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install poedit 1.5+ in Ubuntu 12.04
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 which comes with poedit 1.4.6. Is there any way to install poedit 1.5+ without compiling it from source?
update: I'd rather not upgrade to 13.04, if at all possible
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Ubuntu Chromium browser - how to define zoom percentage via command line launch?
I have Chromium browser running as Ubuntu Desktop, when i launch my system i need to set the Chromium browser zoom percentage to 79%, so that it always remain default.
Using command line, how do i ...
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How to install a .tar.gz [duplicate]
I'm new to Linux (especially Ubuntu) so sorry but I have absolutely no idea what to do with a .tar.gz file. I'm trying to download flash projector for linux but it's in that file format so I don't ...
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How does synaptic package manager work?
I always wondered how the synaptic package work?
I always wanted to know it's secrets.
Can someone tell me?
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System-V-like utilities won't install
The following pacages won't update in my ubuntu 12.04,I just upgraded it to 12.10 and all the updates installed,but these won't:
System-v-like utilities
The elementary widget set library
runtime ...
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Installing nemesis, finding some equivalent
I have some problems installing the package nemesis. I downloaded it via wget, after having installed libnet-dev and libpcap-dev. I ran ./configure. Then when calling make, I get this message
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inxi installation on ubuntu
I have migrated from Linux Mint to Ubuntu 64(KDE installed). I want check my hardware with inxi -F command but it returns : inxi: command not found and as I want to install inxi (sudo apt-get install ...
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Problem with the package build-essential
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I want to install the package build-essential. So, I do so from the site Ubuntu packages using Software Center, but I have this problem:
dependancy is not ...
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Probleme update Ubuntu Package
i've created a remote server on Amazon Cloud, when i connect into the VM, and type "sudo apt-get update" i get : http://hpics.li/b6180b4
Where is the problem here ? i didn't inderstand any thing !!
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Update postgresql with latest security update
PostgreSQL announced on the 4th of April a security update to its PostgreSQL server.
I really want to install that update. But if I run sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade the update does ...
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How can I find out how nginx was “./configure”d for Ubuntu?
nginx is my web server of choice. It doesn't provide loadable module support as of yest, therefore everything has to be compiled and linked into the final binary.
How can I find out which ...
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unable to install any software or package
I am recently shifted to ubuntu from windows and i installed ubuntu 12.04 32 bit i am unbale to install any packages like google talk plugins, teamviewer it flash a message "package operation failed" ...
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Is it possible to remove all the packages installed from a specific repository?
I would like to remove every package that came from the Multiverse repository. What is the best way to do this?
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Install apt package in ubuntu 12.04
I have mistakenly removed the default package APT from my system .
When I run command locate apt-get, I get below output:
/home/jeet/apt-get
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Where have the full package descriptions gone?
Once upon a time, if I wanted to know what a particular (uninstalled) packages was for, I could go
apt-cache show <package>
and it would produce a slew of information, including a good couple ...
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Problem installing software from ubuntu software center and error running sudo app-get update and install commands [duplicate]
I am new to ubuntu.
I am getting an error whenever i try to run sudo apt-get update(407 Proxy authentication required).
Moreover, i am unable to install any software from ubuntu software centre not ...
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Avoiding the execution upon its installation ldap-auth-config
I am trying to automate (by using a bash script) the installation of packages for LDAP authentication. However, the script is being interrupted by the ldap-auth-config dialog. Is there a way to avoid ...
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Can't install any software from software center
When I am trying to install a software from software center it show me this:
Requires installation of untrusted packages
The action would require the installation of packages from not authenticated ...
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E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.? [duplicate]
I honestly am clueless. I am trying to install GNUradio. When I go to install the pre requisites, using sudo apt-get install cmake swig libcppunit-dev python-cheetah doxygen \
libboost-all-dev ...
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ubuntu 12.04 ltib package issue
i tried to install the ltib package and the following errors were displayed
Package Minimum ver Installed info
------- ----------- ---------------
glibc-devel ...
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How can i play acoustic guiter in Ubuntu? Like placing cords making leads and playing it
Is there any package available for Ubuntu which allows me to create guiter music such as cords place and making lead melody, edit/delete/etc?
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How to record any internal sound in and out using Ubuntu and Audacity
How to record any internal sound like mic in and speaker out from same PC running Ubuntu using Audacity or something else?
For example under Windows someone does like this: (i want to do the ...
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How to install stable Ubuntu quickly on this Tablets, is there any available USB based installation packages?
I have this following two types of Tablets, how can i install Ubuntu for tablets, so that it allows to use 3G, WiFi and touch screens? But removing Android from it.
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Fixing Networking Errors after Updating
I have Ubuntu 12.04.1 installed on my Desktop (because 12.10 won't work with my GPU). Last Thursday, January 24th, I installed the updates that were recommended to me. I admit that I did not read ...
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What is hwe hardware enablement?
I see the linux-hwe-generic package as part of the kernels you can install in Ubuntu 12.04.
What is hardware enablement (HWE)?
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Cannot update/install apps “untrusted packages” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the easiest way to resolve apt-get BADSIG GPG errors?
I'm struggling to get my ubuntu to update / download any apps, as it always displays "Requires installation ...
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Failed to fetch http://np.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-3_1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.3_i386.deb 403 Forbidden
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit with kernel 3.2.0-26-generic and GNOME 3.4.1.
when I run the upgrade manager, I get the option for partial upgrade and details show:
install (11)
remove (1)
upgrade ...
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unable to launch update manager [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I remove a malformed line from my sources.list?
Could not initialize the package information.
An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package ...
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How to package shared library in deb packages
My application uses some shared libraries, which i need to package with the binary, and as per
Debian Policy Rules
It is recommended that supporting files and run-time support programs that do not ...
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How do I disable the “CD as package” source from the command line for ubuntu 12.04 LTS server?
I am trying to install or update software for Ubuntu server 12.04 LTS. I get this error:
W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/InRelease
and other such lines.
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reinstall virtualbox on ubuntu 12.04.1
My virtualbox used to work, but now it is for some reason completely FUBAR: every time I try to start a VM, it crashes my host Ubuntu 12.04.1 system, I can't even bring it to reboot with the Magic ...
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How do I get GPAC v0.5.0 on 12.04 where v0.4.6 is in the repositories?
I am currently working on a web application which requires streaming video, I am using an EC2 Instance on AWS with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS running on it. As I need to transcode video i am wishing to install ...
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Ubuntu One & Ubuntu Service Center both crash when opening
Following an unsuccessful download of some sort of Adobe for Ubuntu software, I get error messages
Ubuntu Service Center closed unexpectedly and
could not determine the package or the package source ...
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How to install PHP 5.4 on Ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install PHP 5.4.0?
Is there a way i can install PHP 5.4 on Ubuntu 12.04 from the official repository available for Ubuntu 12.10 (5.4.6-1ubuntu1)?
If not, is ...
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Why is fglrx's package version higher than fglrx-updates?
I'm having problems with the DRI infrastructure and the fglrx drivers. When searching for a solution I have noticed that in Synaptic the fglrx package is at version 9.002 and fglrx-updates is at ...
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I'm having dependency problems with wine and multiarch on 12.04x64. I need a solution
EDIT 3: See bottom, for TL;DR-ish version.
I want to install wine1.5, from the ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa repository. Fair enough right?
(I'm running 12.04 x64 and a custom kernel.)
I added their ...
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What can I do if Synaptic can't get the latest version of software?
I'm using Synaptic for package management on Ubuntu 12, and am currently trying to get the newest version of SWIG - 2.0.9. My currently installed package swig in Synaptic is version 2.0.7-3ubuntu1. I ...
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12.04 LTS upgrade error on libuuid1
In the process of trying to fix a problem with skype on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS host, I managed to break libuuid1, and I have tried everything I could think of:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get ...
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installing mtop on ubuntu 12.04
my server running with ubuntu 12.04 and I need to install "mtop" (http://mtop.sourceforge.net/).
But "mtop" is only available for hardy and lucid ...
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Problem installing KDE In 12.04
After a sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade and putting the command
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
in the terminal to install KDE I get this:
The following packages have ...
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How do I get wireless usb adapter TL-WN727N working in 12.04?
annyone knows how to get the drivers for TL-WN272N? Tried the command: sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-wireless-generic wich didnt work (didnt find the package).
the info from lsusb
Bus ...
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how to install gfortran package on ubuntu 12.04 offline pc
I have downloaded gfortran package from there site and now looking for installing it on the offline ubuntu 12.04 pc... please don't close this question stating possible duplicate. I am looking for ...
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Can't play midi file, Gstreamer keeps asking for i386 plugin that can't be installed (64bit)
I use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit. When trying to play midi (.mid) file, it asks for a gstreamer plugin, but the Install button itself is unclickable.
Actually, I have gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad ...
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dpkg error getting while upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10
How to solve this error:
dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 15356
package 'libogg0': package has field 'Multi-Arch: same' but is missing architecture
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Disk drive for / not ready on boot after upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04
After upgrading (using the Upgrade button from the update manager) from 10.04.4 to 12.04.1, I cannot boot anymore. Upon booting, I am greeted with the Ubuntu logo and the error "The disk drive for / ...
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How to use Whatsapp mobile application in Ubuntu Linux?
In my Android I have "Whatsapp" application running. But mobile freak I am not, and specially the mobile keyboards.
So how can I run my same application, same account from my Ubuntu desktop PC?
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Unable to locate package libopenmpi-dev on 12.04
While trying to install open mpi on my Ubuntu 12.04, I am getting error unable to locate package libopenmpi-dev. What to do?
$ sudo apt-get install libopenmpi-dev openmpi-bin openmpi-doc
unable to ...
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E: Unable to locate package pvrg-jpeg
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and trying to installed the following package:
sudo apt-get install pvrg-jpeg
When I run the preceding command, I get the following:
Reading package lists... Done
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How to install Trimaran on 12.10?
I am not able to install the trimaran package on Ubuntu 12.10. I have tried this how-to guide.
Can someone help me find the solution to this problem?
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could not install a wine in ubuntu 12.04
error message is:
failed to download the package file
check your internet connection
Failed to fetch ...
