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I want to install the latest nginx using apt on ubuntu lucid.

I followed the instructions on the nginx wiki and added the source:

echo "deb  http://ppa.launchpad.net/nginx/stable/ubuntu lucid main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

the problem is the latest stable version is 0.7.67 but when i use apt-cache show, it shows as 0.7.65

how do i install the latest version using apt? i had the same problem with php,mysql etc so i've been installing everything from source, but i'm wondering whether i can get all the latest versions with apt.

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still can't get this working, any help appreciated – mononym Sep 14 '10 at 12:51
What does apt-cache policy nginx say? – Raphink Sep 15 '10 at 9:38
shows nothing in version table (after i uncommented out the ubuntu universe files), now can't find nginx (this is progress) – mononym Sep 15 '10 at 15:11
in my sources file i have: deb ppa.launchpad.net/nginx/stable/ubuntu lucid main (seems to be ignoring it) – mononym Sep 15 '10 at 15:12
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I think that you must be especific with the commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nginx/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nginx=0.7.67-4ppa1

Just remember to put the version of nginx from the launchpad package.

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Did you do an $ apt-get update after adding that line to your sources.list? That step is necessary to update apt's local package databases.

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yes i ran apt-get update afterwards – mononym Sep 14 '10 at 2:53
When you run the update, do you see any entries about it contacting the launchpad repo? – ErikA Sep 14 '10 at 2:55
yes: Get: 3 ppa.launchpad.net lucid/main Packages [14B] – mononym Sep 14 '10 at 2:59
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First off, make sure you follow ALL the instructions:

sudo su -
echo "deb  http://ppa.launchpad.net/nginx/stable/ubuntu lucid main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys C300EE8C
apt-get update 
apt-get install nginx

When you run apt-get update, do you get any errors for the nginx repository? Because the latest version in the nginx repo is 0.7.67.

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i followed all the instructions except the last one (install) as i want to ensure its the latest version before installing – mononym Sep 14 '10 at 3:00
0.8.50 is latest development release not stable – mononym Sep 14 '10 at 3:00
Ah, my apologies--the link on the Wiki was incorrect (pointed to the development page). The latest stable version is located here: launchpad.net/~nginx/+archive/stable; will update my answer accordingly. – Andrew M. Sep 14 '10 at 3:08
no problem, no errors from the repo, and if i navigate to it via http (ppa.launchpad.net/nginx/stable/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nginx), it show the package as 0.7.67, yet apt-cache show tells me different – mononym Sep 14 '10 at 3:12
when running apt-get update it is saying: Ign ppa.launchpad.net/nginx/stable/ubuntu lucid/main Translation-en_GB i'm guessing ign stands for ignore – mononym Sep 14 '10 at 4:09
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