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System-V-like utilities won't install

The following pacages won't update in my ubuntu 12.04,I just upgraded it to 12.10 and all the updates installed,but these won't: System-v-like utilities The elementary widget set library runtime ...
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Why “sudo apt-get install” doesn't find a package?

I am getting this error: sudo apt-get install emacs23 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package emacs23 Moreover, I ...
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Update postgresql with latest security update

PostgreSQL announced on the 4th of April a security update to its PostgreSQL server. I really want to install that update. But if I run sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade the update does ...
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How to determine if installing updates will require a reboot?

I have some Ubuntu Server machines which I'd like to keep up-to-date, but not always if it requires a reboot. Is there a way to tell if pending package updates require a reboot BEFORE installing the ...
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Package dependencies errors?

I have some problems with Lubuntu. When I tried sudo apt-get update: Fetched 1,222 kB in 7s (171 kB/s) ...
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Got problems downloading updates in Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]

I got an error icon above my menu bar. When I click on it I get three options with some details. It says An error occurred please run package manager from the right-click menu or apt-get in terminal ...
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Cannot update: “installation or removal of a software package failed.” [duplicate]

I haven't been able to update of late. The details are as follows: installArchives() failed: Preconfiguring packages ... Preconfiguring packages ... Preconfiguring packages ... Preconfiguring ...
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Update Manager cannot update due to dpkg error… (Ubuntu 12.10)

I just downloaded the updates to Ubuntu 12.10; however, when I attempt to install these packages, I get this error [via Update Manager]: installArchives() failed: Preconfiguring packages ... ...
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Problem installing software from ubuntu software center and error running sudo app-get update and install commands [duplicate]

I am new to ubuntu. I am getting an error whenever i try to run sudo apt-get update(407 Proxy authentication required). Moreover, i am unable to install any software from ubuntu software centre not ...
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Reading package lists in update apt-get Ubuntu 12.04 VPS

I have VPS and I try to install some packages but I can't, when I try to update my package list, I get an error. I'm using sudo apt-get update At the end of all process display: Reading package ...
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Fixing Networking Errors after Updating

I have Ubuntu 12.04.1 installed on my Desktop (because 12.10 won't work with my GPU). Last Thursday, January 24th, I installed the updates that were recommended to me. I admit that I did not read ...
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How do I disable the “CD as package” source from the command line for ubuntu 12.04 LTS server?

I am trying to install or update software for Ubuntu server 12.04 LTS. I get this error: W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/InRelease and other such lines. ...
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Offline Update Packages [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)? I have installed ubuntu 12.04 lts and i have no internet connection in my home. But in my working are ...
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Will Adobe Reader 9.5.3 be offered in partner repository?

Will there be an Ubuntu package in the Canonical Partner repository for the security update Adobe Reader 9.5.3? ...
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Remove a previously deselected package to install postgres?

So I was meant to run add-apt-repository ppa:pitti/postgresql apt-get update apt-get install postgresql libpq-dev but instead I ran without the previous two commands apt-get install postgresql ...
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Packages are not available for installation

Changing some Software Update settings I possibly corrupted something, and now I don't see many packages in the list. For example: alex@u120464:~$ sudo apt-get install codeblocks [sudo] password for ...
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How to find which “package can be updated”?

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on Amazon EC2. Sometimes after connecting with the instance I get the following How can I find which packages can be updated? Can I choose if don't wish to update ...
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Problems with packages PINGUY OS [closed]

W: GPG error: http://dl.dropbox.com ./ Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY C1622487AAA521A8 W: GPG error: http://dl.google.com ...
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How to fix this where it can not ping any DNS names but only IP, as a result apt-get update is failing

I am trying to install packages but it can not reach any DNS but manually when i add DNS to IP it works but still the last DNS record is failing. # cat /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 ...
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Can't update packages or use Ubuntu Software Center (E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.) [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update? I get the following errors when trying to run the auto Update Manager Could not ...
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Dependancies not met while instaling digikam 2.9

I'm trying to install digikam 2.9 from http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/kubuntu-backports/ubuntu Here is the message I got: Les paquets suivants ont des dépendances non-satisfaites : digikam: ...
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How is ubuntu update secured against man in the middle attack? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What security policies exist in place for packages and scripts? Originally I want(ed) to know how ubuntu update process is being secured against tampering ofpackages by ...
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Can't install packages using apt-get install or Software Center

I installed recently in my personal computer 12.04. When a try to install some software (Dropbox or Chromium per example) from the Ubuntu software Center or when I try to install some package using ...
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Trouble installing package and updating

I almost nothing about Ubuntu. When I try to run the command to install of a package, I am said that 'unable to locate package' When I try to run sudo apt-get update, the system seems being blocked! ...
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I have a broken package that will not allow me to perform updates or any changes to my computer. How do I fix it?

This is the Error message I get - The following packages have unmet dependencies: skype-bin:i386: Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.6.3-1ubuntu5 is installed Depends: ...
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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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Problems updating weather indicator

I can not update Weather Indicator with Update Manager. This is the terminal log: installArchives() failed: perl: warning: Setting locale failed. perl: warning: Please check that your locale ...
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error occured while running sudo apt-get install -f

I get this error Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) so I tried sudo apt-get clean and autoclean. When I ran sudo dpkg --configure -a: Errors were encountered while processing: ...
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error occured while running sudo apt-get install -f [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: error occured while running sudo apt-get install -f WHEN I RUN sudo dpkg --configure -a Errors were encountered while processing: libgtk-3-0 remmina bamfdaemon ...
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updates not updating due to installation of untrusted packages in 12.04?

I ve had an issue with the update center about a month and a half ago and somehow resolved it.Today I checked my updates,clicked install and recieved an error message of "reguires installation of ...
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How do I save Updates/Installed Packages?

So I've been messing with thing that probably shouldn't be messed with trying to learn my way around Linux, and I seem to have messed something up. I'm getting a lot of error messages, reduced speed, ...
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The package system is broken when trying to install updates

When I try to install updates with update manager I get this message The package system is broken Check if you are using third party repositories. If so disable them, since they are a common source ...
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“Size mismatch” error while downloading packages [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix a “Failed to download package files” error? I've been having this annoying problem lately since I did a fresh install of 12.04. It started when ...
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Package operation failed when updating 12.04

Whenever I try to update 12.04, I get the "Package Operation Failed" message. I haven't been able to update my system. In the "Details" section it says: installArchives() failed: Extracting ...
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Is there a way to find out whether an updated program/package lands in the official Ubuntu release repositories?

If there is a new release/major update of a program (e.g. Rhythmbox 2.97, Skype 4.0 or Gimp 2.8), is there an easy way to tell whether and when they will make it to the current official Ubuntu release ...
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Update Manager Error when installing updates

When there are updates available, I download them. When I go to install them, the below error message pops up. (Package operations failed) I tried to install it via the terminal with the same results. ...
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How often should I update my system?

I just installed ubuntu and ran an update a few days ago. I am now seeing 400 some odd packages eligible for update in the notifications, and I am starting to be concerned about system bloat. Does ...
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ubuntu 12.04 not responding after software update

Yesterday, I did a software update and since then the system became unusable. To be more precise, I login and then I see only the background image without any bars, images etc.. This happened after ...
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How do I upgrade to the latest Java 7 while not losing my existing Java dependencies and add-ons?

$ uname -a Linux X51 3.0.0-12-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 14:56:25 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ java -version java version "1.6.0_23" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.11pre) ...
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How can I update Ubuntu offline without using Synaptic or Keryx?

I use Ubuntu 12.04 at my home and have good internet connection and my system works fine. One of my friend is having small office and he is thinking to switch from Windows to Ubuntu 11.10 or above. ...
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How can i disable the update prompt?

How to disable the auto update dialog box shows every time while i am working? I have applied the following command yesterday but today still that is showing up. Is there any other way to permanently ...
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How to update package manager to get package available in 12.04 on 11.10?

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10, which has libmongodb-perl 0.39-1 available through apt-get. I see that version 0.45 is availble in the "precise" (12.04) universe. How can I update apt to install version 0.45 ...
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How do you see what packages are available for update

FreeBSD user joining your ranks. I've been asked to look after an Ubuntu Server running 10.04 LTS. I see from /usr/lib/update-notifier/update-motd-updates-available that there are a number of ...
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Can I update a Single Package with out a Full Distro Upgrade?

I want vim 7.3 on my server. I don't want to do a full distro upgrade just yet. Is it possible to pull the next version of vim from an updated version of the repositories with out performing the ...
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How to request an package upgrade in the next Ubuntu release

I'm looking to move our company from Fedora 13 to the upcoming 12.04. We've built custom HDF5 1.8.7 RPMs that are newer than the 1.8.4 version in 12.04. If we go to 12.04 I'd like it to have the ...
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Updating Chromium requires installation of untrusted packages

I can't update my Ubuntu cause it says: Requires installation of untrusted packages The action would require the installation of packages from not authenticated sources. ...
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Is it possible to download the updates via torrent?

Is there software for Ubuntu, which allowes me to download and share the OS update packages with torrent? I want to relieve the servers of Canonical, so I already set up an apt cache server. But it ...
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How do I add the kernel PPA?

I can get Ubuntu mainline kernels from this kernel PPA - is there a way to add it to my repository list the same as regular Launchpad PPAs?
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Why I got: Requires installation of untrusted packages [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Updates don't install because of “untrusted packages” I got "Requires installation of untrusted packages The action would require the installation of ...
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How can I make a live CD/DVD from my harddisk installation?

How can I make a live CD/DVD from my harddisk installation? In other words, I would like to create a boot CD from Ubuntu that is installed on my PC, because I want to include the updated packages in ...

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