Questions tagged [software-sources]
Questions about managing software sources/repositories in Ubuntu. This can be done graphically through System Settings > Software Sources or from the command line through APT's CLI tools or editing /etc/apt/sources.list and related files.
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How to start using Test Evolve - Automated testing tool?
I'm currently exploring new software testing tools, and one of the tools that caught my attention is Test Evolve. I'm curious to know if anyone here has experience using it for automated software ...
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archive ubuntu ftp server for specific package
I am looking for accessing server for archive.ubuntu.com for specific package like python in gz tarball. Typically a list of available files are shown and you can select file based on version you need ...
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i have a problem remated to charmed kubernetes
I always face this error after following the steps I found in official website :
I enter this command
(juju ssh kubernetes-control-plane/leader -- cat config > ~/.kube/config)
then I face this ...
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I can't get the app store icon
I uninstalled some apps in Ubuntu 20.04 using the app store. After a while I tried to install a new program, but I can't get the app store icon anymore. The system is searching forever, but gives no ...
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Skipping acquire of configured file multiverse/restricted/universe in Ubuntu 22.04
I am trying to install rar and unrar on an Ubuntu 22.04 system, which I believe are in multiverse (following some instructions that said to add all of multiverse, restricted, and universe).
I ran add-...
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Duplicates in /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq-focal.sources [duplicate]
The solution on post:
How can I fix apt error "W: Target Packages ... is configured multiple times"?
dont seem to answer my question since my duplicates are not both inside "/etc/apt/...
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apt-get vs. package/version
I have this output of cat /etc/apt/sources.list :
cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy main universe multiverse restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/...
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I currently have no source.list directory or file due to too many failed to fetch errors, how can I resolve? [duplicate]
Give me Please /etc/apt/sources.list
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
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Command 'update-manager' not found
I'm currently trying to update from 21.10 Impish Indri to Jammy Jellyfish but am unable due to update-manager somehow not being installed. I would greatly appreciate any help with this. Thanks in ...
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Possible placeholders in sources.list
Official man sources.list(5) mentions only $(ARCH) placeholder.
I wonder if there are any other placeholders are available, like $(CODENAME).
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apt mirror:// ubuntu-ports
I am trying to configure my sources.list using the mirror:// method on ubuntu arm64:
mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt
only works for amd64 but not arm.
Any equivalent of this for arm64?
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how to find wether an app is a snap or a flatpak or a native app "in terminal"?
I have installed both flatpak and snap versions of several apps (I sometimes even have appimage and deb file of some other apps installed too) to find which one works better for me.
Now I want to ...
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how to install ifb module in ububtu
When run modprobe command get error
root@my-pool6:/opt/calltest# modprobe ifb
modprobe: FATAL: Module ifb not found in directory /lib/modules/5.4.0-107-generic
So I want to install the ifb ...
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Why does the security.ubuntu.com repository exist?
Looking at the contends of the /etc/apt/sources.list file two repositories are listed:
archive.ubuntu.com and security.ubuntu.com
At first I thought that the security repository only contains security ...
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The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available - multi try
I have Ubuntu 20.04 on my WSL and I am facing no pub key error during sudo get-apt update. I went through many questions and everywhere are written almost the same answers like:
sudo apt-key adv --...
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/etc/apt/sources.list.d not showing up in "other software"
I've got a strange but my PPA's do not show up in Ubuntu "other sowftare".
I'm I missing something or doing something wrong? Does anyone know how to fix this error?
Terminal
Other Software
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Problem with Repository and Keys
I wanted to update my I2P software and was following the steps provided in the official I2P website (https://geti2p.net/en/download/debian):
Open a terminal and enter:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:...
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I can not open some application by clicking their icons
My Ubuntu is 22.04 version. When I try to open some applications(Postman, Intellij IDEA, VSCode, PyCharm) by double clicking, I can not open the applications. What do you think about the problem ? Is ...
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How can I clean up all custom apt repositories?
When I look in my /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory, I have the following files:
bazel.list
bazel.list.save
deadsnakes-ubuntu-ppa-focal.list
google-cloud-sdk.list
google-cloud-sdk.list.save
Whenever ...
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Updating results in 404 errors for everything - 404 not found ip [duplicate]
I'm running ubuntu 21.10 and trying to update and then upgrade.
unfortunatelly
sudo apt update
i get the following errors:
Ign:1 http://.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu impish-updates InRelease
Ign:2 http:/...
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sources.list errors [duplicate]
I was trying to run: sudo apt-get update
The response I received was:
E: Type 'sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
My ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Utility to fix W: Duplicate sources.list entry
I get "W: Duplicate sources.list entry" messages when using the ~$ sudo apt install or ~$ sudo apt update commands. These are caused by duplicate sources listed in /etc/apt/sources.list and ...
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How to fix mismatched release and sources.list
I have what looks like Groovy installed:
~ cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.10"
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muon requires root (not just su) privileges to edit "software sources"
There is a similar question pertaining to Discover here, but the fix described there only works for Discover and not for muon. A couple of possible workarounds are described here, but not recommended ...
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Upgrade from 19.10 [duplicate]
I have a system that's currently on 19.10 and I would like to get it upgraded. I didn't realize this wasn't on an LTS, so now I'm having trouble.
I've been through all the steps I can find including ...
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problem to install QGis [duplicate]
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy from 20.04. I try to install Qgis following the instructions (https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/alldownloads.html). When I try to run sudo apt update I get ...
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Upon upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04, how do I clean my Software & Updates > Other Software list?
When I upgraded from 20.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS, the installer told me that it would disable some of my software sources and that I could manually re-enable them after. When I checked the "Software &...
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What to do with disabled Software Sources after Ubuntu Upgrade
I upgraded from Ubuntu-MATE 20.04 to 22.04.
What am I supposed to do with all these now-disabled sources?
(admittedly some were probably disabled before)
For some application-specifc ones „that I ...
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Some repos fail to update on Ubuntu 22.04 [duplicate]
**sudo apt update
Atingido:1 htt-p:-//br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Obter:2 http:-//br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease [114 kB] ...
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I have deleted source.list and sources.list.d [duplicate]
First of all cordial greeting.
My mistake was deleting source.list and sources.list.d
How can I reverse my error?
Thanks in advance.
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Error message during Google-Chrome install.: Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list ([option] not assignment) [duplicate]
Ubuntu 22.04
Hi,
I found one other entry to this problem, but it doesn't appear to apply exactly.
I'm no wizard, I'm not even able to clean the apprentice's boots, so all suggestions are a foreign ...
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Remove Darktable 3.0.1 installed by Software
I know this question had been asked before but no answer in former questions have worked. I, like many others, wish to have the latest version of Darktable and the software (at ubuntu) only offers 3.0....
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Ubuntu Canonical partners
Issue:
Open Software & Updates and check "Canonical-supported free and open-source software (main)"
Open Software Updater, gives me an error "Not all updates can be installed" ...
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Where is IBM Lotus Symphony today?
This question sparks from a bug report on LibreOffice forum. Yes, I know much of the functionality of Lotus Symphony was supposedly incorporated into OO about the time LO split off. This question isn'...
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How do I find the list of sources/mirrors for my country, Jordan?
I am using Ubuntu Focal 20.04.4 LTS and recently I had a problem with my source list.
I tried all the solutions on the internet and nothing works but when I turn on the VPN the problem disappears. Now ...
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GPG verification enabled, but no signatures found in Gnome Software
"Software" keeps telling me there are updates but every time I click the notification, I don't get to see any updates because there's an error:
Sorry, something went wrong:
While pulling ...
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How to open CAD files from Boardview?
I have a .CAD file created in Boardview. I have tried using OpenBoardView and it's very good, but it's basically for .BRD files not .CAD files.
Is there something like BoardViewer (which is written in ...
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repository problem after upgrading from 20.04 to 22.04
I upgraded from 20.04 (focal) to 22.04 (jammy) and in the sources.list.d folder it is still showing some files with focal in them. Should I change them to jammy manually?
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/...
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How to do a release upgrade using private deb repositories?
We have Ubuntu servers (20.04 LTS) without Internet connection. In order to get new apt packages, we have a JFrog Artifactory server with Internet access and connection to our Ubuntu servers mirroring ...
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Software Sources not accessible from Discover
Updated to Kubuntu 22.04 today and i am facing a problem with Software Sources in Discover.
I am able to install and remove programs using discover.
My password is not being accepted. It was working ...
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Is there any way to find out which apt key belongs to which package?
I have two public signing keys from the same developer in apt-key list. How to find out which is the key of the installed package?
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How to exclude a host when using APT mirror protocol
It is convenience to me to use deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt in my apt source file.
Now I need to have a way to block a single host in that list which I know is not reachable (or very ...
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Ubuntu Software Updater > Settings & Livepatch (Software & Updates) not working
Hey Guys,
I have following problem for several months and I don't know how to solve it.
Every time I start the Software Updater, the button Settings & Livepatch does not do anything. If I search ...
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Is adding a PPA safe? [duplicate]
Are all PPAs safe? From where do I know which PPA refers to which packages? Can adding a PPA cause any harm? Or is it that the package when downloaded will cause harm? In particular is it safe to add ...
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What is the signed-by option in deb command?
I try to install gcloud CLI in my Linux and I am following the documentation here.
From the installation part 1:
Add the gcloud CLI distribution URI as a package source. If your
distribution supports ...
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Question about a Derivative that uses Ubuntu Repositories [closed]
Backstory: I'm using CUBIC to try to create my own derivative. Nothing that anyone will be interested in, just seeing how the process works (and I've definitely learned a few things about how the ...
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No updates for 4 months on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I have been away for 4 months and when I started Ubuntu again there were 0 updates available. That seems very odd to me. I tried several times and always got that the same result: packages are all up ...
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How can you verify the /etc/apt/sources.list is current?
I am using Ubuntu 20.04.
I follow the apt-update process but is there a way to verify the sources.list file is current?
And does the update process use any auto-notification files on my server, like ...
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Error when I run sudo apt-get update - have disco on bionic system
sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Ign:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco InRelease
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where to put the resource folder when manually installing program
I know that I can manually install a binary by placing it it in /usr/local/bin or some other folder in my PATH variable. I'm not sure how to go about applications that have a resource folder around ...
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