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Obsolete packages vs. orphaned packages
What is the difference between obsolete and orphaned packages? More specifically, why does deborphan produce this:
dave@ubuntu:~$ deborphan
libbind9-80
libllvm3.1
libgrail5
libpython3.2
libsvga1
...
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How to install xnviewmp using package management aptitude `apt-get` on Ubuntu 12.10?
How to install xnviewmp using package management aptitude apt-get on Ubuntu 12.10?
Visiting https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/xnviewmp/ and
clicking through to software center ends results in ...
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configure says I don't have lib, but aptitude says I do
I've just run a configure script which alerts me:
checking for gcry_control in -lgcrypt... no
configure: error: libgcrypt not found. Install libgcrypt or use --disable-libgcrypt. Have a nice day.
...
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3answers
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How do I install a package with aptitude?
I've looked at an aptitude tutorial and read the man page, but I just don't get it. After you launch aptitude, how do you say "install package foo"? Or search for all packages with "foo" in their ...
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how safe is deb http://debian.nfgd.net/debian unstable main?
How safe is it to install these two packages?
root@dur:/home/thufir#
root@dur:/home/thufir# tail /etc/apt/sources.list
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## ...
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Running 'apt-get upgrade' on Amazon EC2 AMI twice in succession upgrades very different packages
When I run apt-get upgrade the first time on a freshly created Precise 64-bit AMI (ami-a29943cb), I get the following:
The following packages have been kept back:
linux-image-virtual linux-virtual
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Can't install using aptitude because “depends on … which is a virtual package”!
Trying to install ìces here is what I get:
root@webserver:/etc# aptitude install ices
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ices{b}
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 ...
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What is “Manual Package Selection” in Ubuntu Server?
What does choosing "Manual Package Selection" allow me to do, versus choosing one of the other options?
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ubuntu-restricted-extras wants to remove over 200 packages. Could this harm the system?
Has anybody installed ubuntu-restricted-extras yet? (You need this for example to encode mp3). When I try to install that, it wants to remove the following packages:
# aptitude install ...
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aptitude package install error
apt-get install -f gives following
Errors were encountered while processing:
flashplugin-downloader:i386
flashplugin-installer
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I am unable ...
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Why do some packages conflict with themselves?
After an upgrade to Oneiric I have had some troubles with the package manager (it wanted to remove half of my system, including libc6, zlib1g packages etc). During the fight with aptitude I've noticed ...
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Removing packages through a list [closed]
I'm running Peppermint OS Two and it uses natty packages. I want to introduce some oneiric packages. As I go along I backup my list of packages and /var/cache/apt/archives. The plan is if I install ...
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Is it normal for aptitude to automatically remove packages during an installation?
Usually I install via apt-get or Software Center. For secure delete tools, I installed using aptitude.
sudo aptitude install secure-delete
aptitude however, removed a whole bunch of packages.
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How can I remove the Translation entries in apt?
This is the output of aptitude update:
Ign http://archive.canonical.com natty InRelease
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com natty InRelease
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Ign ...
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1answer
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Annotating packages at installation to ease maintenance with apt / aptitude
I manage my packages with aptitude.
I occasionally go through my list of packages, removing obsolete
applications (in the sense that I do not want to use them any more).
For example, while I have a ...
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2answers
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How to install a package from a PPA and ignore the official one?
How do I tell aptitude to grab a package specifically from a PPA and ignore the one from official repository?
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How do I figure out what package something is in without resorting to Google?
I often find myself wanting to install something, but I'm unsure of what package it's in. This is a very common occurrence for me:
$ make html
sphinx-build -b djangohtml -d _build/doctrees . ...
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aptitude update gives 404's for intrepid
I'm having issues trying to update my packages. I haven't used this server since last September and now I'm getting 404 errors on all the intrepid repos. How do I fix this?
Thanks
aptitude update
...
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Is it possible to tell what packages I've installed that aren't in the vanilla install?
I've upgraded Ubuntu on my laptop all the way from 7.04 to 10.04 without ever wiping the disk. I have a sneaking suspicion that means I have a bunch of crufty packages that I don't use and that are ...
