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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add-apt-repository ppa:openssh/openssh
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openssh/openssh
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/httplib2/__init__.py", line 1363, in _conn_request
conn.connect()
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I tried installing AppImageLauncher, getting this since trying to add PPA to my system [duplicate]
this is the error I get in app-get update
Hit:1 http:// download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/easyrpg/xUbuntu_23.10 InRelease
Hit:2 http:// pl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease ...
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add-apt- or apt-add-repository missing in Docker ubuntu:precise (12.04.5) container [closed]
For compatibility, I need to use this old image but even after installing software-properties-common both commands are not found:
apt-add-repository or add-apt-repository
All I could find was to ...
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The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/savoury1/ffmpeg4/ubuntu noble Release' does not have a Release file" on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS [duplicate]
I recently tried to add the savoury1/ffmpeg4 PPA on my Ubuntu 24.04.1 (codenamed "noble") system to install an updated version of FFmpeg. However, when I run sudo apt update, I receive the ...
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E: Package 'php8.3' has no installation candidate
I own a virtual server I installed ubuntu to host in website, I have a problem I want to install php 8.3 but I get this error
E: Package 'php8.3' has no installation candidate
I tried almost all the ...
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How to best run Inkscape on Ubuntu 24.04 (crashes on startup)
After upgrading from Ubuntu 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04, I had to reinstall Inkscape, which for some reason was removed during the upgrade. I've tried three methods to install, none of them fully successful:...
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How to add Changed-By while building with debuild for launchpad?
I decided to fork a package and put it on my PPA on launchpad. But it Keeps getting rejected beacuse sources.changes file dosen't has Changed-By: other package i forked is accepted but Changed-By is ...
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Problem installing GEOS in Ubuntu 22.04
I'm trying to install GEOS in Ubuntu 22.04. According to their own installation instructions, I ran the following:
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/...
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PPA warning after upgrading to the latest 24.04 LTS
After I upgraded from 22.04 to the latest 24.04 when I do Update/Upgrade it gives me this warning message:
**/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py:562: Warning: W:https://ppa.launchpadcontent....
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How to Enable HTTP/3 with Nginx from Ondřej’s PPA on Ubuntu 24.04?
I’m running Ubuntu 24.04 and using the Nginx packages maintained by Ondřej Surý (from ppa:ondrej/nginx). My Nginx version is 1.26.2, and I want to enable HTTP/3 (QUIC) support. I noticed that --with-...
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How to install Thunderbird 128 "Nebula" from the PPA?
I added the repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa, but it installs the Thunderbird 115 instead of the latest 128.
Is there any way to install Thunderbird 128 from a PPA?
Alternatively is there any deb ...
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What should I do if "The repository ppa.launchpadcontent.net doesn't have a Release file" && no sound? [duplicate]
E: The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ubuntu-audio-dev/alsa-daily/ubuntu jammy Release' does not have a Release file.
So, what should I do? Also, after the latest ubuntu update my built-...
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Launchpad error while copying package -- already published
I'm trying to copy my Launchpad package to the new Noble repo,
I first tried to copy binary package but failed with:
Target series: Noble
my-pkg 1.1.0-1 in jammy (binaries conflicting with the ...
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Error Message when I try to do command sudo apt update' [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 24.04. I have tried to do the command sudo apt update and I get the following error message:
Err:17 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/oguzhaninan/stacer/ubuntu noble Release
404 Not ...
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How to install parabolic in Ubuntu 24.04 without snap or flatpak?
I am using Ubuntu 24.04 with a laptop with limited storage in its internal drive, and to save space, I want to avoid snaps and flatpaks.
I want to install the Parabolic YouTube downloader, which is a ...
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Trying to figure out what type of packages Launchpad contains
I have a question regarding what type of package can be downloaded from Launchpad.
As an example I have the following package https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debconf/1.5.86ubuntu1
On the download ...
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The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/camel-neeraj/sysmontask/ubuntu jammy Release' does not have a Release file
sudo apt update
Hit:1 https://downloads.1password.com/linux/debian/amd64 stable InRelease
Hit:2 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease ...
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ubuntu 22.04 how to fix shutter -- installed but grayed out
I have ubuntu 22.04 and installed Shutter. When I click on it the application comes up but everything is grayed out except the screeenshot for the entire screen. I don't know what is wrong, so I don't ...
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Cubic: "An unexpected TLS packet was received" when installing the cubic-wizard PPA repository behind corporate proxy
I'm trying to install the "Cubic" utility on my Ubuntu 22.04 system (a virtual machine on ESXi 7.0).
The system is behind my company's proxy server and I have created the file /etc/apt/apt....
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ModuleNotFoundError: apt_pkg
I am trying to install Python in my EC2 instance
using these commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3.12
However, upon running the first ...
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can't find launchpad content [duplicate]
Err:13 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/gwibber-daily/ppa/ubuntu focal
Release 404 Not Found [IP: 2620:2d:4000:1::81 443] Err:14
https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/gwibber-daily/ppa/ubuntu disco
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Multiple Errors: while using sudo apt update [duplicate]
When I use sudo apt update these what I get as an output, multiple error tried to find answer but couldn't get any as working. Really new in the Linux field if you could help me out it will truly ...
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Release file issue of my repository [duplicate]
Getting this error on latest Ubuntu (24-04).
The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/gamabhana-team/gamabhana/ubuntu noble Release' does not have a Release file.
This command used to work on ...
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The "sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nemh/systemback" command does not work
I'm trying to create a Live ISO of my linux distribution using a tutorial and to do so it tells me to enter this command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nemh/systemback
problem it returns me this error:
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Unable to remove a PPA I installed when I had an older version of Ubuntu
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 from an older version (16? 18? I forget)
I have a tablet, and apparently I acquired the tablet drivers from a third party PPA
ppa:doctormo/wacom-plus
Well, now that ...
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Launchpad: How to set up a "fork" of an Ubuntu source package?
I'm currently trying to create a PPA that would automatically release linux-firmware packages from the latest Ubuntu for all Ubuntu releases.
To do that, I've created my project https://launchpad.net/...
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Is there another way to update flatpak in Ubuntu 22.04 without adding the PPA?
Reason for asking is because of the Flatpak 1.12.7 vulnerability and system times out when trying to add the Flatpak PPA.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:flatpak/stable -y
[sudo] password for daniel:
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Ubuntu 23.10: Unable to install PHP 7.1 using ppa:ondrej/php and apt install php7.1 [duplicate]
I'm a Laravel dev and new to Ubuntu. I have two different apps which use two different versions of PHP. I need to have PHP 7.1.x.
I tried to explore different platforms most of them are using ppa:...
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How to fix Launchpad PPA which uses a key with weak algorithm?
My sudo apt update output has warnings like the following:
W: https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/apandada1/blanket/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease: Signature by key 95ACDEBD8BFF99ABE0F26A49A507B2BBA7803E3B ...
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How to solve errors (E/W/N) after apt-get apdate? [duplicate]
I am now running 22.04 LTS. After sudo apt update, I got these errors:
Hit:1 https://mirror.xeonbd.com/ubuntu-archive jammy InRelease
Hit:2 https://mirror.xeonbd.com/ubuntu-archive jammy-updates ...
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Why can't I install more than one version of php with the ondrej ppa?
I ran
docker run -it ubuntu:22.04 bash
apt install software-properties-common
add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
apt update
apt install php8.2 -y
but I get the error Unable to locate package php8.2. ...
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I am trying to switch from Ubuntu to windows but when I use the "sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8" comand I get this: [closed]
I am trying to switch from Ubuntu to Windows, but when I use the sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 command, I get this:
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ppa:mozillateam/ppa gone?
I am trying to install firefox in a arm64 Ubuntu 22.04 Docker container from the mozillateam ppa, but it seems not to be available anymore. I also could not find it searching it manually at https://...
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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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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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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?
