloaded .exe files.
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error while loading shared libraries: libgconf-2.so.4
I downloaded the .deb package with Haroopad from the developers website:
http://pad.haroopress.com/user.html
It installs without problems, with QApt Package Installer, but when running it gives the ...
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How to uninstall LibreOffice?
Which package should I remove to completely remove libreoffice? I have no need for office tools.
That's the one gripe I have with package managers like apt, there's no simple way to perform the ...
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Couldn't find any package by regex 'ant1.7'
I want to install ant1.7 in Linux but I cannot, the error message is given below:
Couldn't find any package by regex 'ant1.7'
can you help me ?
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When installing user applications, where do "best practices" suggest they be located?
Occasionally I install applications manually, rather than using apt or another package manager.
What location (/usr/, /usr/local/, /opt/, /home/, etc.) is suggested by "best practices" for the ...
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(Automatically connect eligible plugs and slots of snap "snap-store") stuck
I am new to Ubuntu 20.10... and recently reinstalled snapd and snap-store.
snapd seems to have reinstalled correctly but snap-store stuck on:
Automatically connect eligible plugs and slots of snap &...
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Unable to locate package mysql-server
I installed ubuntu 16.04, after that when i try to install mysql it shows error as
$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for mcerc:
Reading package lists... Done
mcerc@mcerc-ThinkCentre-M72e:~$ sudo ...
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How to install Tor browser on 20.04, when 404 error code results
Greetings and thank you in advance. I have used Firefox to download the Tor browser and attempted to install it resulting in error code 404.
I followed the instructions from this website:https://...
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Having problem for removing package named linux-image-6.2.0-39-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-image-6.2.0-39-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 ...
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How to change kernel.perf_event_paranoid settings?
When trying to use the perf command, I get the following error message:
Access to performance monitoring and observability operations is limited.
Consider adjusting /proc/sys/kernel/...
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When a PPA has a package of the same name in the Ubuntu Software Center, which one is downloaded by apt?
If a PPA in your sources.list has a package of the same name in the Ubuntu Software Center, which one shows up in the Software Center? Likewise, which package is downloaded via apt-get install?
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How to update ruby version to 2.5.1?
When I tried opening metasploit by
msfconsole
It showed an error
rbenv: version `2.5.1' is not installed (set by /opt/metasploit-framework/.ruby-version)
I tried
rbenv install rbx-2.5.1
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problem with GaussView 6
Recently I installed Ubuntu 23 and installed all my working applications.
the Gaussian software works perfectly GaussView launches but when I try to open a file with it it crashes.
in version 20 of ...
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Linux driver installation on ARM chromebook gives architecture error
So basically I bought an Artist 12 2nd gen tablet and I only have a chrome laptop so currently I need to install the Linux driver to use it and properly draw.
It constantly says "Error while ...
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My computer won't move on to an unfamiliar screen [duplicate]
To run scDALI, I deleted python3.10 installed on iMAC and installed python3.9.15 and pip.
But the next day, when I turned on the computer, a screen I had never seen before appeared, and screens that I ...
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Jupyter notebook is not running [PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/home/user]
I have tried to uninstall jupyter notebook using the command pip uninstall jupyter_core and installed it again but it didn't work. Also tried this command pip-autoremove jupyter -y and installed it ...
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input/output error during write on /dev/sda during Ubuntu installation
I know, there is the same question but it hasn't been resolved, and the solution there didn't work for me.
Here is my issue in detail:
I am trying to install Ubuntu 19.04 using a bootable pen drive. ...
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dictionaries-common not installed error while Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Dual boot
New to Ubuntu and my first time installing Ubuntu 22.04 with Windows dual boot.
Somehow installed the server with desktop GUI, and have 2 errors preventing me from installing it further.
when booted ...
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I am not able to uninstall emacs from ubuntu using the terminal?
I am trying to uninstall emacs from my ubuntu system but I am not able to do so. I have run the command sudo apt-get remove --purge emacs. But still, I see emacs present in my system.
I also tried to ...
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Can't install Python 3.8.13 using pyenv and Homebrew
I'm a new Linux learner. When I try to install python via pyenv, this error appears:
OS: Ubuntu 22.04
kev@kev-Modern-15-A5M:~$ pyenv install 3.8.13
Downloading Python-3.8.13.tar.xz...
-> https://...
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xamp installation stuck at 73%
I downloaded xamp from the website, then converted it to an installable format , I ran sudo ./xampp-linux-x64-8.2.12-0-installer.run the installation process keeps getting stuck at 73%
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I have removed VirtualBox but I forgot to remove VirtualBox extensions & guest additions
I removed VirtualBox from Ubuntu 20.04.2 but I had forgot to remove the VirtualBox extensions & guest additions before removing the VirtualBox packages. I have deleted the virtual machine and also ...
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Problem installing snapd
I like to install snapd
but my computer say message like this:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package snapd
how ...
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