Questions tagged [launchpad]
Questions related to Launchpad.net, the website that is used for most Ubuntu open source projects.
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Cannot upload PGP key to launchpad
I cannot understand why my PGP key was refused by Launchpad:
I have generated a key (RSA,4096 with no expiration) and have properly uploaded using
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --send-keys &...
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Cannot initiate the connection to ppa.launchpad.net [closed]
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gezakovacs/ppa
UNetbootin http://unetbootin.github.io/ is a cross-platform utility that can create Live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install ...
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Authenticate with Ubuntu One (launchpad) account
I have a team on Launchpad and I want to let the members log in to some web apps on my server. How can I let users log in with Ubuntu SSO/OpenId and check if they are member of a specific group there?
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Packages appear on the launchpad website, but are not recognised by apt
In the following launchpad page of the Kodi stable ppa I see a package named kodi-game-libretro-snes9x in the "Overview of published packages" list.
After adding the ppa, I can't install it. It ...
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How to upgrade to newest version of git - Cannot add PPA error
I am trying to use the package manager to upgrade to the newest version of git. When I try a simple apt-get install, it says my version is the newest version (1:2.7.4), which clearly is not the newest ...
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cannot add PPA for claws-mail [duplicate]
i am trying to install claws-mail on ubuntu 19.04. while running this command i get the below error. could anyone suggest on why am i getting this? what should be done to resolve this?
$ sudo add-apt-...
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How to install package from launchpad?
I am doing some programming in C++, and I am trying to install this package: llvm-toolchain
However, When I type into the console
sudo apt get install llvm-toolchain-8
it says: E: Unable to locate ...
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Cannot get gpg key id to upload to launchpad
Trying to set up packaging environment for launchpad but cannot send the key to keyserver because it doesn't show me the key id like it shows in the guide and cannot find it.
Any ideeas how to find ...
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How can I view the source code of the actual package version online?
I was trying to find online source code repository for BleachBit package for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
So I started by visiting search on https://packages.ubuntu.com and found the source package.
Clicking ...
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How can I remove a prefix from {latest-tag} in a Launchpad recipe?
I have a Launchpad recipe that looks like this:
# git-build-recipe format 0.4 deb-version {latest-tag}-0~{time}~rev{revno}~pkg{revno:packaging}
lp:kvantum master
nest packaging lp:~krisives/kvantum/+...
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Which GNU savannah bug report URLs are accepted by Launchpad?
I reported https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2-signed/+bug/1800340 which (as so often) didn't get any feedback, so I reported it upstream at https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&...
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Submitting a Bug on Launchpad when there are Missing Debug Packages?
I submitted a bug report to Launchpad using Apport. Shortly after, I received the following email:
Thank you for your report!
However, processing it in order to get sufficient information for ...
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How do I report a bug when Launchpad fails?
I'm installing xubuntu 18.04.1 fresh, less than 15 minutes after the install finished I had a problem with vim-nox (a.k.a /usr/bin/vim.nox). I tried "ubuntu-bug vim-nox" and things got weird very ...
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How to package for multiple Ubuntu versions with different package dependencies in a single PPA from launchpad? [duplicate]
I have an existing PPA for a Qt-based application that dates back to xenial that I recently updated to support bionic. I did this by just checking in all the changes required for bionic (in ...
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Can't build in launchpad, missing dependencies
I have a bunch of .so libraries that can not build.
dh_shlibdeps
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: cannot find library libnode.so needed by debian/android-messages/usr/share/android-messages/debian/...
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What do the HWE-Next or linux-oem packages do/mean
I have a device with a RealTek rtl8821CE wifi module. It does not work well on Ubuntu 18.04 and I have been using a third party driver. However the bluetooth still does not work. While searching about ...
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The GnuCash bug tracker has moved. How do we fix all the Launchpad references still pointing az the old site? [closed]
The Bug tracker of the GnuCash project has moved:
https://gnucash.org/news.phtml
(news posted on 2018-06-28)
Consequences:
The GnuCash projects bug tracker link on Launchpad should be fixed to ...
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Launchpad.net : "Lost something?"
I used Apport to report a severe Ubuntu. When sending it, I got told something like:
The bug you are trying to report has already been reported, please click here to see it and add details to help ...
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How do I report a bug on Launchpad when I don't know which package it affects? [duplicate]
How do I report a bug on Launchpad when I don't know which package it affects? I tried just reporting it directly to "Ubuntu", but "Report a Bug" on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu just redirects to ...
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How do I fix 404 error when updating package lists? [duplicate]
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and I can't install from new PPA's. It gives me a 404 error every time I try to update the package lists.
curtice@linuxloverpc:~$ sudo apt update
[sudo] password for ...
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Using backportpackage gives circular-ish dependency
I'm trying to use backportpackage to backport htop. The build fails because it needs debhelper (>= 11). When I tried to backport debhelper it failed because it needs dpkg-dev (>= 1.19.0.5~). ...
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Ubuntu Development version / How to participate, or how to get a smooth ride
Questions about the Ubuntu Development version
Background
AskUbuntu is dedicated to helping users with the current released versions of standard Ubuntu and Ubuntu community flavours (Kubuntu, Lubuntu ....
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How do I add myself to bug report? [duplicate]
There is a bug report on Launchpad that describes exactly what is happening to me.
How do I add myself to this bug report as it is currently marked as "undecided" importance with no-one assigned to ...
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Why can't I update Ubuntu anymore or log into launchpad to report it?
I'm unable to update Ubuntu anymore. My computer keeps asking me to file a bug for libre-office-common, because it isn't able to update to the newest version for some reason. Software Updater tells me ...
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How to upload/build a custom kernel on launchpad?
I have used make deb-pkg to generate the following files:
linux-4.14.20-rt17-v7+_4.14.20-rt17-v7+-1.debian.tar.gz
linux-4.14.20-rt17-v7+_4.14.20-rt17-v7+-1.dsc
linux-4.14.20-rt17-v7+_4.14.20-rt17-v7+...
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How to install the latest version of terminator?
If I follow the steps of gnometerminator.blogspot.de:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome-terminator
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install terminator
then I end up having terminator version 0.98, ...
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Where to report issues of snaps?
I don't seem to find any information where to report issues with snaps, i.e. applications which are installed through snap install instead of the system package manager apt-get.
Since most bug ...
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Where exactly is all the source code on Launchpad browseable?
I have always found the source code browser of Launchpad extremely useful when I need to link to packaging code in an answer. The URL pattern is simple enough (https://code.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+...
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"Launchpad doesn't understand the form data submitted in this request." when using links
If I use the console/text browser links to access https://launchpad.net I experience the error Launchpad doesn't understand the form data submitted in this request. after sending the form of an ...
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Unable to install libgtk2. Connection refusing
I am trying to install libgtk2 using command
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev
but, I am receiving following message (403 Forbidden):
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net/accessibility-dev/ppa/ubuntu/ ...
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is it possible to hide packages on launchpad.net?
so I'm was looking at PPA for the paper theme (click here)
and it doesn't list the cursor theme. It only shows the icon and the GTK theme. I've looked at the build logs and I cannot find it.
but I can ...
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Install gstreamer version 0.10 in Ubuntu 17.04
So previously I was using Fedora 24, and I had a thing set up where I was using gstreamer, ssh, and v4l2loopback to mirror my laptop's screen to another computer. Essentially I set up a dummy video ...
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How to build a PPA package on Launchpad from a git repository with submodules?
I'm currently trying to revive our project PPA since we started using Git submodules two months ago and import to Bazaar stopped working since it doesn't support submodules. So I removed bzr and ...
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What can I do when Launchpad shows a wrong upstream connection?
I noticed that the file source package in Ubuntu on Launchpad is connected to the wrong upstream project. This obviously can't be fixed from Ask Ubuntu, but I am hoping someone can tell me what I can ...
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Time limit when building source packages at launchpad
What is the time limit when building source packages at launchpad servers? That is, what is the time limit before the server will abort the building process.
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Packages not updated after adding ppa
I'm trying to upgrade vlc to 3.0
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/master-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc
The repo was added fine, as well as the update but it just says it's ...
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Which command gets udevdb.txt file at launchpad?
When I run ubuntu-bug or apport-collect an udevdb.txt file listing all devices is uploaded to Launchpad.
How can I get this file without using Launchpad?
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Apt-get update error launchpad [duplicate]
Whenever I apt-get update I get this error message at the end:
W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/mc3man/trusty-media/ubuntu/dists trusty Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from ...
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How to configure Launchpad PPA to use build dependency from Backports repository?
I want to build packages for my PPA using meson. I think I figured out how to do make a working recipe. However I need meson version (>= 0.4) which is not in the release repository of xenial.
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Manually building binary packages from source that are found on Launchpad
I'm trying to build the latest source of openSSH (https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable). If I use checkinstall, I end up with a single .deb that installs everything, whereas Ubuntu/launchpad ...
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Where is the source of firefox.desktop to send a pull request?
There is a small bug in /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1615549
and I'd like to fix it and send a patch but I can't find a repository ...
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How does one find a kernel commit from a launchpad bug report?
When reviewing the following launchpad kernel bug there is an notice that says it has been committed to the Xenial master-next.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1686099
https://...
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Is there a way to estimate if the addition of a ppa will be harmful? [duplicate]
I was told here, that it is insane to add repeatedly new ppa-s to the system, however sometimes it is the only way for me to install a program. Some programs have different ppa-s on launchpad.net to ...
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How to create a launch entry in the xface context menu for cinelerra-gg5.1?
I've downloaded a cinelerra-gg version 5.1 txz-file from cinelerra-cv.org.
The installation is very easy, no special knowledge needed, so I copied the file into a folder of my choice and performed ...
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Error while cloning source code of package (bzr: ERROR: Not a branch)
I'm following the Ubuntu Packaging Guide (UDD) and was faced with an error when I had tried to clone an existing package on third step.
$ bzr branch ubuntu:kdetoys
bzr: ERROR: Not a branch: "bzr+ssh:/...
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How to search for a ppa for the non community version of cinelerra? [duplicate]
At this moment, the most recent version of cinelerra is 6.0.
I performed apt-cache search cinelerra on my ubuntu with 0 results,
so I have to add a ppa which contains cinelerra.
There are two types ...
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How to add a launchpad repository to Ubuntu 16.04?
There is a project that I want to install on my host:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/xenial/amd64/libguestfs-tools/1:1.28.12-1ubuntu2
How to figure out information for add-apt-repository command using ...
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How to install nwchem by adding a launchpad source (not PPA)
I want to install NWChem (a molecular simulation package) and the link given for Ubuntu in their website is: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nwchem.
Can you please let me know how to add it to ...
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How to check if a software version exists for my Ubuntu release?
I'm having the issue in this post. Looking at the accepted solution, it says:
Check on Launchpad whether version 1.3.4 (Yakkety) or 1.2.19 (Xenial) was made available for your Ubuntu release.
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PPA dput Config error: missing FQDN set
I am trying to upload my PPA files using this page:
https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA/Uploading
However, when I try to execute dput ppa:your-lp-id/ppa <source.changes> in my Terminal, I ...