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PPA for Android Studio?
Android Studio was released a few days ago and it's still in early access preview, but I would like to know if there is any PPA I could add to my Ubuntu Raring to automatically keep it updated with ...
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Strange jdownloader ppa package behavior [duplicate]
Trying to install Jdownloader like on this page
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jd-team/jdownloader
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jdownloader-installer
After commands above I get following ...
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Update Manager stop working
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 i386. After trying to install Skype, the update manager crashes. I tried to use the console using the commands sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get update -f and always the ...
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To which PPA does a package belong to?
Is there a command which returns the ppa which was used to install a certain package? Some command that searches a package in the ppa's.
I know that I could find this info out by looking into ...
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Are there any differences in graphics drivers from the “X-Swat” vs. “xorg-edgers” PPAs?
Are there any differences between nvidia-graphics-drivers 304.43 from x-swap PPA and x-edgers PPA, or is it the same package?
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Stuck removing ffmpeg from system due to package problems
I'd be very grateful to get a bit of support on the following situation:
Using 12.04, and I used the PPA of Jon Severinson for ffmpeg. I had a problem playing movies with MPlayer, so I decided to ...
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How to create a PPA package from existing launchpad source package?
There a source package for ruby1.9.1 versioned 1.9.3.194-1 on launchpad.net, at:
https://launchpad.net/debian/sid/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.194-1/
How do I upload this to my PPA and compiling it for ...
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Distro in changelog header that matches all distros?
I'm doing a java package without native dependencies. I generate my changelog with hg using the pattern for the header:
header = 'app ({latesttag}.{latesttagdistance}) unstable; urgency=low\n'
this ...
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List all available packages of a PPA without accessing the launchpad page?
Is there a way to list all available packages of a PPA, before installing of any packages ? I mean, is apt-cache able to tell this, or any other methology ?
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how to find the ppa of a package found in launchpad?
I am trying to install a program (valgrind) which needs libc6-dbg. On the other hand, I cannot install libc6-dbg because:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6-dbg: Depends: libc6 ...
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How to install python-igraph?
I am following these instructions to install python-igraph. Adding PPA words and update works. But the install complains of the following:
Couldn't find any package whose name or description ...
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xfce 4.10 package availability [closed]
xfce 4.10 has recently been released but I cannot find a supported ppa available yet. There is this ppa https://launchpad.net/~xubuntu-dev/+archive/xfce-4.10 but it still remains empty.
Does anyone ...
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How do I locate and remove Broken Packages that I have installed?
I was browsing some questions here to find a solution to locating and removing broken packages. Being a relative novice I installed some PPAs designed for 11.10 on my 12.04 LTS machine. In terminal ...
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Where can I find a PPA for fcron?
According to https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+package/fcron it seems that there is a version of fcron available for 11.10, but reffering to http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/329892 it ...
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When a PPA has a package of the same name in the Ubuntu Software Center
If a PPA in your sources list has a package of the same name in the Ubuntu Software Center, which one shows up in the software center. Likewise, which package is downloaded via apt-get install ?
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Use a PPA, or use a package for a different Ubuntu version?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a PPA that's designed for your version of Ubuntu, versus using a "normal" package, but one designed for a different version of Ubuntu?
Background: ...
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Easiest way to package a directory of MATLAB scripts into a Launchpad PPA
I'm administering a small network of Ubuntu boxes for a series of measuring machines in a laboratory. These machines depend on a small directory of MATLAB scripts in /usr/local/MATLAB/... in order to ...
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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 add the kernel PPA?
I can get Ubuntu mainline kernels from this kernel PPA - is there a way to add it to my repository list the same as regular Launchpad PPAs?
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1answer
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How can I upload package for several ubuntu versions to Launchpad automatically?
See the title.
I using dput and in my /etc/dput.cf :
[ppa]
fqdn = ppa.launchpad.net
method = ftp
incoming = ~onto/onto/ubuntu/
login = anonymous
allow_unsigned_uploads ...
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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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Where can I find Vagrant packages?
Vagrant is a tool to build and manage virtual machines for developers. It has a getting started on Ubuntu guide that contains iffy-looking suggestions like
$ sudo ln -s /usr/bin/ruby1.8 ...
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How can I give the packages in my PPA an icon?
When browsing the Software Center, I noticed that certain packages have icons - like Blender, the Gimp, etc.
How can I give the packages in my PPA an icon?
Also, when someone brings up the ...
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Authentication problem with my PPA
I created a package and uploaded it to my PPA. After it got built, I went to install it, but was faced with this message:
******@******-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install stackapplet
Reading package ...
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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 ...
