PPA are personal package archives that allows users and groups in 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 to setup debian/control to force updating a library?
This question is aimed at PPA/packages maintainers.
I have a PPA with 2 packages:
mypackage (currently version 1~ppa1~quantal)
mypackagelib (currently version 1~ppa1~quantal)
Currently, the ...
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Can't install a dependency?
I've been trying to install 'boot-repair' but it keeps saying:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Depends: boot-sav (>= 3.196) but 3.196~ppa3~quantal is to be installed
E: ...
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How to deal with configuration style warnings occuring from TexLive 2012 installation?
I followed the advice of izx on how to install TexLive 2012 using the texlive-backports PPA. Before I started I removed all TexLive-related packages. The installation finished and everything seems to ...
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How to Remove elementary desktop environment?
I'm running ubuntu 12.10 and yesterday I installed elementary from ppa:elementary-os/daily. I later realized that elementary replaces the stock nautilus with another version that looks misplaced in ...
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PHP 5.4 interactive mode on Ubuntu 12.04
I'm a big fan of PHP interactive mode (php -a). Today I decided to install PHP 5.4 to play around a little bit. It's fun to use the new built-in server and all that stuff, but I was very sad when I ...
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create PPA source package from existing .deb package
i wanna modify some files in .deb package and upload it to my PPA,
is that possible and how to ?
Thanks in advance
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Is there an easy way to automatically patch ubuntu sources as they become available and upload to a PPA?
I'm looking for a tool to do the following:
Automatically detect updates to a set of source packages (specifically gtk+2 and gtk+3)
download the source package
apply my own custom patches to the ...
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Installing a downgraded version of Firefox 16 from PPA
I'd like to fetch and install old FF16 instead of FF17 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS server.
Currently FF17 is default. FF17 is incompatible with Selenium 2.26 ...
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Where/how can I find somebody to help me packaging an application for Ubuntu in my area?
I would like to learn how to package an application to a PPA which available in source code and GPL licensed. I would like to learn how to do it myself. Is there a way to find Ubunteros in my area to ...
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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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How can I manage ppa if I only have terminal access through ssh?
This would work if I had direct access to the server:
Is there a tool to update my PPA sources.list entries after upgrading?
But which are the underlying commands this tool uses?
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Automatically sign package files from debuild and upload with dput
I've created a source package for I library I'm working on. I use debuild to build it and then I can successfully upload it with dput.
Now I want to set it up so that I can do this automatically ...
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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 to install a .tar.gz (or ...
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Error:not file found grub rescue after installing ubuntu 12.10
I installed 12.10 and when it finished I restarted it, but it says at the beginning:
Error: file not found, Grub Rescue>
I then tried boot-repair and:
sudo add-apt-repository ...
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1answer
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Add dependency from ppa to package
I'am building simple dropdown terminal emulator application with PythonGI + GTK+3.0, I am using libkeybinder3.0 and gir1.2-keybinder3.0 packages for global keybinding these packages not available in ...
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Software Center subscription is for quantal even though I'm on precise?
I noticed that the deb line for Eufloria HD from the humble bundle in /etc/apt/sources.list.d is from quantal, but I'm running precise...
Why is that? I guess they uploaded it for quantal only, or is ...
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2answers
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cannot open software centre
I recently added a PPA (I think it was to change login screen from lightdm to mdm) and ever since then my software centre has stopped working. Whenever I open it I get a "software centre has closed. ...
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Easy way to install CrashPlan
Is there a .deb file, repo, PPA, or anything to install CrashPlan other than the non-standard install.sh file? I have fish as my shell, and I had to mess around a lot and finally use chsh first ...
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How to upload a scons project to a ppa?
my question is just what the title suggests.
There doesn't seem to be a way to upload builds to a ppa which have been build by the scons build system, but pretty much only traditional Makefile ...
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How to add ppa repositorys? [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 ...
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How does the PPA fit into the scenario of publishing an application to the Ubuntu Software Center?
I've been going through docs for the past couple of hours but I haven't understood what the PPA is? I have a cross-platform Java application that I'd like to publish to the Ubuntu Software Center. My ...
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extras.ubuntu.com experiencing problems? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Getting 404 errors when updating
I am trying to update my ubuntu and im getting some errors:
W: Failed to fetch ...
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Update manager errors [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
Can somebody please help me with this. I am totaly new to ubuntu and i am desperate for answers :/
In update manager I get these ...
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3answers
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When to use separate PPAs?
I'm interested in setting up PPAs for a few projects that I'm working on, and I'm trying to find out how many PPAs I need. Should I create one PPA for each project, effectively having a single ...
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Auto-remove or disable broken PPA's? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
Is there a command or program that can ping all PPA's on your system, and if they fail will automatically disable or remove the ...
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I can't add PPA repository behind the proxy
I'm trying to add the ppa repository (as a root) with the following command:
export HTTP_PROXY="http://firstname.surname@xxx.com:my_pass@165.x.x.232:8080"
add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
...
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Upgrade php5-gd on 12.04?
I'm working with the GD library for image manipulation, to which I need to create some transparent PNGs. Instead, I'm getting a black background. I've looked everywhere on how to generate a blank, ...
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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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Why do some 12.04 PPAs not work in 12.10?
After a fresh install of Quantal some of the PPAs from Precise don't work.
Even with apps such as Lightread that were recently created and from the Precise Software Centre.
Is there a separate ...
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2answers
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Difference between programs in Software Centre and Launchpad PPA
On several Ubuntu sites such as OMG Ubuntu there are summaries of new ppa's. These are useful programs, but they don't appear in the Software Center.
However, in the center there are programs that ...
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How to get rid of these PPA [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
How to get rid of these PPA?
Err http: //ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Sources 404 Not Found
Err http:// ppa.launchpad.net ...
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How do I package a Unity lens? [duplicate]
I'm new to Ubuntu apps and Launchpad. I've created a Unity lens using Quickly, but I'm stuck on how to deploy it. I have two questions.
I can create a .deb file using quickly package, but when I ...
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Redirecting packages when migrating PPAs
I have some packages in a PPA and, now, have created a group PPA. Is there a way to put in a redirect such that anyone installing package foo from ppa:jrhacker/ppa can be redirected to ppa:initech/ppa ...
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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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PPA for Eclipse Juno 4.2
Is there a PPA for Eclipse Juno 4.2? If not, would it be too difficult to create one, perhaps based on the official packaging?
I'm on Ubuntu 12.10.
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How can i use the ppas of 12.04 in 12.10?
There are many applications that i need in the new install but all the website have 12.04 tutorials and ppas...
how do i make them work for 12.10?
I really need them!
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How do I install Myunity on 12.10?
Basically as is the title how do you install Myunity on 12.10? I've tried adding the repository ppa:myunity/ppa and performing:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:myunity/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo ...
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Problems with Software Sources — I tried to add a Repository and it failed. How do I fix it?
As in the title. I tried to add a Repository, how do I remove it. It won't let me via the software-sources program. I tried sudo ppa-purge ppa:quantal (the name of it) and it failed anyone got any ...
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Problem with upgrading Ubuntu
I tried updating Ubuntu 12.04 by following the guide at http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/upgrade but I received this error message:
What do I do?
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How do I list the content of a PPA that I have added to ubuntu?
I just added a ppa like so:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
Now, how do I get to see which packages this PPA contains?
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How do I use the Mythbuntu repository on a headless server?
I would like to set up my server to use the Mythbuntu repositories to keep MythTV more up to date than the version in the offical Ubuntu repositories.
I know I can install mythbuntu-control-centre on ...
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What is the 64-bit Firefox Beta PPA?
I recently discovered that my computer is 64-bit. I have backed up my Home folder, and reinstalled Ubuntu. The reinstall wasn't nearly as painful as I thought.
There is one thing that I can't quite ...
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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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Versoining a package for uploading to PPA
I've a package named Artha which I distribute as source and (deb) binaries for x86 and x86_64 architectures i.e. I've the experience in making deb files. I got quite a few requests for setting up a ...
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Error when trying to install Menulibre in Lubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
When trying to add a PPA (to install menulibre) I get these errors:
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Sources 404 ...
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After upgrading to 11.10 and attempting to install Wine, I get “the method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/ppa could not be found”
Additionally, no file with the name "ppa" exists in /usr/lib/apt/methods. Any idea what might have happened to that file, and how I might recreate it? BTW, this was after upgrading from 11.04 via the ...
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How to adjust symbols-file in a package for a shared lib
I am trying to upgrade ktorrent in my PPA to the latest upstream version. It also requires an updated libktorrent package. It seems libktorrent was changed in incompatible ways and thus results in a ...
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Difference between using `add-apt-repository` and adding a link to the sources.list
From a user's point of view, they seem equivalent.
Some programs can be installed via apt-get install after adding a link to the sources.list.
Others have to be installed by adding a ppa though ...
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How do I create a private ppa server?
I am in a research and a step of it is to create a ppa to add academic files. Due the very low speed internet and the impossibility of transforming ppas hosted in launchpad into public, it must be ...
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How can I create a .deb file that adds a repository to sources.list.d?
I want to start sharing .deb files that automatically add new repos to an Ubuntu installation (like the ones present in puppetlabs.com).
How can I do that?
