Questions tagged [ppa]
Questions about adding or managing PPAs (Personal Package Archives) should use this tag. PPAs are personal package archives that allow users and groups on Launchpad to make packages available to the public. PPAs can be added with a terminal command or through Software Sources.
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23.10 Folder "Properties" icons look like colorful static after installing oibaf/graphics-drivers
I'm running 23.10 and just noticed that if I right click a folder, file, or shortcut from file browser and select properties the icon looks like static. How do I fix these broken icons?
Graphics Card:...
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Power profiles and TLP conflict
I just tried installing TLP to see if it would make my laptop more efficient and it did not. I then removed it by running sudo apt remove smartmontools sudo apt remove tlp tlp-rdw sudo add-apt-...
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Problems installing WoeUSB (23.10)
I have tried to install WoeUSB with these methods (hint: to no avail):
Method 1: Run from source
1. Download the `woeusb-N.N.N.bash` file (woeusb-5.2.4.bash in my case)
2. Launch a terminal ...
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How can I reset and generate sources.list [duplicate]
I removed my /etc/apt/sources.list file by mistake. How can I generate it again?
Best regards
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Trouble Updating WSL Ubuntu: 404 Not Found Error and Repository Issue
I'm encountering an issue while attempting to update my WSL Ubuntu system using the command sudo apt update. Here are the details of the problem:
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
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Cannot add PPA. Fresh ubuntu installation (20.04) I have tried quite a few things
I am trying to add deadsnakes ppa to install some python versions. I have tried to use the sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa command, but I get Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:~deadsnakes/ubuntu/ppa'. ...
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how to prevent *.list files from getting overwritten?
Following the accepted answer to this question, I have adjusted the ppa entry for geogebra to the following entry:
deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/geogebra.gpg] http://www.geogebra.net/linux/ ...
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E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/bashsenpai/cli/ubuntu focal Release' does not have a Release file
I've tried the different solutions listed in here:
What can I do if a repository/PPA does not have a Release file?
First solution: ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:bashsenpai/cli/ubuntu
Updating packages ...
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At the /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory: What does .distUpgrade really mean? [duplicate]
At the /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory exists the following files
docker.list git-core-ubuntu-ppa-focal.list google-chrome.list
docker.list.distUpgrade git-core-ubuntu-ppa-...
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Newly installed Kubuntu; added support for gaming Lutris; everything works well but I have an annoying error about a missing PPA repository
Apparently, the Lutris folks are aware of this issue - even suggesting a method for a resolution that wasn't very clear and without clear instruction.
Lutris indicated that they removed the PPA repo (...
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Uploads to launchpad.net not visible after dput
I am trying to upload my backport of a package to my new repository on launchpad.net
dput -u ppa:user/repository *.changes completed successfully, but there are no changes on the PPA page.
apt-add-...
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Ardour 6.5 to Ubuntu Studio 20.04 - libraries
Instructions how to upgrade Ardour from original v. 5.1 to 6.5 in Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS can be found here: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-ppa/+archive/ubuntu/ardour-backports
After succeeding ...
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Packages from PPA do not appear in `apt search` [closed]
On an Ubuntu 18.04 machine, I've added the deadsnakes PPA to install Python3.10 with sudo -E add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa. It does so without complaints. sudo -E apt update works as well and, ...
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Difference between Mozilla's new repository and ppa [closed]
Mozilla introduced new package repositories for (nightly) deb packages. Apart from that a ppa already exists for a long time.
In the blog post's comments they already write that it should be ...
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Installing Python 3.7 on Ubuntu 23.10 gives 404 error
I have recently clean-installed Ubuntu 23.10 after I started getting issues making an upgrade to 23.10 from 23.04. I am trying to install Python 3.7 on my system via ppa:deadsnakies, but it keeps ...
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ppa ubuntu-toolchain-r unable to locate package g++13
I am trying to add a newer gcc toolchain to my docker image (based upon ubuntu:20.04).
I am following the steps from this article.
In the docker's bash I run:
add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/...
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Why/how is it possible to "hide" PPA's ? sounds unsafe
I have installed "beyond compare" from scooter software.
now, on apt update I get:
Ign:17 https://www.scootersoftware.com bcompare4 InRelease
Get:...
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How do I install the gcc-13 aarch64 cross compiler on Ubuntu 22.04?
The Linux kernel now requires gcc v13 in order to compile, but Ubuntu 22.04 is stuck on gcc v11. I found instructions to install the latest native gcc-13 via a PPA (https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-...
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Firefox from mozillateam-ppa cannot write on non-root partition
I'm migrating from Gentoo to Ubuntu 22.04. Traditionally, I have all my firefox profiles on a seperate partition mounted at /profiles which is mounted via this line in /etc/fstab:
PARTUUID="...&...
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Unable to add ondrej repository apt in Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur
Am I doing something wrong or my Ubuntu version is just not compatible with this repo? If so, from where can I get php7.4-fpm package?
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Tried everything to update ubuntu to 23.10 using sudo apt update but it shows me an erro message with two yellow "W"s
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lunar InRelease
Ign:2 https://ppa.launchpad.net/gnome3-team/gnome3-staging/ubuntu lunar InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lunar-updates InRelease ...
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Unable to add kisak-mesa PPA following the command on Launchpad
I am trying to add the kisak-mesa PPA to my system. I usually add PPAs by following the instructions on Launchpad. For this PPA, the instructions look like this:
However, when I run sudo add-apt-...
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa: is throwing errors
Trying to add multiple repositories to my Ubuntu 22.04 vm and I'm getting this error. This occurs with all repo's I try to add. What's going on here? What's the fix?
kaplah@UbuntuARM:~$ sudo add-...
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How is PPA built? [duplicate]
I have a question about the PPA structure.
I don't mean one package, but the PPA system, etc.
As I understand it, the PPA backend is launchpad and its code is available under launchpad.
And what about ...
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Title bar buttons in Thunderbird 115 in different order
Today I've got the upgrade from Thunderbird 102.15.1 to version 115.2.3, courtesy of the Mozilla Team PPA. The window buttons / title bar buttons in TB 115 are in a different order than for every ...
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how do I resolve it? running command sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade [duplicate]
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease
Hit:7 http://...
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apt update error only with non-official ppas
On a computer which is behind a proxy (appropriately configured I hope), after upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to 20.04 then 22.04:
updating/upgrading from the official Ubuntu repositories works fine,...
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What can I do if a repository / PPA does not have a release file? [duplicate]
When I try to run sudo apt update, I get the following errors for the gnome3 repository. What can I do to solve these error. Is there perhaps a way to revert all my repos back to default? I am running ...
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How can I fix my vulkan, why does my vulkaninfo fail?
If I run vulkaninfo I get a seg fault (though I can't find the core dump):
$ vulkaninfo
WARNING: [Loader Message] Code 0 : loader_scanned_icd_add: Driver /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libvulkan_nouveau....
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Understanding the Nature of Problems Caused by Third-Party/PPA Repositories During Ubuntu Release Upgrades
I currently have Ubuntu 20.04 installed and wish to upgrade my release to 22.04. I also have several third-party repositories enabled and some set of packages installed from each. I understand from ...
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Error everytime i do sudo apt update [duplicate]
every time i do apt update i got this error message
E: The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/brightbox/ruby-ng/ubuntu jammy Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a ...
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Repository removal fails
I followed the directions at:
https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-remove-or-delete-ppa-on-ubuntu-linux/
to attempt to remove the ppa: "libreoffice-ubuntu-ppa-jammy.list". Pasted below is ...
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How to install kernel 6.5 from Mainline PPA into Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
I need the newest nct6775 and asus-ec-sensors modules from the 6.5 kernel branches for my Asus X670E Hero motherboard and Ryzen 7950X cpu to get sensors for my cpu and motherboard.
Every time I ...
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Randomly get: gpg: keyserver receive failed: Cannot assign requested address
I want to add new repositories on Ubuntu 18.04 and randomly get the following error:
gpg: keyserver receive failed: Cannot assign requested address
Randomly, as in, the same command sometimes works ...
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Install specific package version (available on Launchpad)
I'm trying to pin packages installed through apt on Ubuntu 20.04. Unfortunately older versions of packages are removed very quickly it seems, so e.g.:
apt install -y git=1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.6
yields:
E:...
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apt can't find php8.2 even though I have added the ondrej/php ppa in my Ubuntu 23.04 [duplicate]
I have added the ondrej/php ppa but it can only find the php8.1 version of php not the other ones.
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Apt unable to locate pacakge (grub-customizer) when its added through ppa [Ubuntu 23.04]
Here's what I ran
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
Which successfully adds (and is able to Hit:3 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/danielrichter2007/grub-customizer/ubuntu ...
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How to remove balena etcher to fix "failed to fetch" error during "sudo apt update" on ubuntu?
I received the following error while updating Ubuntu 20.04 with sudo apt update.
E: Failed to fetch https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/balena/etcher/deb/ubuntu/dists/focal/InRelease 402 Payment ...
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sudo apt update still looks for updates in ubuntu hirsute-updates while i am using 22.04 [duplicate]
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kindly look at the photo and help me through this.
Thank you.
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Cannot upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 because it asks about non-existing ppa [duplicate]
When I am trying to upgrade Mate Ubuntu 16.04, the process stops at command
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/ffmpeg-3/ubuntu/pool/main/f/fontconfig/...
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Steam says I need some 32-bit libraries, but I don't know what to install
I am trying to use Steam right now. However, it constantly gives me the following error every single time:
You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run:
libXtst.so.6
libgtk-...
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:touchegg/stable PROBLEM
I want to install touchegg because I'm on x11, but when I write:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:touchegg/stable
I get this:
Repository: 'deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/touchegg/stable/ubuntu/ jammy ...
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error with add-apt-repository
I tried to add a ppa and y got the message here after. The ppa is not added, i.e. not in /etc/apt/sources.list.d.
$ sudo add-apt-repository -d ppa:fenics-packages/fenics
Traceback (most recent call ...
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gnome-terminal won't open after ppa install
I'm new to Linux (I just recently started dual-booting Ubuntu 22.04 alongside Windows 11). I wanted to select all from the terminal (I found that enabling the legacy shortcut would only select a ...
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Cant Add Firefox PPA: httplib2.error.ServerNotFoundError: Unable to find the server at api.launchpad.test
When I run this command
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa
I get this error
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/httplib2/__init__.py", line ...
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gpg: My PPA setup is causing DEPRECATION Warning, Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead
My PPA setup is causing DEPRECATION Warning:
W: http://ppa.launchpad.net/myid/ppa/ubuntu/dists/focal/InRelease: Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring (/etc/apt/trusted.gpg), see the DEPRECATION ...
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Installing RabbitVCS on Ubuntu Jammy 22.04
I am trying to install RabbitVCS on Ubuntu 22.04 using PPA but I am getting this error:
Err:8 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/rabbitvcs/ppa/ubuntu jammy Release
404 Not Found [IP: 185.125.190.52 ...
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Broken apt sources when doing apt-get update [duplicate]
I have the following errors when I attempt to run sudo apt-get update on my Ubuntu 20.04 machine:
Hit:1 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Get:2 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu 23.04 firefox PPA no decoder found for audio/mp4a-latm
When I go to Proximus Live TV on my Ubuntu 23.04 laptop with Firefox 113.0.2 from
https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/ubuntu/ppa?field.series_filter=lunar
Just running firefox from the command ...
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(K)ubuntu keeps replacing Firefox form the PPA with Firefox Snap on system updates [duplicate]
I'm using a custom Firefox setup using the Mozilla Team PPA (following more or less this guide, but not using the unattended update configuration) on Kubuntu 22.04. I also use firejail to run Firefox ...