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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 [duplicate]
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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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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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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Gnome-encfs-manager on 22.04
I'd like to install gnome-encfs-manager on my Ubuntu 22.04 computer.
I tried the usual way but I cannot install the gencfsm PPA as required (says it does not support Jammy).
Do anyone know if it is ...
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Missing Release Files for Gnome3-Team PPA's, Ubuntu 22.04 [duplicate]
I have a computer where Ubuntu 22.04 was installed from scratch (i.e. not upgraded to from an earlier version of Ubuntu). Any time I ran sudo apt-get update I would get errors for both of the gnome3-...
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Black Screen after Boot, after trying to fix Nautilus, after updating to 20.04
I have a problem with my Ubuntu machine. After updating from 19.10 to 20.04 my Nautilus woudnt open anymore. I tried the solution from this Nautilus not opening Ubuntu 20.04 thread.
sudo rm /usr/...
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The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnome-terminator/ppa/ubuntu focal Release' does not have a Release file [duplicate]
I was trying to get a repository to install Ukuu for the new Kernel and I noticed this message:
The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnome-terminator/ppa/ubuntu focal Release' does not have a ...
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Installing Terminator for ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]
I've been trying to install terminator for my ubuntu 18.04, but I couldn't install it with apt and after adding ppa:gnome-terminator, in apt update I get this error:
Err:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/...
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How to install gnome 3.29.92 or 3.30 in Ubuntu 18.04?
Is it possible to install gnome 3.29.92 or 3.30 in ubuntu 18.04?
Is there a PPA available?
Update: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/devel-announce-list/2018-September/msg00003.html
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Unable to downgrade GNOME from 3.20 to 3.18 [duplicate]
I'd like to downgrade GNOME because 3.20 on my Ubuntu 16.04 is a mess. There are countless sources on the Internet (including askubuntu) saying how to do this, and it's always:
sudo ppa-purge ppa:...
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How to upgrade GNOME to the next unstable development series?
I understand that with GNOME version numbers, you have the odd numbered releases being the unstable in-development series, and the even ones as the stable releases which the odd unstable ones become. ...
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Where to find new firmware upgrades application on GNOME 3.18
I have just upgraded to Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 with GNOME 3.18, and I read here that there is a new firmware upgrades application, but I can't seem to find it anywhere, so how do I find it? I have ...
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How to easily tell which PPAs need to be purged
I have several PPAs, such as the Fresh Libre Office one, and the GNOME3 Staging one, and this means that I get all of the latest packages, however a lot of these PPAs in the descriptions say that you ...
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Installing GNOME 3.16 on Ubuntu 15.04
Can you please help me with installing GNOME 3.16 on Ubuntu 15.04?
I added https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/ubuntu/gnome3
to the repositories and installed "gnome", but I still have ...
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GNOME is gone. How to fix?
I have had this issue for a few weeks. I use Ubuntu 14.04. I love GNOME and decided to upgrade to 3.12.
Then I later decided to downgrade to 3.10, using ppa-purge. I ran sudo apt-get dist-upgrade ...
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dpkg issue while trying to install insight from PPA - trying to overwrite... which is also in [duplicate]
When trying to install insight from some PPA repositories, but I get errors.
sudo apt-get install insight
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... ...
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Upgrade Evolution in 14.04? No PPA and overwhelming dependancies to build
Is it reasonable to install a current version of Evolution (say 3.16.1) on Ubuntu 14.04? I added the recommended 'ppa:fta/gnome3', but I'm still only offered 3.10.4 from the Ubuntu archive. It seems ...
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How I can upgrade gnome to latest(Testing or Unstable release) on ubuntu?
Now I'm using gnome shell version 3.14.3 on ubuntu 14.10 utopic.How I can upgrade gnome-shell to 3.16 or 3.15 91(on ppa:ricotz/testing repository).
Currently I added following ppa repository
ppa:...
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I want to change my desktop enviroment
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 and I like Unity, but I'm also curious so I would like to try out another DE. Few days ago I installed Cinnamon via PPA but that was not my style. I read good things about Gnome ...
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Problem in Installing Gnome 3.12
I tried to install Gnome 3.12 on my Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 (Gnome shell: 3.10)
I did the following steps (from this tutorial):
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
$ sudo add-apt-repository ...
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Cannot update to GNOME 3.12
Ok, I tried to avoid asking this question here, as it's noobish and and always closed/downvoted, but I cannot figure it out myself.
I'm on 14.04 and trying to update GNOME from 3.10 to 3.12. Most ...
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How to fully convert Ubuntu to Ubuntu Gnome (not just installing Gnome)?
I've been using Ubuntu since 7.10 on a number of different computers. I'm currently using 13.10 on my home computer and 13.04 on my work computer. I prefer the Gnome 3 desktop experience and it's ...
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I have 2 Different versions of nautilus installed somehow, How can I put the 3.6.3 version in the menu in GNOME Fallback?
I'm Using Ubuntu 12.10, I used the standard Gnome 3 ppa to update all the GNOME apps in 12.10 to version 3.6 including Nautilus. Then I realized that It didn't update Rhythmbox to version 2.98, so I ...
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gnome-core-apps installation
How do you go about installing these? I installed the ppas for gnome 3.10 including the staging and I don't have the core apps that come with gnome. I am on ubuntu 13.10. Any ideas?
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Where is my new Gnome 3.10 software?
After upgrading to Gnome 3.10 via the Gnome3 and Gnome3-staging I don't see the new software center, maps or any of the new software jazz that is suppose to come with Gnome 3.10. I see the window and ...
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Gnome 3.10 doesn't show login, Ubuntu 13.10
I use gnome as default desktop. And I recently upgrade Ubuntu to 13.10 then upgraded gnome to 3.10. Upon restarting, it brings me to the gnome log in screen (GDM) and all I see is the top banner part ...
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How can I enable all installed Gnome Shell Extensions? [duplicate]
I need this, because sometimes the Gnome Shell "forgot" all my extensions configurations after a normal reboot/shutdown. And I'don't want reinstall entire system because this.
So I want a script or ...
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How to Upgrade Gnome 3.4 to 3.10? [duplicate]
I have been happily using the Gnome desktop environment to complete my day-to-day computing. Recently, I learned that Gnome 3.10 was released. I tried to update using the ppa: gnome3-team/gnome3. ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 background is white when handled by file manager, and has no background when it is not [duplicate]
Long story short, I installed Ubuntu 13.04, and added the Gnome PPA but after installation I realized that the background was now white/grey. I tried ppa purging the gnome ppa but it failed. Upon ...
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How do I downgrade gracefully from gnome3
I installed the latest gnome3 from webupd8's ppas and somehow borked my system.
while doing a ppa-purge it somehow decided to remove the ubuntu-desktop meta package
now while i'm trying to get back ...
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Adding y-ppa Manager [closed]
I was wondering if there was any way to add the app called Y-PPA managaer to ubuntu?
[email protected]
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How to Switch Packages to Different Repository?
I installed gnome-shell from a 3rd party repository a while ago, but now it's in the official repository. How do I switch it and all it's dependencies to the official repository? I tried removing ...
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Nautilus Menu appearing behind transparent gnome-shell menubar
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 beta when it was released a couple of weeks ago. Everything is working fine.
Later I installed GNOME shell and then upgraded it from the gnome-shell testing ppa. I also ...
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No Window Manager and no Networking
I'm in a bit of a pickle right now due to a few blunders I made on my Ubuntu install. Currently, I have no window managers (so I'm running from a terminal) and no networking, wired or wireless. Here's ...
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Gnome 3 ppa was unstable until April 28th, so is it ok now?
Everything I read said that the GNOME 3 PPA for Natty would be very experimental, cause sudden death, etc until April 28th. Well, today is April 28th, so if I start using GNOME 3 from the PPA will it ...
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Is there a Gnome3 stable PPA?
Is there a Gnome3 stable PPA yet? Or will it become available in the Natty repositories later this month?
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