Questions tagged [ppa]
Questions about adding or managing PPAs (Personal Package Archives) should use this tag. PPAs are personal package archives that allow users and groups on Launchpad to make packages available to the public. PPAs can be added with a terminal command or through Software Sources.
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How can PPAs be removed?
I've added many PPAs using the add-apt-repository command. Is there a simple way to remove these PPAs? I've checked in /etc/apt/sources.list for the appropriate deb lines but they aren't there.
This ...
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How do I resolve unmet dependencies after adding a PPA?
Occasionally, when I'm installing stuff, I get an error like the following:
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the ...
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What are PPAs and how do I use them?
I keep reading about Personal Package Archives ('PPAs') and people answer questions with a link to a PPA. What's the best way to use these?
There are multiple valid answers for this question ...
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How can I get a list of all repositories and PPAs from the command line into an install script?
I know how to list all packages installed on my system.
But how could I get a list of all repositories and PPA's into a script that I can run on a new machine to replicate the repository setup ...
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Are PPAs safe to add to my system and what are some "red flags" to watch out for?
I see a lot of interesting programs out there that can only be obtained by adding a "PPA" to the system but, if I'm understanding correctly, we should stay within the official "repositories" for ...
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How can I fix a 404 Error when using a PPA or updating my package lists?
PPA seems to be constantly offline. Whenever I use sudo apt-get update, this error is shown:
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/ 404 Not Found
How do I fix these errors?
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Error sudo: add-apt-repository: command not found
I’m running Ubuntu 14.04. When I run:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
I get the following error:
sudo: add-apt-repository: command not found
I tried to run
sudo apt-get install ...
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How do I install different (upgrade or downgrade) PHP version in still supported Ubuntu release?
I am trying to update to install PHP 5.5, 5.6 or 7.0 in Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04 LTS, and I can only get PHP 5.3.10 for Ubuntu 12.04, PHP 5.5.9 for Ubuntu 14.04 or PHP 7.0.4 for Ubuntu 16.04 using ...
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How to install Eclipse?
I want to install the latest version of Eclipse but the Ubuntu Software Centre contains an older version.
Is there a PPA or some other way to install latest Eclipse?
Please describe the steps for ...
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What can I do if a repository/PPA does not have a Release file?
When updating, I get the following error message:
W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/mc3man/trusty-media/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file.
Here, I find another statement ...
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How to install Chromium without snap?
I just discovered that chromium will only be released as a snap package.
How can I continue to get chromium, without snap? Is this possible without building from source?
Notes:
Please let's keep to ...
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Explicitly accept change for PPA 'Label'
When I run apt-get update on my ubuntu 17.10 I receive the following error:
E: Repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu artful InRelease' changed its 'Label' value from '*****
The main ...
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How to add a PPA on a server?
The server version of Ubuntu does not have the add-apt-repository command. How can I add a Personal Package Archive (PPA) to the server without this command?
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How do I create a PPA?
How do I create my own custom PPA to share with the Ubuntu community? I am trying to create my own custom package set and I would really like to share it with the community.
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GLIBCXX_3.4.20 not found, how to fix this error?
Whey I try to run the program Layout Editor (available on this site) on Ubuntu 14.04.1 64-bit LTS I get the following output in the terminal:
$ layout
layout: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6:...
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How to install Firefox as a traditional deb package (without snap) in Ubuntu 22.04 or later versions?
As far as I see in the ongoing development for 22.04 Jammy, Firefox is a Snap package.
The related Deb package in apt is just a shortcut/link to the that snap version.
I prefer my installation not to ...
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Installing python: who is deadsnakes and why should I trust them?
I want to install Python 3.9 on my Ubuntu 20.04, and all tutorials I can find include a step as follows:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
I am concerned about security. I've looked into ...
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The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 1397BC53640DB551
This is Issue 952287: [User Feedback - Stable] Reports of Chrome for Linux failing to install/update due to expired GPG signing key
Today, running apt in all my machines gives this error with the ...
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What does 'Ign', 'Get' or 'Hit' mean when running an apt-get update?
I had a bunch of errors in the output of sudo apt-get update: duplicate entries and 404 not found errors.
Figured those out, I hope: I removed PPAs that didn't have any packages associated with them,...
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How do I add a PPA in a shell script without user input?
Basically, I want to run add-apt-repository ppa:(whatever) without the "press Enter to continue" prompt. How would I do this?
Essentially, I want to deploy adding a repository in a shell script ...
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Where can I find a Subversion 1.7 binary?
Does anybody know of a ppa or source I can get a subverison 1.7 deb?
It was just released yesterday so I'm sure something will show up eventually. However I figure this will be a good place to post ...
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How do I remove a PPA added via command-line? [duplicate]
I added a PPA for updating my kernel for ubuntu-12.04. Later, I found that the kernel doesnot exist on the link within PPA.
I used this command.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa
Now if I ...
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How to update Google Chrome 70 after change in 'Origin' value?
I have Google Chrome Version 70.0.3538.77 (Official Build) (64-bit).
Today, after running sudo apt update and sudo apt full-upgrade, I saw:
E: Repository 'http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb ...
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How to add ppa repositories? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are PPAs and how do I use them?
I always like to have my programs up to date but in ubuntu software center the software aren't always up to date.
I know about repositorys ...
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Should I upgrade to the "mainline" kernels?
Newer "mainline" versions of the kernel are available from the Ubuntu kernel team, e.g. 3.4 and 3.5, while Ubuntu 12.04 is on 3.2.
What are the mainline kernels?
Are they better than my existing ...
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What's the difference between a PPA and a repository?
I recently posted an answer where I wrote add the PPA. But I now realize, that I have no idea what the difference between a PPA and a Repository is. So can someone please explain it to me?
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install gcc-9 on Ubuntu 18.04?
gcc-9 is just released.
I was wondering if there is a repository that allows me to install gcc 9 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic)?
There seems to be repositories supporting disco:
https://packages....
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How to update VLC to the latest version?
As VLC 2.0 is released, how do I get it in Ubuntu (XUbuntu actually, in my case) 11.10? Any PPAs or packages to download? The official page says "Ask your favorite packager..."
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How to update from webupd8 team PPA (Oracle JDK 8/9) that got inconsistent with its GPG key?
A few days ago, I started getting the following error when performing apt-get update:
E: Repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu bionic InRelease' changed its 'Label' value from ...
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Any PPAs for Google's Go Language?
Do you know of any URLs for PPAs of Google's Go Language?
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What's the best way to re-enable PPAs/repos after an upgrade?
When I upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04, what's the best way to re-enable my PPAs and added repositories?
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Is there any guarantee that software from Launchpad PPAs is free from viruses and backdoor threats?
As Linux continues to grow and develop, and the more we use Linux, the greater the threat from viruses.
We also know that a virus/threat in Linux (if any) would have difficulty running or spreading ...
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Google Chrome PPA upgrade invalid signature
When running:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
I got this output:
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security InRelease
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com utopic InRelease ...
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How do I cherry pick packages from a PPA?
Is there a way to cherry pick packages from a ppa repository you add? That is, to exclude some from updating while including others?
For example, I want just the chromium-browser package from this ...
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Difference between "ppa-purge" and "add-apt-repository -r"?
What is the main difference between ppa-purge and add-apt-repository -r. Which one better clear residual items and reason to use one over another?
Does add-apt-repository -r should do what ppa-purge ...
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mysql PPA - invalid signature
I already have mysql-server package installed!!!
I want to make sure I have the most recent MySQL in my Ubuntu. So (long time ago) I added repo.mysql.com/apt/ubuntu PPA. Recently I noticed errors ...
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PPA & Packaging: Having versions of packages for multiple distros
(quote from chat)
Got a PPA on launchpad for source packages for an IRC bot project I'm associated with (since its all the intermediate packaging for the stuff between releases, it's classified as ...
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The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/armagetronad-dev/ppa/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file [duplicate]
Any time I try to install anything or run apt update, I get this error:
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/armagetronad-dev/ppa/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file.
N: ...
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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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How can I install and use gcc 6 on xenial? [duplicate]
I wish to test existing software with gcc 6, to ensure that it will work when the transition takes place.
How can I install gcc 6? Is there a ppa available?
Can I just do a "CC=gcc-6 make" ?
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Where can I find Vim 7.3?
Vim 7.3 is out, but not available in the sources. Where can I get an installation package for the 7.3 version? I don't want to install it manually.
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Is there a PPA for the latest Blender version?
I am interested in trying out the Blender 2.54 beta, but don't have the time or patience to download and install all of the dependencies for it and compile it myself.
Is there a PPA somewhere that I ...
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How can I backup my PPAs?
Related to this question. But my concern is that over the past year, most of my more interesting (or used) applications are from PPAs, and just backing up my sources list won't add the associated ...
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How to list all the packages which are installed from PPAs?
I installed many packages from many PPAs on my system. I want to list all the installed packages which are installed from launchpad PPAs, not repositories.
Is this possible through command-line?
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Should I install programs from a source tarball (`.tar.gz`), from the Ubuntu Software Centre, or from elsewhere?
There are several ways to install an application in Ubuntu:
You can download a source tarball (generally a .tar.gz or a .tar.bz2 file) and install it manually. (See How do I install a .tar.gz (or ....
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Cannot add PPA - "user or team does not exist"
When I run this command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-3
I get the following error:
Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:~webupd8team/ubuntu/sublime-text-3'.
ERROR: '~webupd8team' user or ...
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Does someone know why the Chromium daily package isn't build anymore?
It looks like chromium-browser @ https://launchpad.net/~chromium-daily/+archive/ppa haven't been build for the past 6 weeks.
I tried to get in touch with them on launchpad but I've got no answers...
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Cannot add PPA. Please check that the PPA name or format is correct
Internet connection is working.
apt-get is working.
Trying to add ppa:cooperjona/lightread but an error has raised:
Cannot add PPA 'ppa:cooperjona/lightread' . Please check that the PPA name or ...
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Is there a good PPA for cmake backports?
I am looking for a reliable PPA for cmake backports.
I need it for both Xenial and Trusty (travis-ci). Ideally I would like to have at least cmake 3.8.
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Is there a tool to update my PPA sources.list entries after upgrading?
When I upgrade from one version of Ubuntu to the next, the upgrade tool rightly disables all my PPAs, so that software compiled for or otherwise tied to the old version of Ubuntu does not interfere ...