The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and its variants. APT simplifies the process of managing software on Unix-like computer systems by automating the ...
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Regarding Reinstalling PostgreSQL
I was using PostgreSQL 8.4. I tried removing it through Synaptic Manager and then I tried to install 9.1, but I still version 8.4. I deleted all the files associated with postgresql. Now I am unable ...
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Prevent dependency from being installed with APT
I have this script line to install all packages for a new server.
apt-get install mysql-server openjdk-7-jre-headless tomcat7 tomcat7-admin jsvc apache2 ntp subversion
As you can see it installs ...
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apt-get update Error
I get the following error when typing:
# apt-get update
W: Failed to fetch http://etc.inittab.org/~agi/debian/libapache-mod-security2/etch/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 80.28.139.208 80]
E: Some ...
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Can't remove partially-installed extension
I'm on an Ubuntu 11.10 server with PHP 5.4 installed from a PPA. I had the MySQL library installed (php5-mysql) but wanted to try out the native driver (php5-mysqlnd), so I ran sudo apt-get install ...
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Resolving unmet dependancy in ubuntu 10.04
I am geeting the folowing error when i tried installing beanstalkd (sudo apt-get install beanstalkd) and I even tried -f option but none helped what can id do
Reading package lists... Done
Building ...
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Issues installing apache debian
I'm having issues installing apache2, and pretty much everything in general, I'm using debian.
I run sudo apt-get install apache2 and then it returns
root@debian:~# apt-get install apache2
Reading ...
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Node.js installation on Debian 6
I used to use this method for node.js installation on Debian, since it was easy and everything worked fine. Even with multiple users.
Since version 0.6.18~dfsg1-1 of the sid package, installation ...
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Bash installing script that fits all common Linux flavors
I was asked by my boss to make a bash script that could install Apache, PHP and MySQL (AMP) binaries in a Linux box (just some common linux flavors).
Compile and install all by the sources ...
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fail to install jenkins with puppet
i'm on a ubuntu machine when i fail to install jenkins with puppet with the following error:
/etc/puppet/modules/jenkins/manifests# puppet agent --no-daemonize --verbose
notice: Starting Puppet ...
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apt-get cannot connect “failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'”
Just got a new VPS running Ubuntu 11.04 and tried to update it. I got this error. I get the same error whenever using apt-get
login as: root
root@199.193.248.80's password:
Welcome to Ubuntu 11.04 ...
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Netdisco for Ubuntu server [closed]
Has anyone had luck installing netdisco through apt-get? I couldn't get it to work. I tried netdisco-frontend, netdisco-backend, netdisco-common, netdisco-installer.
I use server 12.04. Thanks!
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apt-get being strange
Normally sudo apt-get install gets me what I want with no issues, it installs dependencies and takes away a lot of the hassle. For some reason it's stopped working now.
$ sudo apt-get install ...
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Different puppet modules with one common resource
I am writing particular modules for the different roles of my servers. So I have a puppet and a puppet-dashboard-Module. The puppet module ensures that puppet is correct installed. The ...
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How do I install the latest version of Sphinx Seach in Apt-get?
When I do "sudo apt-get install sphinxsearch", I get version 0.9. I want the latest stable version (which is 2.4, I believe)
How can I do that using aptitude?
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Should I install MongoDB using Ubuntu's repository or MongoDB's private repository?
I was reading the MongoDB install instructions and noticed they have a private repository that the instructions tell you to add. I'm wondering if this is really needed because MongoDB is also in the ...
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I alternated my system default python version to python2.7, but the apt-get still use python2.6
Ubuntu , I changed my system default python version from python2.6 -> python2.7.
after
sh-3.1$: update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python2.7 2
sh-3.1$: sudo ...
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E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I'm getting an error while trying to update the linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 package on Debian 6, x64.
Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 (2.6.32-41squeeze2) ...
Running depmod.
Running ...
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How to Undo apt-get remove?
I know it is funny situation but i removed python with all associated programs from Ubuntu using sudo apt-get remove python?
Obviously i can install back python, but it will take me a lot of time to ...
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404 for packages install libmysqlclient15-dev
I try to install mysql-dev package on Debian Lenny webserver.
On my local home server, the same version it installs right but on the webserver
I get a strange error.
I hope someone can help me with ...
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Creating custom DEB packages of common programs
I have an increasing number of servers running Debian or Ubuntu with customized versions of Apache, PHP, etc.
I thought I might be able to save time by creating my own APT source and putting ...
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apt-get install build-essentials fails on Ubuntu 11.10 on aws ami-baba68d3
I was trying to install and configure Xabbix on an ubuntu server. Following their instructions on the wiki the first step fails:
sudo apt-get install build-essential
I get the following error ...
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mdadm warning after apt-get upgrade - can't boot RAID
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 precise. A recent apt-get upgrade ended successfully, but printed the following warning at the end:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-21-generic
W: mdadm: ...
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Installation of mysql-server crashed, can't reinstall
I tried to install the mysql-server package on my Ubuntu VPS. The apt-get process crashed and I had to kill it. Now I have this error message whenever I try to install it again:
$ sudo apt-get ...
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apache 2.4 on debian squeeze via apt
Is there a source like dotdeb.org which offers the apache 2.4 packages for Debian squeeze? I'm looking for Apache modules. I want to install the modules from this source and then the actual version of ...
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How do I override apt-get removing dependent packages?
I want to replace postfix with exim4 on my Ubuntu test server to reflect the setup I have on my production server, but apt-get and aptitude (quite understandably) insist on removing several packages ...
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Installing a .deb file manually?
apt-get install gitosis --fix-missing on my Linode still leads to a 404
(Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gitosis/gitosis_0.2+20080825-2_all.deb 404 Not Found [IP: ...
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apt-get duplicate sources.list entry for google-chrome (Ubuntu 11.10)
I am running Ubuntu 11.10.
This is the only line in my /etc/apt/sources.list with the text "google" or "chrome" in it:
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
Sometimes (not always) ...
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Dependency issue when installing some packages with apt
We have a little trouble installing some php5-* packages.
I am reallt not sure what is going on. We have the latest version
of php5-common.
# apt-get install php5-mcrypt
Reading package lists... Done
...
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Trouble with dns and debian update
I tried to update my debian dreamplug server with the command running as root apt-get update and recieved these errors.
Err http://security.debian.org lenny/updates Release.gpg ...
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apt-get update getting 404 on debian lenny
Here is my /etc/apt/sources.list
###### Debian Main Repos
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
###### Debian Update Repos
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates ...
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Upgrade to OpenSSL does not let Plesk Start
I am running Debian 5.0.10 with Plesk 9.2.3. I ran apt-get update and then apt-get upgrade recently which was fine, yet then Plesk failed to start.
PSA is down, performing full restart.
Starting ...
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Debian 5.0 (lenny) apt sources fail?
For the past few days, I couldn't update our apt-sources on Debian 5.0 (lenny). I get the following errors.
W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 ...
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How do I remotely deploy a software package on Linux system?
I have a software package I wrote in Mono and I want to be able to deploy it to Ubuntu server as part of my move to continuous integration and deployment work flow.
I was wondering if there is a ...
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How do I install latest version of ANT on CentOS 5 x64
I've installed ANT via yum but it's to old of a version. Not sure how to install it on it's own.
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debian apt broken after mixin lenny sid and apt-get update / upgrade
I ran an apt-get update / upgrade on a server I don't know before. The apt-get update hadn't been done since a long time (a year I guess..).
The second mistake is that I didn't check ...
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apt-get does not remove initscript?
This day I tried to remove apache2. It's bundled with Ubuntu Lucid, which I don't need. I used apt-get remove apache2 to remove it. But somehow, the initscript was still there, in "/etc/init.d/". I ...
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Debian/Ubuntu is it possible to reinitialize /var/lib/apt/lists and /var/apt/cache after deleting them?
Is it possible to restore the functionality of /var/lib/apt/lists and /var/apt/cache after deleting them or minmizing them in some wa
I am trying to shrink down an Ubuntu VM to the smallest size and ...
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Recovering from a borked reprepro pull
We distribute our software via custom debian apt repositories we create with reprepro. (Disclaimer: I'm not the release engineer who set this up; he's no longer with us.)
We have four repos:
...
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How to monitor package versions across multiple (Linux) servers
We use Puppet for installing the base level OS and packages, but our own application packages are deployed manually by individual developers.
I'm looking for a web dashboard to view/monitor the ...
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Error running apt-get install on Ubuntu server
When I run apt-get install mysql-server I get the following error:
Failed to fetch
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.1/mysql-server_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.6_all.deb
404 Not ...
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Difference between package updates and release upgrades on Debian
I've been trying to decide on a new OS for my production machine, and I was wondering what the difference is between straight up upgrading packages and upgrading to a new release.
If I install Debian ...
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apache 2.4 with php on debian squeeze
I've just compiled and installed apache 2.4 on my debian squeeze machine. It was the first time I've compiled it on my own. My next step should be installing mod_php for the server. Now I was thinking ...
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Install rlwrap on a Mac, OS X 10.7.3
I'm new to using a Mac and have come from developing in the land of Ubuntu and Windoze before that.
I'm trying to install rlwrap. I read that first I need to install XCode and then Fink. Ok, I got ...
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How do I get a list of packages that “Provides” something" using dpkg?
I see that dpkg has a "Provides" field for packages.
$ apt-cache show vim-tiny | grep Provides
Provides: editor
$
How do I know which packages provide i.e. "editor"?
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apt-get update mdadm scary warnings
Just ran an apt-get update on one of my dedicated servers to be left with a relatively scary warning:
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating ...
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How do I install a newer version of Apache2 if apt-get does not automatically find it?
I've installed apache2 on my ubuntu machine using the apt-get package manager. It installed apache 2.2.16. I'd like to upgrade to the latest (or at least a newer version) of apache2 but apt-get ...
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getting error while installing subversion in ubuntu 9.04
sudo apt-get install subversion
[sudo] password for hwsui:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean ...
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DEB: “Provides:” field ignored
I need to replace a package with a custom one, which gets its own name (foo-origpackage). To allow it to be used as drop-in replacement, I added the Provides: origpackage line to the control file. ...
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apt-get purge portmap
i had rpc.statd open on port 111 on a relatively fresh install of debian squeeze. i did an apt-get purge portmap as i wanted to disable rpc services and close the open port on my box; i was presented ...
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secure rollback of updates
I'm again and again wondering why there isn't (or did I just not find it?) any tool which can reliably and effortlessly rollback changes done by updates.
Let me take an update with apt on Debian as ...
