Questions tagged [package-management]
Questions about the management of software packages, in particular the APT and dpkg systems. Use this tag for general questions about package management, and also for questions that cover or compare different packaging systems. For specific package tools, use their own specific tag (like apt, dpkg, snap etc.).
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Which option to choose when package distributor has shipped an updated version?
Advanced settings after selecting dpkg fix broken packages:
Configuration file '/etc/gnome/defaults.list'
==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
==> Package distributor has ...
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How to get package list from one PC and install that on another PC? [duplicate]
I want to install to PC2 all the packages, that were installed by apt install on PC1. That is for Debian, but i think that since Debian and Ubuntu share same package system - the solution would be ...
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mysql not starting after removing plasma-desktop
I know there are many questions regarding mysql not starting. I've tried following things
Checking MySQL error log — error reading '/var/log/mysql': Is a directory
Check /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt....
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Find out the total system installation size
An Ubuntu installation may vary hugely in size, depending on the installed packages. Is there any quick way to check how mutch disk the current installation uses.
I want to know, because I plan to ...
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How to fix/resume a stopped do-release-upgrade
I was trying to upgrade from 16.04 to 16.10 using do-release-upgrade, but then had to stop it in the middle. I can't resume it now.
~ iitpi sudo do-release-upgrade
Checking for a new Ubuntu ...
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Can't start Ubuntu Software!
Ever since I did a "clean" install of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ("Xenial Xerus") on my son's Lenovo G50-45, he cannot start (the new) Ubuntu Software...
We launch the program from the Dash, the "Ubuntu ...
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How does APT work (apt-get, cache, search)
I have some questions about the APT package manager.
As I understand we have repositories URLs located at /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*
When apt-get update is called, ...
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libboost_program_options.so not found even though the package is installed
I'm on Ubuntu 15.10. I have packages libboost-program-options1.58-dev, libboost-all-dev installed, but the library itself is apparently not present:
$ sudo find / -name libboost_program_options
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pdfpc Installation
I have recently started to work with ubuntu and I have ubuntu 15.04 installed on my computer. This question for me is more than just how to install pdfpc but is also about learning how applications ...
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how to get all gitg 0.3.3 dependencies
I want to install gitg (0.3.3) and followed the steps explained here:
How to install gitg 0.3.3 on Ubuntu 14.04?
...but I seem to miss dependencies, that are not in the repositories of the package ...
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How to --install-suggests on an already installed package?
Or: what is the proper way of installing missing suggests for installed packages?
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How to create multiple debian packages using the same debian directory
I am packaging an application in my PC for installation/distribution purposes. I have created the package successfully using dpkg facility in ubuntu 12.04. Now I need to create multiple packages (...
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666 Meg for Wine 1.7?
I tried to install wine a few months ago and it completely destroyed my dual boot installation.
So building up the nerve to try again I reckon the same thing was about to happen.
Any ideas why my ...
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What does “imagemagick [security]" mean in the online package list?
If I search for the package "imagemagick" in http://packages.ubuntu.com/ it gives me the result and the word security written like this: [security]. Does it mean it is in the main repository?
Another ...
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Whom should I ask to update a package to a new upstream release?
Whom should I ask for upgrading the particular package, if there is a new upstream release?
Should I file a bug report?
What if the package is maintained by Debian maintainers? Should I leave a ...
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Python dependencies in Debian packages
I created my first Debian package today by following the accepted answer at this AskUbuntu question. Everything went fine, and it installed properly afterwards. However, my script is written in python ...
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Where to get Aegisub?
Where can I get new Aegisub? Ubuntu reps have only 2.1.9 which is VERY buggy (it doesn't support cyrillic lower case, it's unaceptable for me). I found only source, but I'm not sure, that I can do ...
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Ubuntu Software Centre is gone! How can I get it back?
Right. I am having MAJOR issues. (It would be much appreciated if you would solve them for me! Check my profile for open questions...)
Following an answerer... who sorry to say... didn't give a great ...
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Is there way to Accelerate Package Downloads in slow connections? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Upgrading ubuntu with some thing which can make more than one connection
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and I want to download all (for a specified installation) packages ...
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What is the easiest way to reset a configuration file that I accidentally deleted? [duplicate]
I have accidentally deleted a configuration file (/etc/pptpd.conf) and was wondering what would be the best way to recover the default configuration file that comes with the pptpd package. Is there a ...
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Which is the best method to install/uninstall apps in Ubuntu?
While apps can be installed with the apt-get command, Synaptic Package Manager or Ubuntu Software Centre, can anybody throw some light on which is the best method? I recently installed kubuntu-desktop ...
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The new EA games cannot be found in the Software Center
Well, I want to install the two EA games that arrived in the software Center recently. But these packages seem to be missing as in the following picture:
I've tried to update the sources, and ...
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Customize Ubuntu Server to load a minimal desktop only when needed
I would like to have an install with:
Ubuntu Desktop with no additional applications or games
Graphical interface only when I manually run 'startx'
I am using Ubuntu server and would like a GUI, ...
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What is the default dictionary?
What is the default dictionary that provides spell check for programs, like empathy and Libreoffice?
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Why are some Open Office packages marked as "local or obsolete" in Synaptic
This is a follow up to this question: What does “local or obsolete” mean in Synaptic.
I have not installed Open Office manually. I doubt that Open Office has been dropped from the repositories. So why ...
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How to remove GNOME classic session and associated packages?
Ok have been testing unity and I love it. And I have heard that unity-2d will be fallback session from 11.10. I would like to make 11.04 the same without breaking the functionality of unity.
So I ...
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Trouble creating a package for my PPA
So I tried following the steps here to create a package to upload to my PPA. I ran dh_make and edited the files. However, when my package gets generated by debuild, none of the programs files show up ...
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Upgrade to 22.04 stuck: libdvd-pkg apt-get check failed, you may have broken packages
My ubuntu upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04 is stuck in the cleanup phase.
Last message is:
/usr/src/libdvd-pkg/libdvdcss_1.4.3.orig.tar.bz2: OK
libdvd-pkg: 'apt-get check' failed, you may have broken ...
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Can't install libreoffice, unmet dependencies
I must have messed up my packages somewhere in the last weeks, on my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS machine:
# apt-get install libreoffice
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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Ubuntu 20.04, Package system76-power is in conflict with nvidia-prime
Using Ubuntu 20.04 on a XPS 15 9560, I installed the system76-power package to disable the GPU at will as I don't need it 90% of the time. It worked flawlessly for a few months but now I have a ...
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APT - Knowing which package caused automatic installation of another package?
Does apt support queries for package that caused installation of another package?
On listing a package using apt list packagex - from the output we can know if this package was installed manually or ...
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What is the difference between a "new" unused dependency and an unused dependency?
What is the difference between:
Remove-New-Unused-Dependencies, and
Remove-Unused-Dependencies,
when performing an unattended upgrade?
The following listing is an excerpt from the the configuration ...
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Install Python 3.7 packages in Ubuntu 20.04
I recently upgraded to 20.04 from 19.10. Now i face issues since i need to use a virtual environment with Python 3.7 and cant seem to install the packages:
- Python3.7-venv
- Python 3.7-dev
Seems ...
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Cannot install or uninstall with apt
System info: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-88-generic x86_64)
When attempting to install or uninstall using apt I'm getting an error:
trever@server:~$ sudo apt-get install ctorrent
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E: Unable to locate package php5.6 [closed]
I'm trying to install php 5.6 on our Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS server, I've already added ppa:ondrej/php repository and executed:
apt-get update
I ran apt-get install php5.6 and got this result:
Reading ...
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After Upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04 build-essential, g++, gcc & cpp held broken packages
After Upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04 from 16.04 build-essential, g++, gcc & cpp E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
Reading package ...
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apt can't install local deb package
I have two Ubuntu system and they are exactly the same.
I execute several apt-get install XXX on one system and I can get the relative deb packages at /var/cache/apt/archives/. Then I copy these deb ...
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How to download software for Ubuntu from Android?
I don't have an internet connection on my PC. So, can I download software on my Android and then install them on Ubuntu 16.04? Please provide a step by step guide.
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Ubuntu 16.04 apt-get update fails with local repository
On my Ubuntu server 16.04 I have following entries in /etc/apt/sources.list
deb [arch=amd64 trusted=yes] file:/home/discoprodigy /debbin main
For good measure, I have also tried restricted, ...
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Error on apt-get: /usr/sbin/update-info-dir: 23: /etc/environment: /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages: Permission denied
After a recent apt-get upgrade on 16.04 I now always get errors from install-info:
$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... ...
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Why does Ubuntu Software Center not show every package available?
The Software Center in Ubuntu 16.04 (Gnome Software) shows only part of the packages available. While e.g. apt list qtcreator correctly lists the corresponding package a search in Software Center ...
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"loop involving service": apt-get install breaks dpkg
One apt-get install went bad, now every apt command fails.
Obligatory dump from sudo apt-get install apache2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information......
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dpkg-query vs apt-cache [duplicate]
I noticed an interesting phenomenon and I am looking for an explanation. On my Ubuntu system, dpkg-query cannot find some uninstalled packages which apt-cache can find. For instance,
dpkg-query -l ...
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Tex-common troubleshooting on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
I recently upgraded my computer from 12.02 LTS to 14.04 LTS, but experienced problems with launching Google Chrome and being able to use Rhythmbox. Rhythmbox asked if I wanted to install additional ...
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apt-get install stuck at "Unpacking wine..."
I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and using an ordinary apt-get install playonlinux command to have it installed.
However, it is always getting stuck at (i.e. doesn't do anything further):
Preparing to ...
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Getting dpkg-buildpackage depencency errors when using apt-get install source --compile [closed]
I was playing around with
apt-get install source --compile
And I used audacity:
sudo apt-get install source --compile audacity
However, I am getting a dependency error:
dpkg-checkbuilddeps:...
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How do I pick where the Software Center will install a package, specifically Steam?
I want to install Steam and other programs to a different partition, how do I pick where Ubuntu Software Center will install them? How do I pick where Steam games will be installed?
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Build .deb package from source, without installing it
Suppose I have an installer program or source tarball for some program I want to install. (There is no Debian package available.) First I want to create a .deb package out of it, in order to be able ...
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Which packages write /etc/lsb-release and /etc/issue?
What packages write or replace /etc/lsb-release and /etc/issue in Ubuntu or Debian?
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How to reset the language of the package descriptions
I have had German as my main language about a year ago. Later I changed it to English.
Most parts of the system accepted the change.
The notable exceptions are the package descriptions, which ...
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