Questions about software packages, installing them, removing them, updating them and finding them.
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How can I preseed package installation without a network connection?
I am working to create an unattended offline installation of the Ubuntu Server 12.04.
I have everything preseeded so far, but I still can't figure out how to install other packages without requiring ...
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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 can I create installer package with GUI?
I want to create a package that will install some files in Ubuntu System.
Minimum requirement to create the package is that it should have GUI to accept input from user while installation like ...
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How to install cndrvcups-common v.2.3 in Quantal?
Trying to install a Canon printer, and getting into trouble at some point (see this question, regarding the 12.10 part) I noticed that I had not followed exactly what Ubuntu Documentation recommended ...
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Uninstalling programs/packages
I recently installed tools for android development (eclipse ADT ...) and I installed incorrectly and would like to restart from the beginning. I installed a few packages out of order and I am having ...
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Update a debian package [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to get my software into Ubuntu?
I created an application for Ubuntu and also I created the Debian package - .deb!
How could I keep this package updated without ...
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Offline Update Packages [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)?
I have installed ubuntu 12.04 lts and i have no internet connection in my home. But in my working are ...
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Is this command to remove old kernels safe to use?
While browsing the internet for Ubuntu articles, I came across this command:
sudo dpkg -l 'linux-*' | sed '/^ii/!d;/'"$(uname -r | sed "s/\(.*\)-\([^0-9]\+\)/\1/")"'/d;s/^[^ ]* [^ ]* \([^ ...
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how to do factory resetting in Ubuntu 12.10?
Is there anyway to do factory resetting in Ubuntu, just like we do in our smart phones?
I am in deep trouble to install/uninstall anything which uses gcc. I accidentally uninstalled gcc, infact ...
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How to change, configure and make a installed package…darkstat
I've installed darkstat via: "apt-get install". I then downloaded the darkstat source code to make some changes to it using: "apt-get source darkstat". I made my changes, then I used the command: ...
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Cannot connect to ubuntuarchive.hnsdc.com, how to install g++? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
‘Some index files failed to download’ while updating
I am using Ubuntu 10.04.
I typed sudo apt-get install g++ in the terminal and got the following output. I can't ...
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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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How can I fix dependency problems with firefox? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I resolve unmet dependencies?
I can't do anything from Ubuntu Software Center or from Terminal
This is what i get from command line:
deus@comp:~$ sudo apt-get ...
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Why py and not pyc or pyo?
When I install a python deb package, say python-numpy the files are plain python files. How do I tell to the package manager -- that I actually would rather use pyc or even better -- pyo files?
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UNOCONV and LibreOffice
I have installed unoconv in my ubuntu with LibreOffice.
But I need to know what are the parts of LibreOffice I really need to install. Because I do not want to install LibreOffice whole.
This ...
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1answer
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Installing zsnes on Lubuntu
How do I install zsnes on Lubuntu? I've already updated Synaptic and ran sudo apt-get install zsnes, it came up with this error:
>Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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What are the differences between package types?
I need to know details about normal packages, pure virtual packages, single virtual packages and mixed virtual packages.
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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 keep just Xubuntu?
I've installed lubuntu-desktop and xubuntu-desktop on an Ubuntu 12.10 installation.
Is there any way to remove the default gnome/unuty programs or at least the applications in the lubuntu-desktop ...
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How to resolve `unable to locate package` error?
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I have edited /etc/apt/sources.list to add deb http://tinyos.stanford.edu/tinyos/dists/ubuntu precise main. But when I try to install tinyos; I get the following error:
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How to keep only ubuntu-minimal?
How can I remove all packages from Ubuntu and make sure ubuntu-minimal will not be lost?
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Will Adobe Reader 9.5.3 be offered in partner repository?
Will there be an Ubuntu package in the Canonical Partner repository for the security update Adobe Reader 9.5.3?
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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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Run ctags on ubuntu?
I've installed exuberant-ctags package, but when I run ctags, etags or exuberant-ctags
, I always get command not found error.
Where can I find executable file to run exuberant-ctags?
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How to tell which packages are available to install using apt-get?
Using Ubuntu Software Center I can perform a search on an approximate package name and get the matching packages list to select from.
If I work on a remote machine via ssh (i.e. command line only), ...
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Unmet dependencies - what to do? [duplicate]
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet ...
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How do I install signal so I can install Octave?
anyone can help me with this error?
octave:4> pkg install signal-1.2.0.tar.gz
error: the following dependencies where unsatisfied:
signal needs optim >= 1.0.0
signal needs specfun >= ...
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How do I install Tk 8.5?
Where can I find the Tk packages?
$ sudo apt-get install tk8.5
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package tk8.5 is not available, but is ...
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1answer
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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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ubuntugis demands a partial upgrade? Is this safe?
I would like to do some GIS in ubuntu. When I use the repo:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable
Update manager asks me to do a partial upgrade. The packages it wants to ...
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Where is the “pysdm” package?
I am new to Ubuntu. I have some old hardware lying around so I decided to build a backup/storage device. I am trying to follow this lifehacker article.
It asks me to open a terminal and run sudo ...
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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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Is there a way to download updates differentially rather than via .deb files? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When will Ubuntu include delta updates?
In the old days, you downloaded or installed packages from a CD, and then a year later you got the new version of your ...
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How can we create a package for launchpad so people can download it from synaptic?
I suppose you would need to be approved or something but I am not interested in that side of things at the moment. Just I would like to know the technical aspect of packaging.
It would be great to be ...
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Installing Gearman on Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS Codename Hardy
I am trying to install gearman on ubuntu 8.04 and this are the options i have.
1.Install package dependencies
sudo apt-get install make
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install ...
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How do I contribute an autopkg test to ubuntu?
How do I contribute an autopkg test for a ubuntu package?
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Can I install the ordinary php and php-cli on the same machine?
I want to install php5 on my machine and also php5-cli. I want to first install the ordinary php5 package and then php5-cli.
Are there likely to be any conflicts if I do this:
sudo apt-get install ...
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1answer
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How do I install the libg2c0 library?
I am trying to install the library libg2c0, which is required for the package xfoil. However this package is unavailable at ubuntu 12.04. I tried the suggestions from ...
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1answer
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Cannot install gcc booted from a live usb [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Error when enter a command - Permission denied, are you root?
I tried to install gcc and other packages on ubuntu booted from a live usb stick. All I see is the ...
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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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Having a Problem After Installing Mac-osx Theme and setting it up With Cairo dock
When i write sudo apt-get upgrade
This message Shows Up:"dpkg: error: cannot scan updates directory `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/': No such file or directory
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error ...
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1answer
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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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1answer
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Pencil and Pencil Project Package Naming Conflict
I have installaed Pencil 2d animation software. which you can see at http://www.pencil-animation.org/
and I want to install the Pencil Project wireframing app which is totally different. I want to ...
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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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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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Debian Packaging a C Program
Hye,
I have made a simple C program.
I went through the entire "ubuntu-packaging-guide Documentation". Followed all the steps and managed to make a debian package without any error and warning as ...
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1answer
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I can't update, upgrade and remove my app from kubuntu
I have a problem upgrading software. I can't update, upgrade or remove my software.
The notification of update manager signs 46 security packets and 83 other packets
and when I click on it to install ...
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1answer
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How to fix “no installation candidate” error installing pessulus on Ubuntu 12.10?
How can I install pessulus on Ubuntu 12.10? We are currently upgrading hardware and Ubuntu 12.10 supports the multi-touch screen that we're about to use.
When I enter the command apt-get install ...
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How to update Synaptic on 10.10 to include new packages
I would really appreciate if someone can help me out.
I've been using gtk3 on 10.10 to write applications but when I start them it says
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
I ...
