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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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Connection to ppa.launchpad.net not private?

I have some PPAs added to my system (Ubuntu 20.04), and when I try to update I get errors like: W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/oibaf/graphics-drivers/ubuntu/dists/focal/InRelease Unable ...
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Macbuntu ppa value error [duplicate]

I am trying to install Macbuntu on 18.04 Beaver. The first step is to add the Macbuntu PPA repo, this is what happened: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/macbuntu This PPA is dedicated to ...
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How do I programmatically detect that my launchpad build process is done?

I am working on the Snap! C++ project which manages many packages with a complex set of dependencies (see picture below). So as a result I need the build of package A to be complete before I can run ...
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"sudo ppa-purge ppa" failed with "Warning: Could not find package list for PPA:"

I am trying to ppa-purge agornostal/ulauncher, apandada1/brightness-controller and linuxuprising/shutter packages which I listed using find /etc/apt/sources.list.d -type f -name "*.list" -...
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if i make an update i get

sascha@sascha-HP-250-G7-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo apt update [sudo] Passwort für sascha: OK:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease OK:2 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease ...
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Error while trying to remove a ppa (with ppa-purge) which itself throws an error [duplicate]

I tried to add a ppa to control the heat issues of Ubuntu 20.04 but it threw an error. So I then tried to remove it, which again throws the same error. $ sudo ppa-purge ppa:webupd8team/unstable ...
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Correct PPA to install Python 3 on Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04 [duplicate]

For Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04 I need to install python 3. Currently 3.9.5 as I wrote this post. I watched some videos on youtube and read some tutorials. There are two different approaches One sudo apt ...
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Broken Update Manager in Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS

My taskbar has this notification from Update Manager which says, "A problem occurred when checking for the updates". I used sudo apt-get update but the output is this: Hit:1 http://dl.winehq....
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install wine on ubuntu 20.04 LTS fails with unknown ppa [duplicate]

I have tried several installs of wine Ubuntu 20.04 and they fail at the same point with the following: $ sudo apt-add-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ focal main' Hit:1 http://...
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Ubuntu 18.04 apt-get error [duplicate]

Ubuntu 18.04 apt-get error When I run apt-get in terminal I receive these errors: E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/blahota/texstudio/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file. N: ...
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Install python 3.6 Ubuntu 20.10 [duplicate]

I tried this one from google sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install python3.6 But the problem is in add-apt-repository it shows Note: Python2.7 (all), Python 3.5 ...
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Replacement for bintray for hosting debs of scala project?

I have an open source scala project (https://github.com/lucidsoftware/piezo) which currently deploys a deb to an apt repo on bintray. Unfortunately, bintray is going away in May, and I'm looking for a ...
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apt-update problem for https://ocean.surfshark.com/debian stretch InRelease [duplicate]

I am facing a problem upgrading from 18.04 to 20.04 - while running apt-get update I am getting Err:2 https://ocean.surfshark.com/debian stretch InRelease The following signatures were ...
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Help Directing Question to Appropriate Forum Area, Please: Repository Issue in 20.04 [duplicate]

I am using Ubuntu 20.4 and I am attempting to install DSD by debi http://ppa.launchpad.net/szechyjs/dsd/ubuntu 20.4 main But I get this response: debi: warning: debian/changelog(l12): found start ...
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How do I ask Ubuntu to add package to there PPA?

Arch Linux has the following package in there AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pulse-secure/ Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/pulse-secure.git Package Base: pulse-secure How do I ask ...
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sudo apt-get update focal and ppa error [duplicate]

When I do sudo apt-get update I see an output like this: Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease Ign:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnome-terminator/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease ...
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how can i fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu for wine [duplicate]

I have been trying to download the grovy main repository for wine and I keep on getting a 404 error on http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu. I have been told it is not supported anymore ...
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Has there been any malicious PPA so far?

People often discourage users from using PPAs because the PPA may potentially contain libraries and packages which may break the system. I have been using PPAs since 2010, and never encountered a ...
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Errors After Partial upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04

I recently tried to upgrade my Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 and the following error occurred. An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade. This was likely caused by: * Unofficial ...
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Pinning a specific PPA from Launchpad

I'm attempting to raise the priority of packages from the Ondrej PHP PPA from 500 to 1000. I attempted this: Package: * Pin: o=LP-PPA-ondrej-php,a=bionic,n=bionic,c=main,b=amd64 Pin-Priority: 1001 ...
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I just ran the command sudo apt update just like i do everyday but this time i got an error im new can someone tell me the exact command i can run? [duplicate]

*E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu focal Release' does not have a Release file. N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled ...
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back to default apache 2.4.41 on Ubuntu 20.04

How to back from apache 2.4.46 (ppa-ondrej-apach2) to default Ubuntu 20.04 apache 2.4.41 without remove apache and installing again? Is it possibible? To recompile apache?
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I am not able to update and install anything in virtual box. It shows error [duplicate]

I am not able to update and install anything in virtual box. It shows error Err:1 https://download.sublimetext.com apt/stable/ InRelease Could not resolve host: download.sublimetext.com Err:2 http:/...
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Cannot upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 - "Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu..."

Running sudo do-release-upgrade stumbles upon an error: An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade. This was likely caused by: * Unofficial software packages not provided by ...
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Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:~bigbluebutton/ubuntu/support' Ubuntu 16.04

When I run this command I get error... sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bigbluebutton/support -y OR sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rmescandon/yq -y I get the following error. Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:~...
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Debian package with dependency to package in unconfigured PPA [duplicate]

I'm creating a debian package primary.deb (custom, home-made package for internal use) that depends on secondary.deb (hosted in external PPA). I'd like the users of primary.deb to not explicitly have ...
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How do repositories work? [duplicate]

Alright, so I just installed Ubuntu and I'm new to the Linux community in general so this might seem a bit obvious to most of you, but how do repositories work? I know that a repository is like a ...
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Broken PPA vreating havoc... Can't install PPA Purge or open software center. Please help! [closed]

I have trouble with three of my PPAs. I stupidly installed some PPAs in order to install the newest version of Wine, not really knowing what I was doing and there is now a typo in some of them (I ...
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What is the best LTS ubuntu version to upgrade to, when the presently installed one has only 2 months left? [closed]

I am running Ubuntu 16.04, which I upgraded originally from Ubuntu 14.04. Presently (February 2021), Ubuntu 16.04 will run out of support in less than two months. I could now upgrade to 18.04 or 20.04....
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qgis installation error on ubuntu 20.04

I am trying to install QGIS in ubuntu 20.04 following this (https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/alldownloads.html#debian-ubuntu) instruction .When I tried to install the QGIS signing key with ...
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Is it safe to remove source code PPA? [duplicate]

Hello I am using Ubuntu 20.04 and I am new to it. See the image below: I can see here a main PPA and an additional main PPA (Source Code). What's the difference between them? Are both required? Thank ...
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Why is apt-get unable to locate bitcoin and bitcoin-qt package?

when i run these: sudo apt-get install bitcoin OR sudo apt-get install bitcoin-qt i get "E: Unable to locate package" what do i do?
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Can't see trusted application provider in 'Software & Update'

Can't see trusted application provider in 'Software & Update' after I did this: I described everything I did in order. I installed Y-PPA-Manager. Using these commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:...
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Cant install Qbittorent in Ubuntu 20.04 focal fossa [duplicate]

I added the PPA using this command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable I entered the password and hit enter. In the 13th process, I encountered this error: http://ppa....
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how to create *.list file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d for canonical-kernel-team

Recently I installed the repository for canonical-kernel-team. I used add-apt-repository to install the ppa. The ppa did not create a *.list file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d What *.list filename ...
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can't install PPA's in UBUNTU 20.04 [duplicate]

I've been trying to install ppa's for a while and I'm a little desperate; -; , because I need to do a job and I can’t install it at all (ah, hi this and my first post aki hhihi, I just made an equi ...
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Is it safe to install a deb file over a ppa maintained package [closed]

I have an application on my system that has always been updated via ppa. I want to get updates faster than the PPA will allow and so I want to start using the deb file the package maintainer provides....
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How do I resolve `Depends: libuv1-snap-dev (>= 1.33.1.7~bionic) but it is not going to be installed` when buliding a package on Launchpad?

I've been using launchpad.net to build many of my projects for Xenial, Bionic, and now Focal. As I'm trying to complete my list of projects, one of the builds is giving me grief saying that a ...
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PPA for the Macbuntu theme in Ubuntu 20.04

Does the PPA still work for the Macbuntu theme in Ubuntu 20.04? If not what happened to the old Macbuntu theme that was compatible with earlier Ubuntu releases? Has the Macbuntu theme become a ...
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Software Updater update failed [duplicate]

When I'm trying to update all packages in my environment, using GUI or from terminal by : sudo apt-get update I get : It simple says : ... Err:19 http://ppa.launchpad.net/beineri/opt-qt-5.11.1-...
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I can't add any ppa in Ubuntu 20.04

I just installed Ubuntu on my machine and I just can't install any ppa, the command is running and never stops, I need to cancel the processor with Ctrl + C. ubuntovini@ubuntovini-Aspire-A515-51G:~$ ...
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Uploaded package not showing in my Launchpad PPA

I created a package for Launchpad PPA and want to upload it to Launchpad. I've used dput command and this is what I get: tomica@home:~/Desktop$ dput ppa:{MY_LAUNCHPAD}/ppa packagename_0.0.1_source....
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What is the problem with node_modules (or npm) PPA on Ubuntu

I started to use Ubuntu last year and since today I face really annoying problems. Firstly the problems were Reactjs with script errors which I couldn't even start a project, anyway I solved in ...
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I can't install any program because "The following packages have unmet dependencies" even after trying things from other posts [duplicate]

When I try to install any program, I get this error. This is the latest example. bash pia-linux-2.6.1-05824.run I get The following packages have unmet dependencies: libfreecad-python3-0.18 : ...
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Fan speed: PPA for hardware/firmware

I have an Acer Nitro 5, which, under Ubuntu, has a loud and hyperactive fan. I remember that I once added a PPA which has some firmware/drivers that could better deal with my hardware. Yesterday, I re-...
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PPA for unity-tweak-tool-daily gives error when running apt-get update (404 Not Found)

When I type the command: sudo apt-get update, I got the error below: Err:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/freyja-dev/unity-tweak-tool-daily/ubuntu focal Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.85 80] E: ...
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ppa for ubuntu-packaged mariadb-10.4 for ubuntu 16.04 xenial

Is there a ppa or other repo providing ubuntu-style packages of mariadb 10.4 for ubuntu 16.04? I'm trying to easily get some vms upgraded from mariadb-10.0 (server and client).
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Attempt to package library results in package with no binary

I am new to packaging and I'm trying to package a library that one of my programs uses. The library is called Plytapus and it's used by the PerfectTIN program. You can find source code for both of ...
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Downgrading kubuntu backports to official repositories: could not find package list for PPA

I have added the Kubuntu backports PPA. This somehow messed up my system. Now I want to remove the PPA and downgrade all the packages to the version provided in the official repositories. I followed ...
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PPA hiccup or broken PPA? Kubuntu

I have several issue and at the moment I assume a PPA is the case of it. I have disable every PPA, except the PPA from Cononical (Main), no universe, multiverse and restricted and no additional one. ...
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