How to add ppa repositories?
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What are PPAs and how do I use them?I always like to have my programs up to date but in ubuntu software center the software aren't always up to date. I know about repositorys and i'd like to add some so how can i find the repository of certain programs in launchpad. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.1.
You can add a PPA location with the command
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:<ppa_name>For example
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome-desktopYou can find some help on Ubuntu Documentation
Although there is no real 'root' user on Ubuntu, you have to have superuser permissions to add a PPA. On a regular system you have to do it with sudo: sudo add-apt-repository ...
I edited my answer to reflect that. Thanks for the informations
And if you're sure the PPA name is typed correctly, you can add ' -y' to the end to auto-allow the new PPA. (sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome-desktop -y). This makes it easier to use post-installation scripts that add multiple PPAs without user intervention.
Just curious what would happen if you accidentally added the same ppa twice?
@puk Never tried it, but considering UbuntuForums it gives you a warning "W: Duplicate sources.list entry"
@puk : I know this post is old but I tried it. It did not coplained and added a duplicate line in my list of software sources. I tried it with: `sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freefilesync/ffs` ..... It reported zero error, correct keyring (priv and pub) creation,etc... Exited normally. At the end I was left with a repeated line: http://ppa.launchedpad.net/freefilesync/ffs/ubuntu trusty main (Source Code)
To use this command, I am asked to install `software-properties-common`. After I try to install it, I see that is 10.5MB in total! That's some serious size of binaries to simply add a URL to a list of URLs! :O
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Andre 8 years ago
Can you be a little bit more specific please? Name some of the programs you want to receive via a PPA.