Questions tagged [official-repositories]
The official software repositories from Ubuntu, as opposed to PPAs and 3rd-party repositories
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What's the difference between multiverse, universe, restricted and main?
I've been peeking into the ubuntu respository and I see four folders, multiverse, universe, restricted and main. What do they represent?
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How to use https with apt-get?
Does apt-get use https or any kind of encryption? Is there a way to configure it to use it?
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What is the "proposed" repository?
What exactly does this repository contain and why should a user either stay away from it, or add the repository?
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When will PHP 5.6 be in the official Canonical repos?
I imagine it won't up until 14.10 is released, but even if that is the case, could we expect to see it show up in the repos that 14.04 uses?
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Will Skype be removed from the Canonical Partner repository? [closed]
I just learned that Microsoft has taken over Skype.
Will this affect the availability of Skype in the Canonical Partner repository?
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Can I install the VirtualBox Extension Pack from the Ubuntu repositories?
I have VirtualBox running on several server installations, always without any GUI, administering using the vboxmanage commands.
I used to install from the Oracle PPA, but since the end of the two ...
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Why is some software not in the official Ubuntu repositories?
To install some applications, we need to add a repository to the system. Why didn't the creators just put them into the Main or Universe repositories, though those applications have GPL license and ...
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Why do we have non-free software in the official repositories?
The Ubuntu wiki describes the "sections" of the official Ubuntu repositories as follows:
Main - Officially supported software.
Restricted - Supported software that
is not available under a ...
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Unable to locate package chntpw
To overwrite a Windows 7 password, one can boot from a Ubuntu LiveCD and run chntpw.
Unfortunately, installing chntpw is not so easy:
$ sudo apt-get install chntpw
E: Unable to locate package chntpw
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Why does Ubuntu provide the Multiverse repository?
From Community Help > Repositories, Software in Ubuntu’s repository is divided into four categories or components: main, restricted, universe and multiverse.
Main: The main component contains ...
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Why does archive.ubuntu.com seem to have infinitely nested "ubuntu" folders?
If you go to the http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ site, and then just click multiple times on the ubuntu folder, it looks like you can't actually go into the folder. The exact same directory listing ...
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Are apt packages in main and universe ALWAYS guaranteed to be built from source by Ubuntu or Debian mantainers?
I wonder if Canonical (and/or Debian) provide any sort of guarantee that all packages in main and universe repos are always either built from source by themselves, or verified by them (in case of ...
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I've filed an ITP bug on bugs.debian.org - now how do I get the package into Ubuntu?
I've written a development library that I would like to include in the Ubuntu archives. From what I understand, the best way to do this is to first get the package into Debian and then request a ...
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What testing is done to make sure no packages in the repos have malware?
How is it ensured that a trusted user can't compile a package with malware and place it in the universe repo.
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Shareware in Ubuntu repositories? (RAR)
I thought that all applications in Ubuntu repositories are free, but today I wanted to install rar package and its description says, that this is shareware and I could use it (without registration) ...
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Do the Ubuntu repositories just keep growing?
I have a full mirror of the Trusty repositories, made with apt-mirror. I keep a backup on another disk by using an rsync command. Whenever I do the backup, I notice that no files are ever deleted. ...
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Why doesn't archive.ubuntu.com use HTTPS? [duplicate]
I always see instructions for adding the Universe and Multiverse repositories that look something like the following:
sudo add-apt-repository -y "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -...
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Are security.ubuntu.com updates eventually merged into normal updates?
Upon my observation, seems new packages will first appear in security.ubuntu.com, but if you upgrade later, they will appear in XX.archive.ubuntu.com (depends on your config),
Was that true ?
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Is missing cockpit-docker no longer in the 20.04 repository?
I installed Ubuntu server 20.04 into a vm, to see how if I want upgrade my 18.04. I use cockpit for ease of use on my 18.04. Anyways the cockpit-docker deb is missing from the repository. Why is this? ...
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Why doesn't Ubuntu provide Firefox ESR in its repositories?
There is no "firefox-esr" package when I try to search for it using apt-cache search firefox-esr. This is surprising because Debian stable has a firefox-esr package. Is there a reason why ...
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apt update error: The repository 'http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu saucy Release' does not have a Release file
I run "sudo apt -y update" on my Ubuntu 16.04 server, but I got the following error:
# apt -y update
Reading package lists... Done ...
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Why is docker not in official Ubuntu repos?
I am aware of the more generic version of this question, found here:
Why is some software not in the official Ubuntu repositories?
However, I would like to ask about Docker in particular. It seems ...
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Does Ubuntu import the Universe repository from Debian?
Does Ubuntu import the Universe repository from Debian?
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Will Thunderbird 5 appear in the official 11.04 repositories?
Now that Mozilla have adopted the same rapid release cycle for Thunderbird as they have for Firefox, will Thunderbird 5 appear in the official repositories like Firefox 5 did?
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How do I get security updates for restricted/partner packages?
I want to perform just security updates on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, keeping the rest of the system unchanged. I need to do this from the command line, no the GUI update manager. I have implemented the ...
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How can I find an always updated list of repository mirrors?
How can I find an always updated list of repository mirrors?
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Unofficial/Local repositories and how do they differ from PPAs in Launchpad
I normally tend to use the PPAs (Personal Package Archives) found in launchpad.net, but I have noticed more and more that some repositories are being created in other places or a website that manages ...
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How can I ensure I am running the current stock kernel?
At some point, I installed a new kernel, for no particular purpose but to try.
I am having some problems, and would like to ensure that they are not caused by the kernel I installed.
How can I ...
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Differences between restricted repositories and partner repositories?
In /etc/apt/source.list, what are differences between restricted repositories and partner repositories?
They both don't make their source open, do they? Are they both free of money? Difference in ...
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What happened to initramfs-tools version 0.140ubuntu13.4?
I do update my Ubuntu-22.04 desktop daily.
Yesterday (2023-08-09) a new version of initramf-tools got installed.
It is version 0.140ubuntu13.4.
I do check every day the origin of all installed ...
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What's the criteria for an application to be included in the Universe repository?
I started a hobby project and figured that if there were some reasonably reachable criteria for this, I might as well work in that direction. Tried asking on #ubuntu-app-devel, but the channel seems ...
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Is htop becoming part of the default install?
I noticed that the htop package for 18.04 is in main, where previous releases had it in universe. This is reflected in the packages index and on Launchpad. Software in main is supported by Canonical, ...
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Does LTS releases include repo exceptions like Firefox?
Will the LTS repo provide the latest and greatest of Firefox and any other softwares treated the same way? Or do the exceptions apply to regular releases only?
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How can I request that a font be added to the official repositories?
I think it would be beneficial to have the Cardo font included in Ubuntu's official repositories.
Where can I make this kind of request?
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Why is there no guayadeque in 16.04?
I noticed today that there is no Guayadeque in Ubuntu 16.04. It was there in 15.10.
Such a cool player, I couldn't find it in Ubuntu Xenial repository.
Could anyone point out a reference for Ubuntu ...
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GPG KEYEXPIRED error in when updating repositories [duplicate]
Since yesterday afternoon I'm getting some GPG key expired errors from the official repositories (I checked my sources.list and the only sources are the official ones).
The URL I'm getting the error ...
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Why isn't Metasploit in Ubuntu's software repositories?
Why isn't Metasploit in Ubuntu's software repositories?
More broadly, on what basis is software chosen or not to be added to the official Ubuntu repositories? Who takes those decisions? etc.
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Why there's no USB support in VirtualBox Ubuntu edition?
Why does VirtualBox from the Ubuntu repositories not support USB?
(While the official release does support it?)
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Can we have broken software removed from the Software Center?
The Ubuntu Software Center does a fantastic job of inviting new users to explore and try out the software in Ubuntu's repositories. I don't have much experience with it but recently decided to give it ...
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How can I sort packages by file size when searching the repositories?
I'm trying to look at some statistics on the size of packages in the Ubuntu repositories, and I'm hoping to sort my searches of packages in the repositories by file size. Is there a command that will ...
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Since archive.ubuntu.com does not support HTTPS, is there any alternative server that does?
This question hadn't been asked separately, so here it is.
In particular, is there any official repository that provides and https alternative to the defaults http official repositories?
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Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default when running sudo apt-get update [duplicate]
I am running sudo apt-get update on my ubuntu 18.10
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.10
Release: 18.10
Codename: cosmic
Then getting below response:...
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Difference between ports and us.archive
What is the difference between ports.ubuntu.com and us.archive.ubuntu.com? I ask because I already have an apt-mirror for us.archive.ubuntu.com and don't want to add ports.ubuntu.com if it is not ...
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Are Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat repositories going to be removed or deleted after April 10-2012? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to install software or upgrade from old unsupported release?
I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat and i would like to know if the repositories of this Ubuntu version ...
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How do I get a list of all AVAILABLE packages from the repositories that are configured from a command line? [duplicate]
OK, I understand how to get a list of installed packages on my system. Now how can I get a list of all available packages from the list of repositories configured?
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Where are the Ubuntu and Ubuntu One servers located?
I would like to know where the Ubuntu Main repository and Ubuntu One servers are located.
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Locking updates to a specific mirror
My ISP offers a freezone Ubuntu mirror (http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu/) however Ubuntu is constantly pulling updates from a US server that is
slower
not inside my freezone
How can I force ...
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Is there a way to find out whether an updated program/package lands in the official Ubuntu release repositories?
If there is a new release/major update of a program (e.g. Rhythmbox 2.97, Skype 4.0 or Gimp 2.8), is there an easy way to tell whether and when they will make it to the current official Ubuntu release ...
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How to include applications/software in Canonical Partners repo?
There seems to be no publicly documented information about how to get applications included in the Canonical Partners repo.
How does an app/software get included there?
What are the benefits?
Do ...
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Which is the timezone of the Ubuntu official distribution sites?
Speaking about the Ubuntu iso images downloadable from the official sites [1,2],
with which timezone are they saved?
Getting some info from host and whois on old-releases.ubuntu.com and releases....