Graphical front-end to apt, the package management system in Ubuntu.
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How to only apt-get upgrade Certain Applications?
I only have a traffic-limited mobile broadband connection at my disposal. sudo apt-get dist-upgrade wants to get ~500MB of data which is not feasible for me right now.
Hence, is it possible to only ...
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How to use “apt-get” via “Http-proxy” like this?
I'm trying to use apt-get command on a network that uses a proxy, like this:
We use 10.114.7.7 on port 80 as Http-proxy, and after that an authentication window comes up, asking for user name and ...
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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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How to delete History of installed packages
I need to delete the Synaptic/Software Center history(commit logs). How can I go about doing this?
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Firefox update fails with “not found” error
I got 3 update notifications for firefox:
Yet when I click update, it fails with a "not found" error:
Any idea why this is? How to fix this?
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How do I verify an asc key fingerprint?
At the moment, I'm trying to check the fingerprint of the oracle_vbox.asc key that I downloaded from http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads: they provide the key and the fingerprint but no ...
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How to instruct apt-get and/or synaptic to install from source code?
As I asked in the title, I would like to know how to setup Synaptic or how to instruct apt-get to install/upgrade software exclusively from source. I mean, apt-get/synaptic install only pre-compiled ...
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Is there way to Accelerate Package Downloads in slow connections? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Upgrading ubuntu with some thing which can make more than one connection
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and I want to download all (for a specified installation) packages ...
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Ubuntu wont start up after uninstalling packages with synaptic
I have had Ubuntu for a while and I uninstalled a few packages with synaptic. I then restarted the computer and it turns on the screen for a second, then the screen says "no signal imput" and turns ...
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Does Ubuntu ever push new versions of GCC into the package repository between releases?
Current version of GCC in Ubuntu 11.04 is 4.5.2. For certain C++0x features, I need GCC version 4.6, but would like to avoid compiling from source. Is there hope that Ubuntu will update GCC in the ...
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How can I prevent a package from being automatically removed in order to install another one?
This is the example: I want to install elementary-desktop (from PPA), but it requires to remove esound in order to install pulseaudio (which I removed because it was causing problems with many apps). ...
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Ubuntu Sofware Centre does not download packages when connected to Cisco VPN
I am not able to download packages through Ubuntu Software Centre when connected to Cisco VPN. However, I am able to do the same from Synaptic by adding proxy settings.
How do I make Ubuntu Software ...
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Installing package + dependancies and removing them all
I currently use Xubuntu and was considering installing/trying GNOME Shell or Cinnamon by installing their respective metapackage. However, doing so would result in a massive number of dependencies ...
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Synaptic opens with "starting without Administrative privileges
When I try to open Synaptic from the AWN Cardapio applet menu it gives me the 'starting without administrative privileges' message and then I can't install anything.
I can run sudo synaptic and it ...
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Flashplugin-installer errors
I have installed flashplugin-installer through Synaptic and before have tried sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer in LXTerminal, and whenever I load Google Chrome/Chromium and navigate to a ...
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Why can I install only one software at a time? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why the software center doesn't allow multiple downloads?
I have seen that in Ubuntu Software Center or even when
sudo apt-get install
is issued,only one package ...
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Firefox and other applications just crashes, sometimes with complete logout [closed]
Already in Ubuntu 10.10 I faced some odd behaviour after the login, e.g. the icons for maximizing or closing were gone, but after reloading with compizfusion icon, they appeared back (for both compiz ...
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How to remove Chromium browser without removing Lubuntu Desktop
I am trying to remove the Chromium browser through Synaptic, but it tries to remove Lubuntu desktop. How can I remove it keeping Lubuntu desktop?
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IRSSI shows Wine in “Unchanged” list in Synaptic Package Manager
I was downloading an IRC Client called irssi via the Synaptic Packet Manager but it listed wine and wine1.2 in the Unchanged list (of dependencies). I do have wine installed.
This suggests to me that ...
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What can I do if Synaptic can't get the latest version of software?
I'm using Synaptic for package management on Ubuntu 12, and am currently trying to get the newest version of SWIG - 2.0.9. My currently installed package swig in Synaptic is version 2.0.7-3ubuntu1. I ...
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What are the “standard Gtk+ toolkit command line options”?
I have a problem with the 'synaptic' application (GUI version of apt), and was hoping to get some debug output from it. The man page however has just a couple of command line options and this very ...
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Cannot install Handbrake in 64-bit Ubuntu 12.10
When I go into Synaptic and try to install the handbrake-gtk, after it gives me the list of all the other packages it has to install, I get this message:
The following packages have unresolved ...
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How do I install packages to an 8.10 system?
I am trying to copy some files from a disused Ubuntu 8.10 system.
To do that I need to install nfs, portmap, etc., since those are not already installed.
So I open Synaptic to install the packages. ...
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Why can't I completely remove any applications?
I am trying to completely remove some of the applications, using Synaptic Package Manager, that I have uninstalled in Ubuntu 11.04. I'm pretty sure I am doing everything correctly. I check the ...
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Simple-CCSM won't install
I'm trying to install simple-ccsm 0.8.2-0ubuntu1 in Natty Narwhal, but I receive an error:
simple-ccsm:
Depends: python-compizconfig but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ...
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Is Synaptic better than the Software Center?
Please forgive me for this novice question.
Most old experienced users of Ubuntu says that Synaptic Package Manager is the best way of installing software on the Ubuntu systems.
Is it because the ...
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Synaptic 'initialize', 'initialise' - why the difference?
British English is the language we oldies (baby-boomers) had to learn in Australia, so 'initialiSe' is correct.
USA English has -iZe, instead of -iSe - so what language is Synaptic using: British or ...
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sudo apt-get update giving error about duplicate
Getting an error about duplicate sources, how can I get around this?
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“Dependency is not satisfiable” error when trying to install an application
When I try to install glchess in Synaptic
I get this error
At a certain time I installed the Gnome desktop and a lot of games that came with it and then uninstalled the games. Now I want chess ...
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How to install multiple apps in Software Center (Similar Behavior of Synaptic)
I wish to select multiple apps in Software Center and THEN tell it to install them. Same as the behavior of Synaptic where I select multiple ones and the click Install. This saves MANY clicks for me ...
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Can’t search for Synaptic on GNOME Shell
“Activities” view of GNOME Shell does not show up results of administrative applications, such as Synaptic. To run it, you have to use Alt+F2. I’m using it in Oneiric. Do I have to do another thing?
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Broken Package error after updating
I updated my system using the Update Manager and now I am getting a Broken Package error.
I went into Synaptic Package Manager and clicked on Fix Broken Packages but then I got this error.
E:
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How to restore Software Sources in System->Administration menu?
Until Ubuntu 10.04 in System->Administration menu there was the "Software Sources" utility available. Now with Ubuntu 10.10 it's only accessible from Synaptic package manager. Is it possible to ...
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How to search for APT packages with a specific substring in their names only?
In the past I used to search for a package specifying a part of its name in Synaptic, as far as I can remember. Now it searches in package descriptions too and this is very inconvenient as it gives a ...
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How to download kde or gnome from synaptic for offline installation
I know how to install GNOME 3 and KDE using apt-get.
But i want to know how to, only download, from synaptic package manager, these shells. When i search for kubuntu-desktop in synaptic then the ...
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Is there an intelligent way to look for packages in the repository?
I would like to know if there is an intelligent program that helps find packages in the repositories. I mean a program that uses intelligent algorithms or that has an advanced search engine where yo ...
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After force-installing a 32-bit deb failed, how can I install the 64-bit version?
I tried to dpkg -i --force-architecture google-earth-stable_i386.deb and it failed.
But now when I try to install the amd64.deb it fails saying
dpkg: error processing ...
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Can Synaptic sort packages by time?
I know Software Center can do this (in the "History" section), but I've yet to find a filter/column in Synaptic that will sort the packages by the time they were installed/removed. I could really use ...
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Unable to login after deleting the “libxml” package in Synaptic
When I deleted the libxml in Synaptic, the Synaptic removed my ubuntu system and I cannot login! so I need reinstall the ubuntu system! Can you help me find a better solution than having to reinstall ...
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How do I add downloaded debian packages to Synaptic Package Manager?
In Synaptic, when I click File > Add downloaded packages and navigate to the folder with the debian packages, the debian packages are greyed out, which means I cannot select them.
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Synaptic won't launch from menu in panel in fresh Lubuntu minimal desktop 12.04 install
I performed a fresh install of Lubuntu 12.04 with minimal desktop, as described here.
To clarify, I did a command-line install from the Lubuntu alternative install disc, then I did an apt-get install ...
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When I want to reload synaptic package manager, I get an error
When i click reload after few minutes I get this error :
W: Failed to fetch
gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ir.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_
universe_binary-i386_Packages
Hash Sum ...
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I want to move drivers out of my archive manager/file roller
I want to move drivers that are in my archive manager/ file roller to Update manager, ubuntu software center or synaptic package manager
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What does “Missing Recommends” in Synaptic package manager mean?
In the Synaptic Package Manager, under 'Custom Filters,' what is the "Missing Recommends' entry?
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How to recreate cache for “APTonCD” after cleaning cache through apt-get clean?
I recently had to opt for cleaning my cache through apt-get clean after getting lots of GPG errors during update. But it's created another problem for me since I want to create an "APTonCD" for ...
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Unable to install any package
When I try to install ANY application through terminal, I get this error:
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Read error - read (21: Is a directory)
E: The package lists or status file could not be ...
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Why my lscpi command not found? [closed]
when u try to check my VGA using this code
lscpi | grep VGA
and my console say this
No command 'lscpi' found, did you mean:
Command 'lscpu' from package 'util-linux' (main)
Command 'lscp' ...
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Can I get application changelogs using the terminal?
In order to look at changelogs for recently updated applications, I use Synaptic. Is there a way for me to get specific application changelogs using the terminal?
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Can't install or upgrade Firefox at all
I've run into a frustrating problem when attempting to upgrade Firefox. I was running version 16 attempting to upgrade to version 18 through Synaptic. I received the following error:
W: Failed to ...
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Is running Latest Firefox on Ubuntu 8.04 possible?
Is running Latest Firefox (ver. 16) on Ubuntu 8.04 possible?
If so, what do I need to do to accomplish this?
(If I can keep that latest support Firefox 3.6.17 alongside the latest Firefox 16, that's ...
