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 install the most stable & latest nvidia driver in 12.04?
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows 7.
After completing the Software Update process, I thought that my nVidia drivers also would have been updated, but after restarting the ...
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How to remove (purge) Opera PPA?
I'm completely as a loss as to how to get rid of all Opera packages.
I have ppa-purge installed, but don't know what to specify for the ppa.. I have tried the following:
sudo ppa-purge ...
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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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Debuild does not recognise some files [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why does 'quickly package' fail with “An error has occurred when creating debian packaging”?
I have submitted an app for the Ubuntu App Showdown and ...
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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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Can I disable Launchpad from making the source of my package available?
I don't wish that my source code be available for download at launchpad when i upload my packages for building. Is it possible?
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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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How can I know the source ppa of an installed package?
I have a package (xserver-xorg-video-intel) from ppa sources. Since I have more than one ppa sources for this package in my package management I am not sure which one is the source. So I wonder if I ...
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How do I install the latest TeX Live 2012?
Ubuntu 12.04 still includes the outdated and obsolete 2009 version of TeX Live. Other than installing manually from the TeX Live website, is there any alternative to install the latest 2012 version on ...
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Why can't I install from PPAs?
just new in using ubuntu, just installed it last night. I having a trouble installing apps using the terminal. When I try to install this:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:scopes-packagers/ppa
sudo ...
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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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Digikam: What's the problem?
I installed Digikam by using the Philip5-PPA. When I run it I get the error below. This is by running it through gdb:
Starting program: /usr/bin/digikam
/usr/bin/digikam: error while loading shared ...
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How do I upload an updated package to my PPA without having Quickly mess it up?
As part of Ubuntu App Showdown I received comments on deb packaging (as maybe all other participants). Those can be easy fixed and I spotted them before, but debian packaging files are managed by ...
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How do I remove an existing built package from a PPA?
Is it possible to drop built package from a PPA ? Without dropping the whole PPA ?
There's multiple package inside (not multiple version), I just want to remove one of them.
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When will the “artfwo” PPA be updated for 12.04 Precise?
http://ppa.launchpad.net/artfwo/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/
does not exits so the packages that are supposed to be in that folder are not available.
.../precise/main/source/Sources
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Why does Launchpad fail to find 'glib-compile-schemas' while building for PPA?
So, I'm trying to publish my app in my PPA, but I'm having problems related with building my app. Here you have the output:
/bin/sh: 1: glib-compile-schemas: not found
make[1]: *** ...
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List all available packages of a PPA without accessing the launchpad page?
Is there a way to list all available packages of a PPA, before installing of any packages ? I mean, is apt-cache able to tell this, or any other methology ?
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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 to create a PPA for C++ program?
My questions are:
c++/gtkmm project created with NetBeans. How to make package to PPA from this?
I have created target files structure (*.desktop, iconfile, ui glade files).
Binary goes to ...
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Why does quickly keep submitting to the wrong PPA? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where does Quickly get the PPA name from?
I am trying to upload my application for Ubuntu app showdown and I have built it with quickly package --extras, however when I ...
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Is it relatively safe to install kernel from “Canonical Kernel Team ppa” than “Mainline”
I already referred most of the questions stating Upgrade from Mainline Builds or Compiling from latest source or PPA and also concluded that it can cause breakage to Current stable installed system. ...
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How do I push my app to Launchpad if I have followed the recommendations of the App Review Board for Quickly apps?
I developed an app called Discvur with Quickly. I intend to submit it to the App Review Board so that it can be published in the Software Center. Therefore I followed all the recommendations on ...
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Removing my app from Ubuntu's PPA [closed]
As I've sent my app to Ubuntu's PPA using quickly submitubuntu and its version was wrong (12.07... right is 0.1!)
Details of the app:
Virtuam 0.1
Developed with Quickly (Python/GTK+3)
Uploaded (as ...
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How do I add the mainline kernel PPA?
How can I add the mainline kernel ppa to the synaptic software sources?
I have the url:
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/
but I am missing the ppa: line.
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Adding a ppa to the software center for the unity dodge feture to be install without have to add it manualy [closed]
Can we get this ppa added to the Software Center's repos?
It is the dodge window and min max action when clicking an icon in the launcher?
ppa:ikarosdev/unity-revamped
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Apt Dependency Problem: Packages in a PPA do not correctly depend on each other
I'm trying to install Wireshark 1.6 on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx from PPA (n-muench/programs-ppa2).
The libwsutil1 version is named 1.6.0-1~ppa1 so it should satisfy libwiretap1 dependency that needs version ...
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When will packages uploaded to PPA by dput available?
dput completed successfully, but refreshing the corresponding launchpad page doesn't render a change, it still says "no updates" for this PPA, am I doing something wrong ?
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Uploading to a PPA using quickly
I am trying to participate in ubuntu showdown. I followed Jono's tutorial to do a browser using quickly.
I did some modifications including choosing license (gpl v3), putting my name in copy right ( ...
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How can I upload to a PPA without .changes file?
So, I'm developing an app for the Ubuntu Showdown, and as quickly is still very buggy (I had problems using it), I decided to do my app entirely from scratch, using Python/GTK+3. I've done my app and ...
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Upload quickly project to Launchpad with “quickly share” not working!
I want to upload my quickly project for the Ubuntu App Showdown.
I signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct successfully and created a project "interest-calculation" on my Launchpad-Portal.
When I enter in ...
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How do I install the btrfs-restore utility on 12.04?
I would like to install btrfs-restore on Kubuntu 12.04
apt-cache search btrfs-restore returns nothing.
Google "ubuntu download OR install btrfs-restore" returns nothing useful.
Also, where do I get ...
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Problems uploading package to launchpad due to “checksum mismatch” error
I'm having a lot of problems uploading my showdown project to a PPA.
I've setup correctly PGP keys and my public ssh key to launchpad. I've packaged with debuild my C++ project, producing a source ...
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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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How do I fix error building package on ppa, uses tweepy/quickly
I'm building an application that uses tweepy (a python library) and when I build it on my local machine it works fine. When I submit it to launchpad though, it sent me a log which has this error: ...
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How to create a deb package that adds ppa then installs another package?
I'm looking for a single click solution to add a ppa then install a package in that ppa as the apturl method is disabled for security reasons.
I'm wanting to create a .deb file that adds my ppa then ...
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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 it safe to install GIMP 2.8 from a PPA? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get GIMP 2.8?
I tried using sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp and got this message:
[sudo] password for neil:
You are about to add 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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ValueError when running quickly share [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why does “quickly share --ppa share” abort with a “can't create” error?
I have successfully created and packaged a Quickly application, and I ...
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Quickly share error (Can't upload to ppa)
I'm using quickly and I can't seem to upload to my ppa. This is what I get:
$ quickly share --ppa swink/ppa
Get Launchpad Settings
Launchpad connection is ok
.........An error has occurred when ...
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Can't upload project to PPA using Quickly
I can't get Quickly to upload my project into my PPA. I've set up my PGP key and used it so sign the code of conduct, and the PPA exists. I don't know what other usefull information I can supply.
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Why does “quickly share --ppa share” abort with a “can't create” error?
I can not figure out what I am doing wrong. The package builds ok with quickly package, I could submit it, but I can not update my ppa. Here is what I got:
desgua@desguai7:~/quickly/sbk$ quickly ...
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How do I import my PPA signing keys from a host into a virtual machine?
Please, give me some help:
How can I export PGP keys I used for registration on PPA and then import in virtual machine's Ubuntu?
Please, help me.
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A question about “add-apt-repository”(gcc 4.7 or bumblebee)
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 in my notebook and I use C++. I want to use C++11, so I want to upgrade my gcc to gcc-4.7. I ran these commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo ...
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Why does Update Manager give me a `Type not known' error with a PPA?
I got this message when I was using Update Manager:
E:Type 'ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu'
is not known on line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d
...
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off-topic: How can I update “Quickly” using a PPA or similar in the Source file? [closed]
I am running an ubuntu derivative that runs a bit behind in the updates. The version I'm running
~$ quickly --version
Quickly 11.10
Python interpreter: /usr/bin/python 2.7.2
Python standard ...
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Why I am getting “404 Not Found” errors for a ppa when updating? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
I get these errors with Update Manager (or apt-get), but am still able to download and install updates. How do I fix it?
W:Failed ...
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How do I add/create a <source.changes> file?
I have created a package with Quickly and also i have uploaded it to a brach on launchpad, but how can i create a ppa for that program and upload to it? i'm really new to these stuff, i just learned ...
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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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If a PPA application crashes Unity on exit, do I file a bug against the app or Unity?
Every time I close Darktable 1.0.4 in Ubuntu 12.04, Unity crashes, and then restarts.
My question is, since Darktable has been installed via PPA, would I report the bug to the Unity team or the ...
