Questions about software packages, installing them, removing them, updating them and finding them.
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how to find out what versions of a package from a launchpad repository are available with apt-get
If I go to the following web page
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+publishinghistory
there are a number of versions of gedit listed for the distribution "raring" (3.6.0-0ubuntu1, ...
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apt-get won't remove or install anything due to mysql
I am attempting to update my system using apt-get and the package manager. When I run update, I get an error about mysql dependencies. As I do not care about mysql I attempt to 'purge' it - this is ...
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Broken update of Linux kernel
I've recently updated Linux kernel, and I'm not good about how to write and read on terminal. The only thing I know, is that the package that has the error is the Linux kernel image for version 3.08.0 ...
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How to make a dependency to the latest version of boost?
I'm packaging a couple of libraries that have some dependencies with one-another.
To simplify, let's say I have: libA and libB.
libB depends on libA for both building and installing.
libA depends ...
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What are the names of all released versions of Ubuntu?
I'm working on an icon theme for GTK+ and I'm creating package in PPA and I want to know all the names of Ubuntu for packages.
So far I've created deb packages for
oneiric
natty
maverick
lucid
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E: Package 'snmpd' has no installation candidate [closed]
Please note my Linux is not Ubuntu and I am newbie . I also have an Ubuntu box running SNMP is working fine without any issue.
My issue here: my Linux box doesn't have SNMP install I tried the way I ...
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How can I add my free font to Ubuntu repositories?
How can I can share my freeware font with Ubuntu users?
Is there a way to make a package, or change an existing package to include the font I've designed?
Here is a gzipped archive with the font: ...
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Install package with dependencies offline
Right now I have 2 computers:
Has connection to the internet and has installed package A.
Doesn't have connection to the WEB. On this PC I need to install package A.
I decided to download all ...
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My newly created Quickly app gets warnings on install
I've created my very first, very simple app with Quickly (basically just followed the tutorial). But when i run the program i get warnings:
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/overrides/Gtk.py:391: ...
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Installing latest version of R-base
I have been unsuccessfully trying to install the latest version (2.15.2) of r-base. Apparently, R package Rcpp would not install for R version 2.14.1 - the version that installs for me.
I am not ...
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Is lib32gcc1 exists in my system?
I'm trying to istall AMD/Intel hybrid drivers using this guide and have problem with
lib32gcc1 when I'm try to install fglrx*.deb's sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb.
I get dependency problems with it:
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How to publish a game that requires native libraries on the Ubuntu Sofware Center
Very recently I published a proprietary game on the Ubuntu Software Center. I uploaded a Debian package containing the binary files. Since the game is written in Java I used 'any' architecture in the ...
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Where is the result of the “apt-get update” package list stored
I have 20 to 3o computers on my network and I have a copy of the debian packages on /var/cache/apt/archives but when I take this downloaded copy to any other machine I need to hit an "apt-get update" ...
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Ubuntu Splash Screen Customization
I wanted to know how to customize the splash screen in Ubuntu 13. I have tried to install Plymouth Manager but when I run sudo apt-get update it says it was unable to fetch ...
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Removed a file /etc/apt/souces.list.d/, is it enough to run “sudo apt-get --no-download --list-cleanup”?
Lets say...
I have run "sudo apt-get update" very recently.
Then I removed a single file in /etc/apt/souces.list.d/
Now I want to run "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" or "sudo apt-get install package".
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Broken Packages/Unmet Dependecies [duplicate]
I have a problem. Since I upgraded my Ubuntu 12.04 to 13.04, I've been receiving lots of errors, I can't install any program because it shows me a message that says (for this example I'll try to ...
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Download a package with its all dependencies for later offline use
I would like to download package with its all dependencies to my computer and when I need it I would run command dpkg -i *.deb. All I need is to download everything necessary to install, say vlc or ...
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How to install recommend packages from a file (package.deb)?
I have a package.deb and want to install all dependencies (Depends field in debian/control) and all recommend packages (Recommends field in debian/control).
Options considered so far:
Gdebi ...
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package dependency
Please help, I am a new to Ubuntu and I just want to install PlayOnLinux but whenever I try it says this :
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
playonlinux: Depends: x-terminal-emulator ...
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alsa mixer not starting in Ubuntu 13.04
I am trying to add an application to Ubuntu 12.04.
When I do, I get the following error messages:
WARNING:softwarecenter.db.update:The file:
...
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Need help installing nvidia-settings
Hello I am trying to install Nvidia settings on my laptop the Nvidia drivers seem to have installed correctly and the cuda packages seemed to install ok but when I try to get nvidia settings to work I ...
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installing “ia32-libs” problem - Ubuntu 12.10 x64
I'm trying to install ia32-libs and i tried nearly all commands to install this package but always i got an error. Here is what i've tried so far;
sudo apt-get install ia32libs
orkun@ubuntu:~$ sudo ...
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Ubuntu 13.04: “Failed to fetch..” when running update. Is this package important?
W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/chicharreros/ppa/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ...
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laslib package not found even after apparently instaling success
I'm installing the software LAG who needs some dependencies like laslib. When I run ./configure the log return that the laslib package was not found.
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking ...
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Mysql broken packages
I am not able to fix broken packages to my ubuntu machine.
I followed many command posted on forums.
Nothing happened!
The packages that have the problem are:
mysql-server-5.5
mysql-server
Any way ...
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where is downloaded package files directory?
need to know where downloaded packages will be saved after updating ?
i want to copy the folder of packages , and reinstall Linux and install the packages without downloading them again , so i need ...
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Where can I browse the package database using a web-browser
I'm looking for the Ubuntu equivalent of http://debian.org/distrib/packages.
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How do I upload a .css file to launchpad
I am trying to upload a framework.css file to launchpad with the following command:
dput ppa:blade19899/framework.css framework.css_2.0_source.changes
but according to this answer source.changes ...
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Installing 32 bit libraries fails [duplicate]
I am trying to install 32-bit libraries on Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit as I've done many times before on Ubuntu 12.04 and Debian 6/7. There seems to be a problem with some packages. This is what I get when I ...
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Cannot remove/upgrade/purge libreoffice
I've run into some trouble while I was trying to update my packages. I did
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
All went okay but there was some error from libreoffice. I dont need any ...
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Report a problem
The error comes from the "Report a problem" device/program
Sorry, Ubuntu 12.10 has experienced an internal error
One of the sub-details under UnreportableReason is:
You have some obsolete ...
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Why debian Packages in Archive folder get deleted Automatically in Ubuntu
I am using ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I want to save downloaded packages using aptoncd, so that I don't need to download all the packages again when I reinstall OS.
Now, the problem is last week when I ...
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How do I deal with “unauthenticated sources” errors in the Software Center?
Any install that I'm trying through the Software Center is telling me:
Requires installation of untrusted packages: The action would require the installation of packages from not authenticated ...
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how exactly package dependencies works?
How exactly package dependencies works when we are transferring
packages from one PC to other?
Is there anything else that influence on package dependencies?
How exactly computer architecture matters ...
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How do I remove .deb files of UNINSTALLED PACKAGES from the apt cache? [duplicate]
I am an Ubuntu newbie. I have just installed Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit on my machine. And from the very start I like the experience Ubuntu is giving me.
I have learned some basic tasks like installing and ...
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How to install the latest version of a package with apt-get?
It's easy to install a specific version of a package with apt-get:
apt-get install <package name>=<version>
For example:
apt-get install jenkins=1.517
But is there a shortcut for ...
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What is a “bad quality” package?
What does it mean to have a Bad Quality Package (What qualities would it have to be a Bad quality package) and what happens if I install a package that has bad quality but still installs.
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What chemistry software are there for Ubuntu?
I am looking into Organic Chemistry and would like to know, if there are any packages that can help me to visualize better.
Topics that I am interested in:
Covalend Bonds
Hybridization
Resonance ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 won't boot after a gnome crash
I was just sitting and chatting in Skype when Gnome crashed yesterday. I thought a reboot would fix it, but no, I rebooted my PC and it couldn't actually show my desktop, there was a line _ appearing ...
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how to install the package, when it saying for every package installation “unmet dependencies”?
Everything i try to install now since weeks it always shows dependency problems like below, how to make this package installed? i tried -f install and related other dependency but one after another ...
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Is there a way to find out whether an updated program/package lands in the official Ubuntu release repositories?
If there is a new release/major update of a program (e.g. Rhythmbox 2.97, Skype 4.0 or Gimp 2.8), is there an easy way to tell whether and when they will make it to the current official Ubuntu release ...
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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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Can I restore content of /var/spool for package defaults?
I'm a Class A Muppet. I have had /var/spool/ mounted as tmpfs for over a year and that means crontab has never been able to remember what it's doing and postfix has been broken.
I'm not asking to ...
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'E:The package libmagickcore4-extra needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.'
I was going to upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 and skipped the update for libmagickcore4-extra, and some problem occurred, and the upgrade stopped. Now, whenever I try and open the Software update, I get ...
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Preparing to replace install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-10ubuntu4 (using …/install-info_5.1.dfsg.1-3_i386.deb)
When I upgraded my system, I had a problem about this syntax:
Preparing to replace install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-10ubuntu4 (using .../install-info_5.1.dfsg.1-3_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing ...
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Cant install dependencies for icaclient (citrix) on ubuntu 13.04 amd64
I can't seem to get the dependencies installed for the icaclient on 13.04.
test@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install nspluginwrapper
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading ...
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What package (helper app) does recoll need to index images?
The File->Show_missing_helpers menu item in the recoll GUI mentions the following missing helper (among others):
Perl::Image::ExifTool (image/gif image/jpeg image/png image/tiff image/x-xcf)
Per ...
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Ubuntu what free tools packages available for making professional software mockups?
Like: http://www.balsamiq.com/ for Linux is there any professional quick mockup builders available? (not pen and paper we know we do that mostly but it needs to be quick and professional for sharing, ...
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Broken Package when trying to install libminiupnpc-dev
I'm not sure how to resolve the following broken package errors. I have libminiupnpc8 installed from a PPA (1.6-precise2) and when I want to install libminiupnpc-dev, it wants to install ...
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Installing Piklab
I have tried to install Piklab into my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32-bit, and I tried to use this and this method. None of them really worked.
During cmake ., my shell displays me lots of messages, but I think ...
