Questions tagged [repository]

Questions about managing/using repositories in general and about selecting Ubuntu repositories in particular. Most of the latter questions could be added under the "ppa" and "apt-get" tags as well.

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Linphone on Ubuntu 16.04 - Crashing?

I am trying to get Linphone to work on an Ubuntu 16.04 x64 / x86 machine. I have added the following repository via the command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linphone/release And Linphone 3.9.1 was ...
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How do I install Sigil in Ubuntu 15.04?

Is there a ppa I can use to install Sigil in Ubuntu 15.04? The old ppa:rgibert/ebook doesn't work for me any more.
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Assign higher priority to PPA

I'm trying to figure out how to assign higher priority to one PPA over another PPA. I had a look on bunch of the answers on this forum but none of them solves my problem. We have two PPA sources on ...
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How to install the latest version of WINE as the system version?

I usually use PlayOnLinux to manage my WINE versions via the interface, however, I would like to change my "system" WINE version (the version that loads when I double-click a file) so that I can just ...
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When I try to update or Install a program Ubuntu 19.04, an error is displayed [duplicate]

Every time I try to update or install a package or open software center, I get an error something like E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/tista/adapta/ubuntu disco Release' does not have a ...
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apt-mirror not cleaning after completion and how do I update existing local repo

I'm not new to linux, but I am to setting up a local repo. After doing some research on how to download and setup a local ubuntu repo, I decided to use apt-mirror to accomplish my mission. However, ...
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Unable to add PPA repository in ubuntu 18.04

So I installed ubuntu 18.04 a few hours ago (a clean installation) but I cannot add PPA repository. I am fairly new to linux but this used to work last time I switched to ubuntu 16.04 . After typing ...
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Cannot update or install anything

This is my third day on Ubuntu and i already did a mistake. Whenever i try to update and type "sudo apt-get update "it says "E: Type '“deb' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list....
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Getting apt warnings when updating Ubuntu [duplicate]

I'm getting this error when running sudo apt update. I'm sure it's something simple and have tried to check my sources.list and sources.list.d but can't seem to make heads or tails of it. Thanks! 463 ...
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Newest version of a library not available in xenial, how can I install it?

I'm trying to install glfw 3.2.1-1 which is available here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/yakkety/+source/glfw3 But my Ubuntu installation uses "xenial" repositories, which has an older version of ...
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Errors while restoring sources.list [duplicate]

Unfortunately I changed my Ubuntu 18.04 sources.list. How can I restore sources.list file in my Ubuntu software? I got these errors while editing sources.list: $ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list ** ...
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Changed Python version, "apt-add-repository" not working ERROR

hi after installed python 3.5 in ubuntu, i had 2.7.6 and i wanted to be updated cause i will be working and learning python, so i installed the latest python version 3.5 and switched version to it, i ...
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End-of-life vs. end-of-support vs. moving of repositories

So, I am still using 14.04 at the moment and I know that end-of-support is coming at the end of this month unless you have extended security maintenance (which I don't). However, I am a bit confused ...
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The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/moonlight-team/pinta/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file

Any time I try to install anything or run apt update, I get this error: E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/moonlight-team/pinta/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file.
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Preseed install from local repository

I'm having a little difficulty in doing a preseed install from a local repository. I've pointed everything at my local apt-mirror. However, if I change d-i apt-setup/security_host string to point at ...
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List software from restricted, multiverse separately

Is there an apt, apt-get or dpkg command or option that will enable me to list the installed packages into the main, restricted, universe and multiverse repositories they were installed from ...
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Can I list all the programs installed that do not have a repository?

While upgrading to Ubuntu 19.04, one of the steps said something along the lines of "Removing third party repositories" After the installation finished, everything worked mostly OK, but a few ...
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how to fix W: Target packages and Target DEP-11 error on ubuntu 19.04 [duplicate]

when I tried to add a repository I'm getting these warning I don't know how to fix them. please help me on how to fix this warnings or errors. What can I do? (base) test@Batman:~$ sudo apt-add-...
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Are snap apps slow to load?

I am having an issue with snap apps that is, I'm noticing that snap apps are taking a lot more time to open compared to repository apps or apps downloaded from app store (not snaps)
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What are the routes of an ubuntu repository?

In my university there are the repositories of ubuntu 19.04, however, I need help to configure the urls that I must add in the file "sources.list".I wrote this in the file "sources.list": deb [...
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Download latest version of deb package

I want to setup local package repository mirror, with manually selected packages. Is there any automated way to download latest version of specific package from repository, giving name, distribution ...
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How to version control of Kernel ABI versions and matching package repositories?

I need to be able to version control a Ubuntu LTS kernel version at the ABI version level with the matching packages for my current and future installations of a given kernel. Given the Ubuntu kernel ...
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Ubuntu 19.04 install Wine Devel

I saw another post where it was asked how to install Wine Staging on 19.04 since the repository has not been released yet. I'm looking to install Wine Devel instead. I was not sure if it was enough ...
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Which APT repositories is required on Ubuntu 18.04

I have remove the disabled APT repositories, but as suggested here Remove APT repositories disabled after upgrade to 18.04 I didn't do this: "Some of the disabled repositories may have "xenial" in ...
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list all the ppa repositories added to my system

How can I list all the ppa repositories added to my system and save it to a .txt file, so that I don't want to spend my time in searching for ppa's for fresh installations and i can just select a ppa ...
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How are the packages from the official repo protected against malicious developer's changes? [duplicate]

Suppose that the sole developer of a niche open source project available from an official Ubuntu repository gets to sneak a malicious commit into their project, making the otherwise useful program act ...
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Compare two repos - a table of all all package versions?

I'd like to see and compare versions of all packages in two different repos. Something like: libfoo | 1.2 | 1.3 libbar | 2.4 | 3.0 libbaz | ... | ... Is there some such web? Or a way to obtain list ...
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Unable to add repository un Ubuntu 18.04

(Yes, this is a duplicate of an unanswered question. I tried to post on it, but my post was deleted, so I'm asking the same question, but my own way.) I'm unable to add the LibreOffice repo. Here's ...
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How to host a repository in my own site like a PPA?

As launchpad does not support binary uploads, I want to make .deb packages and host them in My own Github website. How to do it? When done, how to install packages from it?
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Difference docker repository vs Ubuntu package

As of today (2019-03-20), both the current docker website, and the Ubuntu package have version 18.09.2 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50427996/difference-installing-docker-from-ubuntu-...
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pls help- have reinstalled lubuntu cosmic and flash will not install this time- i need the apt line for cannonical repository and cannot find it?

As stated, really- have reinstalled system and previously flash has been easy terminal install for this relative noob- but, now, the terminal approach fails and from reading others travails seems i ...
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create local ubuntu package repository

I am using Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal) version and it is at EOL. The repositories for older releases that are not supported get moved to an archive server. These repositories are available at http://old-...
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Setup Local Repository 18.04 LTS

I have created and build a bunch of custom programs/scripts and build them using dpkg-deb. So I have a set of .deb files in a directory. I do a dpkg-scanpackages to create the Packages.gz file. I ...
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Repository failure with google chrome [duplicate]

Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386' is what i get when ...
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Saving deb files from repositories to a custom location for installing offline [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I install software offline? I want to download and save some deb files, and preferably their dependencies, of certain apps, from the repositories (apt-get, aptitude) ...
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What should I do when the GETDEB repository is down?

I'm trying to install programs/files from the getdeb repo but get a "check your internet connection" error. Programs than I've tried include Qbittorrent and Mozilla-Plugin-VLC. Through the ...
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How to subscribe to updates of a specific package?

I'd like to recieve some sort of notification when a new version of nss-pam-ldapd package is available on the archive.ubuntu.com repository. Is there an email list or any other tool of this sort I ...
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Is it possible to make apt skip unsigned repositories?

My situation is a bit unique (maybe) I can't do an apt update or upgrade while at school because Steam is blocked and apt is unable to get the key to confirm that the ppa is signed (despite the fact ...
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How can I install the Opera browser from the terminal?

Since this .deb bug is causing a lot of issues, I must resort to install the Opera browser using the terminal. Which is just fine, but I also need to add it to the repository for automatic updates. ...
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Software Updater shows "Failed to download repository information. Check your internet connection" [18.04 LTS] [duplicate]

I know this question has been brought up ad nauseam, but I want to be sure I make the right changes to fix it. I'm pretty sure I need to change some of the settings in Software & Updates, but ...
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deb file repositry fails during apt-get update due to not having a Release file

I previously created two folders full of .debs and followed This question to be able to add them to my /etc/apt/sources.list file: by doing to following: cd ~/me/debs dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null | ...
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Can not add repositories in Ubuntu GNOME 17.04

I have tried adding various third party repositories, and I get the same error with all of them. When I try to add third party repositories through the GUI "Other Software" section, I can open the ...
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how to install teleport (for SSH)?

Looking to install teleport in order to SSH into a server which is behind a firewall and to traverse NAT. Build this from source, as described at github, or might it be available elsewhere? I don't ...
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How are package updates defined as security updates?

I've created and published a mirror of the Ubuntu repositories for Xenial using aptly. This includes xenial and xenial-updates downloaded from my country specific Ubuntu mirror. I've taken xenial-...
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apt-get works with private repository in Ubuntu 14 but fails with GPG error "signatures invalid" in Ubuntu 18

My private package repository verifies OK in Ubuntu 14 LTS but fails verification in Ubuntu 18 LTS.I failed to find the difference in the Ubuntu releases that causes the differerent behavior. # ...
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Unable to locate package libsslcommon2-dev in Ubuntu 18.04

I'm trying to install libsslcommon2-dev in ubuntu 18.04, but it throws me the following error: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: ...
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Getting IP whitelist of repo servers (Ubuntu 16.04)

We have various Ubuntu appliances deployed throughout the US. We've run into some situations recently where we are getting requests for IP whitelists (instead of FQDN whitelists) of the repos that we ...
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How does Ubuntu prioritize repositories? [duplicate]

What is the philosophy behind the prioritization of repositories when Ubuntu tries to install or update an app? As I learned from this answer, when we have the highest version in the repository, the ...
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apt-get update unable to access us archive repository

as the title states apt-get update is unable to access us archive repository, previously was not able to install anything from any four of the repositories, but this problem was resolved simply by ...
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Error updating aptly mirror Ubuntu 18.04

I'm creating an Ubuntu 18.04 repository and I encountered this error while updating the aptly mirror. Downloading & parsing package files... Downloading http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/...

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