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Issues opening everything

I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04. I had issues opening Skype. I looked at a few tutorials that I found from Google searches to no avail. I figured it may just be an issue and went to try and update ...
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Error in downloading Packages e.g. VLC media player

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04, but when i tried to install VLC media player from Ubuntu software center some cache update occured(as far as i could remember) but i could not install it because it took ...
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Package Manager/Update Problem

I recently downloaded Virtualbox version 4.2.12, and I clicked the .deb file, which brought up the Ubuntu Software Center. I clicked upgrade as I had a previous version installed, and it did it ...
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How to install xnviewmp using package management aptitude `apt-get` on Ubuntu 12.10?

How to install xnviewmp using package management aptitude apt-get on Ubuntu 12.10? Visiting https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/xnviewmp/ and clicking through to software center ends results in ...
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How can I correct the information displayed about my software in Ubuntu Software Center?

I have made an Ubuntu app using Quickly. This is my first Ubuntu app. In the setup.py file I have this: DistUtilsExtra.auto.setup( name='voicebasedwebbrowser', version='0.1', ...
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What is the recommended stable way to update Ubuntu?

I asked this question for the simple fact that software center was trying to FORCED 9 software updates that came from a non too familiar source which I believe has been causing Ubuntu to be unstable. ...
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Software centre neither update does not work on 12.04

m@samsung:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf [sudo] password for m: rm: cannot remove `/var/lib/apt/lists/partial': Is a directory m@samsung:~$ sudo apt-get clean m@samsung:~$ sudo apt-get update N: ...
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playonlinux's unmet dependencies block from installing anything

Everytime I try installing wine or playonlinux, I get this error: Package dependencies cannot be resolved This error could be caused by required additonal software pachages... Details: the ...
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2answers
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Can't install Adobe Flash plugin

Every time I am try to install Adobe Flash plug-in via Ubuntu Software center, I get the error message: Package dependencies cannot be resolved I tried various commands in the terminal but I ...
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2answers
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E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) seems to be choking on kde-runtime-data version issue

12.04 LTS, on a dell mini 10. Install stable until about a week ago. Updated about 1x a week, sometimes more often. Several days ago, I booted up and the system was no longer working correctly. All ...
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Is there an “unofficial” software center with all the PPAs?

Many questions are answered simply with add this repository and install. I understand that Ubuntu developers cannot quickly verify all packages and make them available in official repositories. But ...
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1answer
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How can I remove all updates installed after a specific date?

I have allowed the update manager to install a 200 Mib of updates, and I think that these update run my graphics driver into a problem. So, I need a way to remove the updates that have been installed ...
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Ubuntu software centre, update manager fail to open [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update On my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS system the Software Centre and Update Manager do not open. I am unable to ...
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2answers
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How to configure Software Center to work with HTTP proxy?

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS using the Windows installer (Wubi) yesterday. And then I tried to install Chrome, Flash player, etc., but nothing worked. Then I tried installing some random package using ...
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3answers
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How do I enable the “Universe” repository?

How do I get to Universe Repository of Ubuntu software as mentioned in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS? I am installing 12.04 Ubuntu. Please help.
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How to resolve “Failed to download repository information”?

Whenever I try to install anything with the Ubuntu Software Center, the following error appears. Failed to download repository information Check your Internet connection. E:Unable to ...
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1answer
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Problem in installation of GIMP 2.8 and removing pre-installed GIMP 2.6

I have installed gimp 2.6 and without removing it I installed gimp 2.8. Now both are not working and when I run an update it is showing the link broken. It suggested to install apt-get install -f. But ...
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Applications Won't Install Due To Failed Previous Install

An application that never finished installing is preventing me from getting new applications and i can't seem to fix this. How do i fix my issue? Please note that I cannot install via either the ...
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Ubuntu Network installation gives warning, tried with 2-3 images

I am trying to install Ubuntu using PXE Boot. I want to automate the whole process. But inbetween, it stucks at one point when it looks for ubuntu/main/oneiric/restricted/binary-i386/Packages file and ...
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Why can't I update applications without upgrading the whole OS?

In Ubuntu, once a release is out the software one has installed receives security updates only. In Windows, I can get new versions of programs with new features. How can Windows do this and why can't ...
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2answers
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How do I enable the “multiverse” repository?

I keep seeing places refer to the "multiverse" repository as a place I can get software, how can I enable this repository? Please specify how to do this graphically and via command line.
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1answer
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How to install gnome-app-install?

The software centre is slow and annoying (packages from additional repositories don't show up sometimes etc.), so I want the old Add/remove software application back. I've found out that the package ...
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1answer
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How do I lock a package in the Software Centre?

I know that you can lock a package using the command line and synaptic - is there a way to do so using the Software Centre?
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Why do packages fail to install from command line

Every once in a while I can't install packages in Ubuntu 11.04. I'll try to run the software center and it and it will pop up then disappear. If I call it from the command line it says it seg-faults. ...
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How to configure proxy authentication to work with Ubuntu Software Center?

I have tried put in apt config Acquire::http::proxy, and in Network>Network proxy with and without user:password@server:port and using environment variables http_proxy and https_proxy. Nothing seems ...
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Can't install/remove/upgrade any package

So I've been trying to upgrade Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit few days back and received an error: dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:978: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed. So I followed this Ubuntu ...
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Unable to download software center from package manager: 404 Not Found

I removed software center from the terminal and after that I tried to install it from synaptic package manager. Now I get a message saying that it's unable to retrieve a few packages. Have a look: ...
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Cannot install any software from the Software Center due to ttf-mscorefonts-installer package error

When I try to install any software from ubuntu software center it comes with error: An unhandled error occured There seems to be a programming error in aptdaemon. This is the software that allows you ...
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1answer
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Why the old packages are still available in the official software center? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Why isn't Ubuntu using the latest versions of some applications? Netbeans IDE is still 6.9 in ubuntu center, but the current version is 7.0.1 Eclipse IDE is still ...
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2answers
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Help! I broke apt-get with partial install of ubuntu-restricted-extras [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Cannot install any software from the Software Center due to ttf-mscorefonts-installer package error I was trying to install ubuntu-restricted-extras from the command ...
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2answers
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Software Center disappeared and system settings does not work

I was cleaning up software in Software Center that I no longer use and after uninstalling one package the Software Center disappeared - as well as the System Configuration tools, how can I restore the ...
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What does Ubuntu software center error “bad quality package ” means? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is a “bad quality” package? In 11.04, Ubuntu software center complains most of the .deb package as bad quality package including chrome from google. ...
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How to have up to date software and more open source software in the Software Centre?

I would like to have a better selection of free software in the Software Centre and have newer versions of the packages. How can I achieve this?
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What is the difference between Ubuntu Software Centre and Synaptic Package Manager?

I am transferring from 8.10 to 10.10. I was wondering what is the difference between Ubuntu Software Centre and Synaptic Package Manager in 10.10? For what kinds of things do I need to go which? ...
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How do I enable the “backports” repository?

How to enable the backports repository so I can get newer versions of software?
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How do I enable the “extras” repository?

I keep reading about an extras repository for Ubuntu with new software that comes out independently of the distro release. How do I enable it?
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Software center stopped working after I uninstalled kpackagekit

I uninstalled kpackagekit using Ubuntu software center. When it uninstalled, it also uninstalled some dependencies. I was not aware it would do that. Now, if I try to install any software using Ubuntu ...
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1answer
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Missing dependency when trying to install VirtualBox

I wanted to install virtualbox-4.0 (or any other version) I went to System → Administration → Synaptic Package Manager Then I marked virtualbox-4.0 for installation but i get this error: ...
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What will be the default set of package management tools in future versions of Ubuntu?

With the introduction of Ubuntu Software Centre, I remember reading, though I can't find any reliable source right now, that the various package managers were going to eventually be deprecated. ...
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5answers
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How do I enable the “partner” repository?

I keep seeing places refer to the "partner" repository as a place I can get software, how can I enable this repository? Please specify how to do this graphically and via command line.
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Waiting for other software manager to quit

I'm unable to install any of the programs from Ubuntu Software Center. It constantly stays at 0 % with the following message: 'Waiting for other software manager to quit.' How could I solve this ...
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What does this “Canonical does not provide updates…” mean in my package manager?

In both Synaptic Package Manager and Ubuntu Software Center, I sometimes see the following footnote. Canonical does not provide updates for deja-dup. Some updates may be provided by the Ubuntu ...
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4answers
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Application Use History [closed]

In Windows XP, you can find out how often an installed application was used by going to the "Add/Remove Programs" section. You can also get an estimate of how often the application was used. Is ...
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Is there any simple way to install tarballs?

Most Linux software is packaged in tarballs. All of them require but a few commands to compile and install them. My question is; we have gdebi for standalone debian packages, so why not an app to ...