Questions tagged [launchpad]
Questions related to Launchpad.net, the website that is used for most Ubuntu open source projects.
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How do I subscribe to a bug?
Sometimes people tell me to subscribe to a Launchpad bug so I can follow along it's progress, how do I do this?
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Ubuntu Development version / How to participate, or how to get a smooth ride
Questions about the Ubuntu Development version
Background
AskUbuntu is dedicated to helping users with the current released versions of standard Ubuntu and Ubuntu community flavours (Kubuntu, Lubuntu ....
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How to report a system bug
I'm dealing with this issue: Ubuntu won't shutdown (stuck on "Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules")
and I almost lost my nerves when I wanted to report a bug. I'm studying this "How to ...
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How do I create a PPA for a working program?
Let's assume I have a working application written in C, C++ or Python. I want to create a Launchpad PPA so others can easily install it from a package. Please give step by step instructions for doing ...
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Search Launchpad for PPAs matching software or package name?
Is there a way to search though LaunchPad's PPAs for a certain package name? For instance if I was looking for PPAs with Firefox packages I could search for "firefox" and retrieve a list of all the ...
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How to add ppa repositories? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are PPAs and how do I use them?
I always like to have my programs up to date but in ubuntu software center the software aren't always up to date.
I know about repositorys ...
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Remove all packages installed from a PPA?
I have installed LibreOffice 4 using PPA. I was using LibreOffice 3, then I had upgraded to LibreOffice 4, because I was somewhat eager to try a new version.
Now since I found that LibreOffice 4 ...
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What happens after `ubuntu-bug` has done its thing?
Until some time ago you ran apport-bug or ubuntu-bug to start reporting a bug. The system would then open launchpad with your account, upload the collected information and let you add more info to the ...
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What does "Fix Committed" mean?
Is it valid if I mark a bug "Fix Committed" if the package in question is hosted upstream (outside of Launchpad)?
example: bug report, committed fix.
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How can I publish my project code online so someone can help me with it?
My local project has some code that is not working, and I'd like to show it to someone to have a look at and possibly give me a hand with it. This isn't a short snippet or a single file; there are ...
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How to prepare auto-updating PPA?
I have some source code in an SVN repo which is updated daily.
Is there a way to push this source package into a PPA that would update from the SVN trunk and build the new packages for me?
Or do I ...
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Getting older packages from ppa
Can I install an older version of a specific package from a ppa? Specifically, I want to get an older version of xserver-xorg-video-intel (and dependencies) from xorg-edgers ppa. The reason is that ...
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Where to report issues of snaps?
I don't seem to find any information where to report issues with snaps, i.e. applications which are installed through snap install instead of the system package manager apt-get.
Since most bug ...
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How do I file feature request bugs on Launchpad?
I've seen on Bugzilla bug request for enhancements, is there anything similar for Launchpad?
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How can I use LaunchPad.net packages in 11.04?
LaunchPad.net is a fantastic repository of packages, and one that I use often to install packages that are not included in the main repository. Thus far, I've always simply browsed to a package page (...
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How do I file a bug on a PPA upstream with the maintainers using Launchpad?
I thought about reporting a bug about a package from the wine PPA, but neither https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wine has an option to post a new bug report no https://answers.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-...
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How do I propose my project to be part of Debian too?
I have a new project hosted at launchpad.net. My project can be useful for both: Ubuntu and Debian. However, I can't find a documentation to start host my project at launchpad.net and get my package ...
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How can I start my own Repository
I'm an avid developer but I never actually gotten around to setting up my own PPA - how would someone go about this? Common issues encountered? How do I get my source code to be compiled into packages ...
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How to find out the package download count from a PPA?
I'd like to know how many downloads of a given package in a PPA there have been since it was first published.
I remember there was a bug about it about getting these metrics on the web UI, but as far ...
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Why did Apport make my bug report private?
Apport detected a crash and assisted with submitting a bug report to Launchpad, but it make the report private. Why?
It doesn't seem very helpful that I'm the only one with permission to read the ...
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What is the package name for the Ubuntu installation wizard? [duplicate]
I need to log a bug against the 12.04 installer (the installation wizard that you run off the CD/DVD). What is the package name for this application?
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Has there been any malicious PPA so far?
People often discourage users from using PPAs because the PPA may potentially contain libraries and packages which may break the system.
I have been using PPAs since 2010, and never encountered a ...
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Versioning a package for uploading to PPA
I've a package named Artha which I distribute as source and (deb) binaries for x86 and x86_64 architectures i.e. I've the experience in making deb files. I got quite a few requests for setting up a ...
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How to download and install ffmpeg from Launchpad?
I'm trying to understand how to install the ffmpeg package from Launchpad.
The ffmpeg website links to that page when you try to download it for Linux.
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Where can I get "DA360C64005E0276" public key for "ppa.launchpad.net maverick Release"?
When I apt-get update I get the following error:
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net maverick Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: ...
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python 2.7.9 backport to trusty (14.04)
I try to backport Python 2.7.9 from vivid to trusty but when launchpad build this pakage there is an build error.
I create my backport :
backportpackage -d trusty -u ppa:splanquart/python http://...
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How do I report a bug in Ubuntu translation?
I am familiar with reporting bugs on launchpad, but have no idea on how to report a bug in the translation.
Should I file it against the package that contains this bug, or should I report it as a but ...
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I can't use update manager, access Ubuntu related sites or Launchpad
I turned on my computer today and when I tried to run updates through Update Manager, it would just sit there slowly loading a repository forever.
Then I tried to access ubuntuforums.org and it ...
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Why does Ubuntu use Launchpad instead of GitHub or Bitbucket?
I've been wondering why most Ubuntu projects use Launchpad.net instead of GitHub for the Version Control and bug tracking system. Is there a specific reason as to why Ubuntu uses launchpad (and hence ...
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Gradle in Ubuntu for Launchpad
It appears that Ubuntu doesn't have new versions of Gradle in their repositories for some reason. I need it for a project that will be build by Launchpad.
What should I do about this?
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What is a paper cut?
The One Hundred Paper Cuts project says it will fix 100 'paper cuts' in each release cycle. What is the definition of a paper cut?
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How do I submit a patch to a Launchpad project?
With a Git/GitHub background and knowing very little about Bazaar VCS, I would like to occasionally report a bug to projects hosted on Launchpad, and even send a patch. I'd like to do it in a "proper"...
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What do I need to do to start working with Launchpad again on a new computer?
I have followed the directions listed at http://developer.ubuntu.com/packaging/html/getting-set-up.html to get my desktop computer set up so that I could work on bug fixing during 12.04's development.
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How to create and administer multi-architecture PPAs?
I have a program that needs to be recompiled for every ubuntu version.
Currently I am packaging it using Ubuntu's PPA just for the current distribution.
Eventually, I have to provide packages for ...
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How do I add myself to bug report? [duplicate]
There is a bug report on Launchpad that describes exactly what is happening to me.
How do I add myself to this bug report as it is currently marked as "undecided" importance with no-one assigned to ...
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What is Ubuntu Soyuz?
When I was building an application in Launchpad, I found that in Karma, there is Ubuntu Soyuz. It found that it also increase my Karma,
Can any one tell me what is meaning of Ubuntu Soyuz?
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What are the GPG signatures
Looking at questions like THIS, THIS and THIS I ask for public knowledge the following questions:
What are the GPG Signatures for?
What additional level of security do the Signatures add or provide ...
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What is the proper way to patch Wine for a custom PPA?
I've been manually applying patches to Wine for use on my own machine, but I want to put it in a PPA for my friends and relations.
Currently I follow this procedure:
Get the latest source from an ...
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Where exactly is all the source code on Launchpad browseable?
I have always found the source code browser of Launchpad extremely useful when I need to link to packaging code in an answer. The URL pattern is simple enough (https://code.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+...
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How to set up Launchpad to import from GitHub?
I'm setting up my first Launchpad project.
In this case I would like to import from the Master branch from my GitHub project - the default branch is not Master - it is a release branch currently ...
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Is the "affects me" button in launchpad gone?
Until some time ago there's been a button labeled "affects me too" which one could press. The last time I saw it might be some months ago and I didn't check inbetween. I no longer see it, e.g. for ...
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How to create PPA packages for ARM or PowerPC in Launchpad?
When I request builds in this recipe it only creates 32 bit and 64 bit packages. How to create packages for armhf, arm64, or PowerPC?
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Uploaded a package to PPA but it's not showing and no email from Launchpad
I uploaded a package to my PPA over three hours ago, with no response from Launchpad.
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How to report a bug in content (not interface) on Ubuntu.com?
I want to report a bug in the content on the Ubuntu website. I don't know how to properly do this because:
This is not a bug in the web server, or in the way a page is coded. It is a content problem, ...
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A bug has a "Fix Committed" status. Why am I still experiencing it? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What does “Fix Committed” mean?
The bug says "Fix Committed", but where is the fix? I have the same problem with my microphone it still doesn't work on my Asus ...
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What are Launchpad packaging recipes and how can I use them?
As I understand it, packaging recipes are a way to automate packaging into a PPA from a bzr branch. What I'm not sure of is how to go about setting one up. I have read the documentation but for some ...
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How do I copy packages within a PPA from one release to another? (nonsensical "same version already has published binaries" error)
I keep getting weird errors from launchpad when I try and copy the Maverick packages to Natty for the PPA. I select the wine1.3 package (not in Ubuntu), select "copy to this PPA", and then select "...
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How to start a new project and host it at launchpad.net?
I'm planning to start a new project. However, I can't find a really simple documentation to getting started with launchpad.net.
What should I do to create a new project?
I will appreciate any kind ...
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Contributing to the package or the upstream branch?
While learning about Ubuntu development & packaging, there's one part that's not quite clear to me. So, let's say we're in the middle of active development (e.g. Raring) before feature freeze and ...
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How do i create my own php 5.3.3 package/ppa?
I really would like to create a package for php 5.3.3 and then make a ppa for it (I would like the php-fpm support but inside the newest release), however this question goes further than this.
I ...