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20 questions linked to/from How do I add the "proposed" repository?
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How to install debcargo in Ubuntu? It is in the Debian repositories, but not in Ubuntu [duplicate]
debcargo is a Debian package for packaging rust apps in .deb format. It is available in Debian Buster and above, but I could not find the package in Ubuntu 20.04 and 20.10.
Why is the package not ...
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What is the "proposed" repository?
What exactly does this repository contain and why should a user either stay away from it, or add the repository?
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Trouble installing Rabbit VCS for nautilus
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 and following instructions mentioned here to install Rabbit VCS.
I added the PPA properly, did a sudo apt-get update and ran
sudo apt-get install rabbitvcs-core rabbitvcs-...
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install openjdk 21
I have Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS.
I have run
sudo apt update
but when I execute
apt install openjdk-21
the package can't be located
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading ...
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screencast not working ubuntu 22.04
taking a screenshot or partial screenshot works fine, but when i try to record and click on the record button, it prompts the timer on the top bar and instantly disappears and, eventually, recording ...
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Evolution Error: Cannot communicate securely with peer: no common encryption algorithm(s)
For two days now Evolution reports the following error when I try to connect to my university’s mail-server:
imap.server.name:993« gescheitert: Cannot communicate securely with peer: no common ...
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gksudo nautilus error - Ubuntu 14.04
I installed gksudo on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and when i run nautilus with gksudo
gksudo nautilus it asks for password, then gives error and then crashes
(nautilus:19688): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid ...
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Ubuntu apt zsys error
So I keep getting this error when doing an upgrade, but I cant find a solution on how to resolve it. Im on Ubuntu 20.04
sudo apt dist-upgrade
Reading package lists...
Done Building dependency tree
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Workspace keyboard switching won't let me change
I recently installed Xubuntu 14.04 and I noticed that it had Ctrl+F1...etc assigned to switch workspaces.
This is very annoying since Ctrl+F4 is for closing tabs in my browser and I use it a lot.
In ...
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Can't install adobe-flash-properties-gtk
I am trying to see whether I can alter the settings of Flash to reduce the huge memory footprint—whether that succeeds is another issue—and came across advice regarding a settings tool that I am under ...
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Snapd package conflicts with xorg packages
I wanted to try snapd on ubuntu 14.04, but there was some dependency problems.
Apparently systemd conflicts with some xorg/mesa drivers I have installed with the HWE packages.
I removed some of them ...
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will using xubuntu decrease my power usage?
I am battling with the absurd power usage of ubuntu 11.04. On windows 7 (which came preinstalled) I can get around 4:30 hours turning everything off (wifi, bluetooth, lowest brightness for screen) ...
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How can I update Unity to 5.16?
I've got Ubuntu 12.04.1, but Unity is still in the 5.14 version. I have a problem with the launcher tooltips, but it got fixed in Unity 5.16. How can I update it? I've tried adding ppa:unity-team/ppa, ...
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Unable to find packagename 'xenial-proposed' [closed]
setup: Ubuntu 16.04lts on vmware exsi vm as guest os.
procedure: installing openstack following url http://conjure-up.io/
installation issue: unbound local error; following instructions at
Testing/...
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How can I get the latest unity updates?
Well, I've tried using the PPA posted in OMG UBUNTU! . But nothing appears in the update manager.
So how do I get the updates without adding the ppa for unity 3.8.16?
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