Repository commonly refers to a location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
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Where do I look for the reason for the removal of a package from the Ubuntu repositories
I have seen that when a new Ubuntu version is released, sometimes a particular application that I had used till the previous Ubuntu versions would have been removed from the Ubuntu repositories for ...
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gerrit push not working
I tried executing the command git push gerrit HEAD: refs/for/BR_PS_1109
It gave the response: fatal: remote part of refspec is not a valid name in HEAD:
Git remote version is also fine, as evident ...
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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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Impossible to get information from update manager
When I press the button "check" to find updates, I always get this error:
Failed to get information from repository
W:Failed to fetch ...
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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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Software Center doesn't open (elementary luna - ubuntu 12.04)
When i try to open software center on elementary luna i get the bellow error....
ERROR:root:DebFileApplication import
Traceback (most recent call last):
File ...
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update manager is not woring Failed to download repository information [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Update manager generates 404 error while attempting update. Will not update
My update manager is not working and showing this message
Failed to download repository ...
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2answers
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Why are bugs fixed in the development release and then backported instead of porting the fixes forward?
I understand that backport repository sometimes contains the newer versions of Softwares (major upgrades) and which might be included in the next Ubuntu release. But not all of the softwares aren't ...
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Failed to download repository information [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
When i clicked check this error message came up. But it does not come up when update manager strarts automatically. When you open ...
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Error “Packages 404 Not Found” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
Update manager generates 404 error while attempting update. Will not update
I have got this error
W: Failed to fetch ...
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Repository issues [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
apt-get update fails to fetch files, “Temporary failure resolving …” error
I am new to linux this is the message I get every time I try and update. I have no idea how ...
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How to download once and update all computers? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)?
Best way to cache apt downloads on a LAN?
maybe this will be a duplicate post, but I've found ...
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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 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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Netbeans 7.01 from 12.04 repository, no javascript support
I've installed Netbeans 7.0.1 from 12.04 repository, I'm having many issues.
The most important is that I cannot have help in writing JavaScript. Each .js file appear as a usual text file and even ...
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sources duplicate problems while updating [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Duplicate sources.list entry but cannot find the duplicates?
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnome3-team/gnome3/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 ...
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How to restore the default repositories in 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I restore the default repositories?
My repositories are screwed. I need a fresh copy because my old one has a lot of problems. I've already tried ...
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Preseeding: Can't access cdrom?
At work we often need to install Ubuntu Server and several extra packages while offline. To make this faster, I'm creating a custom Ubuntu Server install via preseeding (following this documentation: ...
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How do you tell apt to use files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d
I added a repo by putting a file in
/etc/apt/sources.list.d
and then i did an
apt-get update.
However it didn't do anything with that repo. I then noticed that it didn't appear to be ...
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How to submit binaries to the armel repository?
I often find myself compiling binaries for my tablet, since it's running the arm version of Ubuntu Precise and there is not a lot of newer software available for it.
As an example, Gimp 2.8 took like ...
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Error while checking for upgrades [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10, getting “W:Failed to fetch gzip…”
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 32-Bit on my VAIO VPCEA23EN Laptop. When I did a check for ...
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Looking for third party armel repositories [closed]
I know that there are no PPA's which support arm as of yet but I would like a list of any repositories that do support arm which will be relatively compatible for the Xubuntu-arm 12.04 system I am ...
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Whenever I run update manager I get this: Failed to fetch [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I fix “malformed line” errors in sources.list?
When I update i get the following:
W: Failed to fetch ...
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2answers
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Repo preferences over one to another?
if a same software (different version) are present in two repos both added in
sources.list
then which one will get installed when I run install command
apt-get install x
?
Also how can ...
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Autojump in 12.04 doesn't work
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autojump
I installed with apt-get, checked out the man page and added
. /usr/share/autojump/autojump.sh to my .bashrc, like it says. When I cd around the ...
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E: Cannot read vendors.list file and E: Syntax error in line # and Ignoring invalid record(s) in sources.list file! [closed]
although I had too many unpleasant moments with beta versions of Ubuntu and swore every time not to install it again, today I've upgraded to 12.10.
While messing with graphics card. Somehow things ...
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The noip2 (no-ip.com) package was deleted from the repository, now what?
The No-IP websites still provides Ubuntu users with an installation guide that uses Aptitude, but the package noip2 has been deleted from the repository.
Is there a way to find out why a given ...
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1answer
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How apt-get determines when to download translation file?
I've been able to successfully build local repository. When I do apt-get against this local repository everything works fine. Sample output-
Hit http://192.168.1.142 precise InRelease
Hit ...
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PCSX2 Package repository
I added the official (not from ubuntu) ppa for PCSX2 to my sources.However, in my package manager it doesn't show up, in fact only the unstable version shows up. Since it doesn't work, I have to use ...
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1answer
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Upgrading Ubuntu from local mirror
I need to upgrade from Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS using local repository (approx); Internet access is granted by a Web Proxy.
The problem is:
if I don't set proxy (so server can't reach ...
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1answer
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Failed to download repository information (related topics did not seem to answer my question)
W:Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/dists/pangolin/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.190 80]
, W:Failed to fetch ...
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SmartGit Installation and Usage
I have downloaded latest SmartGit installation and each time I want to use it I need to run script smartgit.sh from SmartGit bin directory, this process requires the same repository setup every time.
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What PPAs support the ARM architecture (armel)?
I'm running Ubuntu arm 11.10 on my asus eee pad tablet. I would like to have access to all my options.
What PPAs support armel right now?
Or
What third party repos work with ubuntu arm?
I usually ...
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Is there an index of all the most used repositories in an easy web interface?
Is there a web interface index of all the most used repositories available for Ubuntu with an easy web interface, description and packages included?
I mean, one that isn't technical, like launchpad.
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Bumblebee repositories error [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA?
I've been having some issues with the bumble bee repositories and the apt-get update terminal command. When I try to check it ...
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Have the repositories been shortened?
I just sudo apt-get updated my repos and it took in total, 5 seconds to get everything. It usually takes 2/3 minutes. Have the repos been shortened?
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What are the GPG signatures
Looking at questions like THIS, THIS and THIS I ask for public knowledge the following questions:
What are the GPG Signatures for?
What additional level of security do the Signatures add or provide ...
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Can't see files in Ubuntu One web interface, just in android, and in the sync folder
I think there is some screen-shots or some documentation missing otherwise, as I've been using U1, for a week or so but I'm not quite sure it is working correctly. This is the thing.
I copied (using ...
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What happens if I disable the PPA of a specific package?
Say I went ahead and disabled the PPA I added to install the latest version of GIMP (2.8) on Precise. Would that lock the installed version until an updated package is available from the USC or would ...
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UbuntuShowdown apps installation unable to locate package error
I recently heard about UbuntuShowdown apps. There are some very nice apps which I really want to try. I am trying to install these apps by adding repositories as it is mentioned on their page. But at ...
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How to resolve fetch error while update packages on ubuntu server [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
apt-get update fails to fetch files, “Temporary failure resolving …” error
This is same problem which questioned many time on askubuntu, but still there are no perfect ...
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715 views
How to fix “Failed to fetch” repository errors? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Failed to download repository information due to missing CDROM
This is basically what I'm getting after trying to add repositories so that I can add lenses. Any help ...
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0answers
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Forcing to install dependencies from Custom Repositry?
I have setup a local directory repository, but Ubuntu installs from Remote Repository.
How can i force it to install from my local repository?
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How to set up a notification for “New in repository” packages?
I want to see a list of "New in repository" packages every time they appear after cache update. How can I achieve this?
Related questions:
How exactly does Synaptic and Aptitude keep track of ...
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How do I remove a PPA added via command-line?
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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libgl1-mesa-glx error installing Hydrogen Drum Machine
I am trying to install Hydrogen Drum Machine, and I added the repository. But when I try to update/install, I get the following error:
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The ...
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What security policies exist in place for packages and scripts?
I did have used Microsoft Windows since Windows 98 to Windows 7. I have found lots of security vulnerabilities by myself about how viruses, worms, spyware etc. compromises the system.
Microsoft ...
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How do I correct this E: Malformed line error? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I fix “malformed line” errors in sources.list?
I tried to download skype on by entering the code
sudo apt-add-repository "deb ...
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1answer
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How to create a repository for Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to set up an APT repository?
I hope I have more success here then I had anywhere else. I'd like to create a repository to host my software (ex. ...
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2answers
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How to disable everytime checking of universe repo?
As you know, every time you update your repositories in Ubuntu 12.04, the universe repository downloads all of it's contents in your computer, whether they have been changed from the last time you ...
