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How do I add a custom package to debian repository?
I run my own debian apt repository server. I have a .deb file that i would like to add into the repository (Adaptec Storage Manager deb). I need the ability to manage that package independent of the ...
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Crontab with Github
I want to be able to push a repository to Github at midnight, every night. I know that Github isn't a back-up service, and, in no way am I expecting it to be this - I just want the best up-to-date ...
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Trying to use multiple Debian repositories
General situation:
I need to port a Qt project from MS Visual Studio 2010 to Linux (Debian).
In VS 2010 I have Qt v.4.8.1, but in Debian it is Qt v.4.6.1. This difference prevents me from porting, as ...
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Find packages not maintained in main repo? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
listing packages in Debian, a la dpkg -l, but including the package origin/source
E.g. Ubuntu Server offers only security updates for software contained in the main ...
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Managing unofficial repositories on a Debian system
A few years ago I added this repository to my sources.list:
http://www.deb-multimedia.org/
because it contained packages like acroread or flash player, which were either missing or out of date in ...
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Launchpad equivalent for Debian
I am thinking of switching to Debian (Squeeze) from Ubuntu (10.10). But these questions have been bugging me:
Is there a Launchpad equivalent repository for Debian? I am not able compile packages ...
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Why are backports called backports?
I'm reading about repositories in debian and i've found backports.
But it sounds strange for me. I feel word back to be indicating older stable versions that are more compatible with less frequently ...
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How to update Debian kernel to latest in backports
I have a machine running Debian stable, and I'd like to update the stock kernel to the latest kernel available in the backports repository. There are many kernel-related packages and virtual ...
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How to manually insert a repository in source.list?
I tried to add a new APT repository using this command:
add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao
but I got a "command not found" error. I tried installing python-software-properties, but it's already ...
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The difference between deb versus deb-src in sources.list
I don't understand the difference between these two lines in my sources.list, please explain:
deb http://mirror.optus.net/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
versus
deb-src ...
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Private Debian repository to serve selected packages to selected machines
I have a private Debian repository setup with a few custom built packages (along with other official Debian packages). All my machines have this repository(only) configured in /etc/apt/sources.list. I ...
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apt-get prompts for CDs when installing packages, how do I make it stop?
I used ubuntu linux before, and I installed debian OS on my labtop using DVDs that I burned. But when I'm trying to use apt-get to install software, the system always asks me to insert disk to ...
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What are the different debian package repos?
I know about the ones at http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/README, but there are other ones such as:
security.debian.org
backports.debian.org
archive.debian.org
How many are there? Is there a ...
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Setting up a Gentoo Repository on a Debian Host
I have a debian host, on which i want to setup a private Gentoo Repository for my college. I have started syncing the repository by a simple bash script whose snippet is as follows :
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