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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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Why is 'ppa-purge' not installed by default?

A lot of websites encourage you (OMG Ubuntu...) to install ppa's but doesn't tell you how to uninstall it. On a default install it's possible to install a ppa by a one-liner but uninstalling isn't a ...
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How do I add repo gpg keys as apt-key is deprecated?

After one of my recent updates, I noticed that my 3rd party repos were failing to update due to the NO_PUBKEY error from apt. I looked for hours to find a fix, but all fixes suggest using apt-key. ...
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How do programs make it into the Software center?

Personally, I mostly trust downloading programs from the software center, and usually stay clear of PPAs. Do programs go through a process of going from a ppa to becoming part of the universe ...
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Have the Kubuntu backports PPA stable software?

I would like to update my KDE Desktop. I am using Kubuntu 11.10 with KDE 4.7, but I would like to install KDE 4.8. I think that I have to add tne next PPA: kubuntu-ppa/backports, and then run sudo apt-...
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Unable to install Emacs 24 from ppa:cassou/emacs

I followed the following instructions to install Emacs 24 on my machine (borrowed from: http://www.mikeyboldt.com/2011/11/30/install-emacs-24-in-ubuntu/): sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cassou/emacs ...
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How do I install the Lubuntu Software Center?

I'd like to install the lubuntu software center on lubuntu 11.10. Here is the launchpad project, they have a PPA
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Tell Launchpad what DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS to use when building PPA package

When I generate and upload source packages to my PPA, what's the best way to pass DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS that Launchpad will use when building binary versions of the package? In particular, I want to ...
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Install Plasma 5 KDE ubuntu - Cannot add PPA

I am trying to install Plasma 5 KDE on my ubuntu 14.04 with the following commands: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/next-backports sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade sudo apt-get ...
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Can a deb package contain a PPA dependency and install packages from the PPA?

When creating a .deb package I create a file named control that contains some fields: Package: my-qt-app-name Version: 0.01 Architecture: all Maintainer: my name <my email address> Installed-...
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apt-get is trying to install when doing a remove --purge

I'm trying to remove a package using sudo apt-get remove --purge ka-lite but when I run that command, it tries to download and install another package instead of removing the one I'm asking for. Any ...
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is there a ppa for up to date netbeans installation on ubuntu 14.04?

I search for my question too much, but i didn't found any good answer. I want to know is there any separate repository for installing and updating netbeans on ubutnu 14.04? In the ubuntu 14.04 ...
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Unofficial/Local repositories and how do they differ from PPAs in Launchpad

I normally tend to use the PPAs (Personal Package Archives) found in launchpad.net, but I have noticed more and more that some repositories are being created in other places or a website that manages ...
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How to create a PPA that just contains links to other PPAs?

So that I just have to maintain one PPA on maybe Launchpad and have all the packages I like. Update: Nifty workarounds are welcome, too ;) Update: I'm running a server here at home. So if there is a ...
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How to create a .deb package from compiled source files?

Question: Mono 3.0 is out, but I found no ppa from where I could install it. There is this one: https://launchpad.net/~directhex/+ppa-packages but it's mono 2.10.8.1-5. I'm playing with ASP.NET ...
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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?
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What is the way to get the latest version of LibreOffice?

Should one use the PPA or manually install the .debs from http://www.libreoffice.org? Is there any difference between the two? How long does it take for the ppa to upgrade to the latest version?
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How do I investigate/confirm the identity of a PPA maintainer (e.g., Chromium Team)?

The Chromium Stable PPA (as found here: ppa:chromium-daily/stable) is maintained by Chromium Team (https://launchpad.net/~chromium-team). I assume this is "Google's" Chromium developers? If so, I ...
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"sudo ppa-purge ppa" failed with "Warning: Could not find package list for PPA:"

I am trying to ppa-purge agornostal/ulauncher, apandada1/brightness-controller and linuxuprising/shutter packages which I listed using find /etc/apt/sources.list.d -type f -name "*.list" -...
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Why aren't my PPA's showing up in the Ubuntu Software Center?

When I add a PPA via Software Sources it normally would show up in the Ubuntu Software Center shortly after. But lately it seems that any PPA I add either won't show up, or takes days to. Does anyone ...
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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 to create a PPA for a Maven project?

I wanted to try creating my own PPA. The project I have is a java project built with maven. This is what I've already done so far: Created a PPA. Set up a new project on Launchpad. Added a branch ...
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There is an alternative to launchpad for a deb repository?

I'm curious to know if there is a real alternative to Launchpad for a developer who wants to build his own repository.
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How to debug a build failure which cannot be reproduced outside of a Launchpad build environment?

I am attempting to build a modified libdbusmenu package. It builds correctly if I build it locally: sudo apt-get build-dep libdbusmenu wget https://launchpad.net/~a-j-buxton/+archive/dbusmenu/+files/...
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How do I install gcc-5.3 on Ubuntu 16.04

I'm currently running Ubuntu 16.04 and want to install gcc-5.3 from source, without disrupting thegcc-5.4 and gcc-4.9 that I have already installed using Synaptic package manager. The reason I want ...
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What is the converse of add-apt-repository? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can PPAs be removed after they have been added with the add-apt-repository command? You can a new PPA repository with add-apt-repository. How do you remove an added ...
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How can PPAs be removed using GUI? [duplicate]

I followed this Q&A for Ubuntu Server only: How can PPAs be removed? and used one answer there: sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:whatever/ppa ...but it only worked for the current session and ...
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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 to install Sublime Text 2 instead of 3 from webupd8team PPA?

All tutorials on installing ST2 on Ubuntu describe 2 ways: Manual way of downloading the tar from the official website, extracting it, moving it to /opt/, creating a symlink and start menu entry etc. ...
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how to do a pbuilder-dist build with dependencies in a ppa?

I'm trying to build a package for my ppa that uses packages from two other ppas. I want to do a test build using pbuilder-dist. I have done this before and I know that I need a combination of: ...
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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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How do you add Debian experimental repo to Ubuntu, for those understanding the risks associated?

This question was asked previously, however the answers in this question are intent to tell why that is a poor idea. How to add Debian experimental repo to Ubuntu? No actual answer is actually ...
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Unable to convince apt to use the PPA version of a package rather than the universe version

I am attempting to use the PPA version of touchegg on the Raspberry Pi version of MATE (focal; 20.04). The PPA is at touchegg version 2.0+ while Ubuntu Universe is at 1.1+. The PPA info is here: https:...
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Why to use ppa?

Why everyone recommends using ppa? For example... Why not just: sudo apt-get install grub-customizer and why: Something like this... sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xyz/grub-customizer sudo apt-get ...
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which PPA has the most current version of git for 12.04? ppa:git-core/ppa is outdated

Just installed git via ppa:git-core/ppa and got 1.7.9.5 when the current version is 1.9.2. $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa You are about to add the following PPA to your system: The most ...
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Is there a PPA with a Wayland build I can use?

It seems like Wayland is coming to Ubuntu in the distant future. Being the curious type, I thought I would give it a try. I was going to build it myself, but wanted to save myself the trouble if there ...
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What does "sudo add-apt-repository" do?

A guide (on how to install a Notepad++ alternative for Linux) told me to type this command to the terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:notepadqq-team/notepadqq What does this command do?
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Downloading Latest Blender Version from PPA [duplicate]

For a few days I've been looking for a trusted source for the latest version of Blender. I found two commands to download Blender, but the Launchpad page was like this: https://launchpad.net/~irie/+...
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How do I fix 404 error when updating package lists? [duplicate]

I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and I can't install from new PPA's. It gives me a 404 error every time I try to update the package lists. curtice@linuxloverpc:~$ sudo apt update [sudo] password for ...
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How can I check if a PPA has packages for another Ubuntu version?

I use a lot of PPA's. I'd like to check if all of them have packages for Saucy before updating. Is there a program which checks whether my PPAs have packages for a different version of Ubuntu?
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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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Cleaning up ppas in Software & Update after upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04

After upgrading Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04, I see a lot of unused ppas (see picture below). Ok to remove them without causing any negative effects on the system?
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How to install Octave 5 on Ubuntu 18.04?

On this old question How to install Octave 4.0.0 in Ubuntu 14.04 they say to use this: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:octave/stable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install octave But when I run this ...
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Is there any limit to the number of PPA's I can add to the system? Why?

I came across a post which suggests: Do Not instruct people to add PPAs unless it is necessary And one of the reason it has mentioned: There is a finite number of PPAs that a user can add. ...
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Steps for creating a slightly modified package and uploading it in a PPA?

I just want to use an Ubuntu package from the official Ubuntu repos, modify its source just a tiny bit (it will not affect dependencies or anything) and then upload it into a Launchpad PPA I made for ...
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Analytics on PPA package downloads? [duplicate]

Is there some way to get download metrics on PPA packages? It would be nice to know how many users are using my application from my PPA and what distributions they are using. If not, any idea of the ...
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How to install annotator from elementary OS appcenter in Ubuntu?

Annotator is a lightweight application for annotating images. It is much simpler and faster to edit an image in annotator than in GIMP. It was recently featured in OMG! Ubuntu!. How to install it in ...
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How to prevent dput from uploading *.orig.tar.gz again?

When I upload a package to archive $ dput ppa:mylaunchpadid/myppa.ppa mypackage1.0-0ubuntu2_source.changes Checking signature on .changes gpg: Signature made ... gpg: Good signature from ... Good ...
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How do I refresh software sources after adding a PPA

I'm looking to learn a new way to update sources without having to revert to the terminal or the software updater. When I'm trying to explain how to add a PPA to new users it sounds really silly ...
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Has there been any malicious PPA so far?

People often discourage users from using PPAs because the PPA may potentially contain libraries and packages which may break the system. I have been using PPAs since 2010, and never encountered a ...
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Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 fails because of PPAs. How to proceed?

I'm on Ubuntu 19.10 and I'm trying to upgrade to 20.04. Unfortunately the upgrade failed with a message saying that it "possibly failed because of unofficial software packages which are not provided ...
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