Questions tagged [apt-get]
apt-get is a command-line interface to the Advanced Packaging Tool (apt) which is responsible for installing, removing, and upgrading packages.
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apt-get update is failing in debian
cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie main
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main
deb http://security.debian.org jessie/updates main
then apt-get update is ...
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apt-get update not working: Signing/ Verification errors
When I run apt-get update I get
Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb stable InRelease
Ign:2 http://archive-4.kali.org/kali kali-rolling InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive-4....
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How does Ubuntu know what programs exist and can be installed?
I typed the following in a terminal
$ musique
The program 'musique' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install musique
So Ubuntu knows that "musique" is a program,...
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"Unable to locate package sudo" when i try to install sudo on new Debian
i installed a new Debian on a small VPS and now when i try to install sudo i just get this message. I also tried to add FTP-Server into the list and i still get that error.
root@srv45758:~# vi /etc/...
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Change the Ubuntu program that runs when a command can't be found
When I type a command not found in a PATH in ubuntu, I get something like this:
$ rdesktop
The program 'rdesktop' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install ...
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Can I make apt-get always use --no-install-recommends?
I'm trying to create a minimalist debian install for my netbook. I have a clonezilla restore point that I made right after a fresh minimal debian install.
I do not have any packages other than what ...
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Why does apt-get sometimes asks for confirmation?
Sometimes it does this:
After this operation, 713kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
And sometimes not, and just assumes 'yes' and downloads automatically (I can'...
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Continue on error when apt-get encounters an install unable to locate package issue
When I run the following:
sudo apt-get install vim abcde php5-cli
It fails with the following message which is the expected behavior:
E: Unable to locate package abcde`.
I want it to install ...
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How do Ign and Hit affect apt-get update?
My understanding of Ign and Hit which are displayed in the output of the command apt-get update is that Hit: File found. No change in its timestamp and Ign: File ignored. No change in its content..
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Unable to remove package on Debian 7
I have a damaged installation of MariaDB which I am trying to clean out and re-install.
If I do sudo apt-get upgrade I get the following remove:
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct ...
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"sudo apt-get update" packages 404ing in linux mint nadia
In Linux Mint Nadia (Cinnamon), when I run
sudo apt-get update
I got the following set of error; note that I removed http://’s due to Super User’s spam filtering.
Fetched 173 kB in 13s (12.5 kB/s)
...
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How to recursively build a package and its dependencies on a Debian-based system?
Basically I want
apt-get's dependency resolving ability, and
to compile packages with customized options (such as the loader path).
Can that be done with the apt-* suite? If not, perhaps I can try ...
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apt-get wants to remove MariaDB on Debian Wheezy
I've set up my server to use MariaDB and used the installation instructions on the web page. It worked quite well. Now, if I want to dist-upgrade, apt-get wants to replace MariaDB with MySQL:
The ...
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What do Inst and Conf refer to when using the command apt-get in Linux?
When I run the command apt-get install flashplugin-installer I am displayed the following lines of details
Inst flashplugin-installer [11.2.202.233ubuntu0.11.04.3] (11.2.202.235ubuntu0.11.04.1 Ubuntu:...
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Errors were encountered while processing fuse
I was updating my system (Debian Sid x64) using apt-get, but I got the following error:
Setting up fuse (2.9.3-14) ...
dpkg: error processing package fuse (--configure):
subprocess installed post-...
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How to upgrade virtualbox 4.2 to 4.3 on debian wheezy with apt-get?
I'm running VirtualBox 4.2 and it keeps telling me that 4.3 is available for update. However when I do apt-get update and the apt-get upgrade I don't get any updates.
My sources.list contains deb ...
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apt-get Syntax error: end of file unexpected
Trying to run any apt-get commands from the terminal gives me a syntax error. Synaptic and Software Center work fine (Ubuntu 13.04).
For example:
sudo apt-get install mpack
/usr/bin/apt-get: 1: /...
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How to do sudo apt-get on an AIX machine
I don't understand this AIX.
How do I do sudo apt-get on AIX?
-bash-3.00$ sudo
-bash: sudo: command not found
-bash-3.00$ apt-get
-bash: apt-get: command not found
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sudo apt-get not working properly
While running sudo apt-get upgrade I got following error
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... ...
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Debian: "apt install build-essential" fails because of unmet dependencies
Using Debian Stretch v9.11.
I try to install build-essential, but fails because of unmet dependencies:
sudo apt install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading ...