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xserver-xorg-video-intel in ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

I have two 12.04 , both update to 12.04.2 with kernel 3.2.0-43-generic. Both are using ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates . I find I install xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.20 in one 12.04 , 2.19 in the other ...
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How can I install an older version of LOVE Games Development?

I want to play OMG!Words (Check the last game in the article) but I can't get it to run because it needs LOVE 0.7 and the ppa I added has the latest stable version, LOVE 0.8.0. My version of Ubuntu is ...
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Need help adding a PPA

This is the command i am typing in the terminal. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gregory-halnaut/pcsx2.official.ppa And this is the reply I am getting. Cannot access PPA ...
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How can I upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to Ubuntu 12.10 without a PAE enabled CPU?

I am running Ubuntu 12.04, and want to upgrade to 12.10. I understand that because my cpu doesn't have PAE, I need to install fake-pae. Because I am new to this, I don't quite know how to do this. I ...
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How to install new tmux 1.8 on Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04?

Are there any PPA? If no, how to make it from sources? Which dev libs I'll need to do this?
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Updates for Ubuntu 11.10

I recently upgraded Ubuntu 11.10 to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS after but after noticing degraded performance and several bugs in 12.04. I downgraded back to 11.10 which now zips along quite fine as before, on ...
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missing PPA Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]

I am running Ubuntu 12.04 right now, and when I ran the update through the terminal I got the following: michael@michael-Inspiron-6000:~$ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for michael: Ign ...
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Failed to download repository information. No PPA [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA? Trying to update my Ubuntu 12.04 i've been getting this error Failed to download repository information Check your Internet ...
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Where to publish useful customised functions

I have started to write a customise function, that encapsulates a bunch of actions that make my daily work easier. A few questions about sharing the function with the community: What would be the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 login screen finite loop and keep end my session

The difference between this issue and other threads about: "login screen loop" is that in my case it's a finite loop which means it runs five times and then I can type my password and start my ...
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Why i cannot install homerun launcher?

After install Kubuntu(I forgot how much I've reinstalled the OS),I've installed Homerun launcher many times, but since yesterday evening reinstall i couldnt find a way to install it, no package ...
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How do I add the latex backport PPAs to synaptic in 12.04? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I install the latest TeX Live 2012? I would like to synaptic to have access to the repository files on this website: http://www.tug.org/texlive/debian.html I ...
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add-apt-repository returns exception [closed]

Ubuntu 12.04 When I try to add a new ppa through add-apt-repository, it returns with: Exception in thread Thread-1: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line ...
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Automatically disable a ppa

Is there a way to automatically delete or disable a ppa that does not work anymore? When I do apt-get update I get a lot of error message regarding some ppas that cant be found. I have disabled them ...
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Transmission dependencies are not in repository

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 using Gnome3 through their ppa in launchpad. Went good until now. Today Ubuntu wanted to make some updates and I thought okay. But it didn't want to install all of them. ...
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How to install Trinity on 12.04?

I want to install Trinity (the fork of KDE 3.x) on Ubuntu 12.04. I tried adding the PPA and doing sudo apt-get install kubuntu-default-settings-trinity kubuntu-desktop-trinity, but I got an error: ...
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Error while looking for updates

Everytime I try to check for new updates, I always get this error message : W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/pmcenery/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found W:Failed ...
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How do I completely uninstall TV Maxe ?

I use Ubuntu Precise Pangolin 12.04. I installed TV Maxe using the commands below: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:venerix/blug sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install tv-maxe How do I completely ...
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Subversion 1.7 on 12.04 precise: libsasl error, compiling from source?

Background: I am a longtime Gentoo user, and this is my first time using Ubuntu (installed on a VM to avoid compiling everything from scratch). I am familiar with a Linux environment but somewhat ...
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Fail to download repository information [duplicate]

Why lately I've been getting this error when I try to update my computer? Ubuntu 12.04 Kernel 3.5.2 Processor i386 W:Failed to fetch ...
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How do I discover a PPA's PGP key?

I would like to be able to see the openPGP key of a PPA. I do not wish to add it to my sysetm. I only need to know what the key is. How might I discover this?
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Remove all packages installed from a given ppa [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I remove all packages from a certain repository? A few minutes ago I added a ppa to install the elementary-desktop. Now, it has messed up my Unity. I've already ...
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Eclipse 4 with Oracle JDK7 on 12.04 x64?

Is it possible to Install Eclipse 4 and get it to work with Oracle JDK7 on Ubuntu 12.04 x64? The best way would be a PPA to apt-get upgrade newer versions. A "portable" istall would be okay, too. ...
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How do I add the “gnome-shell-extensions” PPA?

When I'm trying to add any ppa using "apt" I get the following error: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome-shell-extensions Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", ...
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Launchpad ppa supporting multiple versions of Ubuntu

Is it possible for a launchpad ppa to support multiple Ubuntu versions such as 10.04 and 12.04 when the package itself was built on a 12.04 machine? When trying to add the ppa to a older machine, it ...
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How do I get gWaei to work in 12.04?

gWaei used to run in 11.10, but in 12.04 I get a blank window to open and it just hangs from there, requiring a force-quit to close. I submitted a bug to the gwaei launchpad bug report site and ...
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wine 1.5.7 from ubuntu wine ppa doesn't work

I've been using wine from the ubuntu wine ppa for months now, but the last update 1.5.7 seems to be broken. I'm running ubuntu 12.04 x86 (32 bit). When I try to run any application under any of the ...
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Is there an up to date PPA for the linux kernel? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I install a newer kernel? I'm interested in keeping my kernel up to the latest version as often as possible (some drivers I need are relatively young and it ...
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How can I install Cinnamon on Ubuntu 12.04 and eliminate the following errors:

$ sudo apt-get install cinnamon cinnamon-session cinnamon-settings Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Note, selecting 'cinnamon' instead of ...
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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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Is this PPA safe and will it work? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Are “PPA's” safe to add to my system, and what are some “red flags” to watch out for? sudo add-apt-repository ppa:anton0/unity sudo apt-get ...
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Reinstall commercial software (e.g. oil rush, steelstorm etc.)

After a reinstall of Ubuntu 12.04 ,it's impossible to install commercial games, e.g Oil Rush. It gives this error: Failed to fetch ...
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How to disable a particular PPA?

I want to lock updating from the ppa:ricotz/testing repository. I don't want to purge it. I just want to lock the updates from that repository. How do I do it?
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How do I get a Canon PIXMA MX350 printer working?

Is anybody successfully addressing a Canon PIXMA MX printer (MX350 in my case) on current Ubuntu 12.04 (64bit)?
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Is it safe to install applications from PPAs? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Are “PPA's” safe to add to my system, and what are some “red flags” to watch out for? What is the risk in adding an unknown PPA? I have ...
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How to remove a half-installed package? (Sun JDK - Java)

I've tried installing Sun JDK from sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eugenesan/java, it failed with the following: Downloading... --2012-05-05 15:50:09-- ...
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Problem installing LMMS using DNS Sound PPA

I would like to install the newest LMMS version to date, which is to say LMMS 0.4.13, as mentioned in the Launchpad PPA page DNS Sound (https://launchpad.net/~dns/+archive/sound), which keeps up to ...
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unity-team 404 error after upgrading to 12.04 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA? I upgraded from Beta 2 to 12.04 final using the command sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade It appears ...
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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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How to install Gnome 3 in Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I install and use the latest version of GNOME Shell? Do you need to add a ppa, if you want to run latest Gnome 3 version in Ubuntu 12.04? And how to install it?
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How to install GIMP 2.7?

Here I ask this question since 12.04 Beta 2 is usable and this question would come up sooner then later. After issuing the standard sudo add-apt-repository ppa:matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn sudo apt-get ...
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How can I install a realtime kernel?

I have read a lot of threads with similar questions, but after reading the answers, I am very confused. I have found in them lots of url's with repositories but people discusses about which ...