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APT is short for Advanced Packaging Tool, the package manager for Debian-based distributions. It is also the most used tool for installing packages in Ubuntu. Questions about using any of the apt commands should use this tag.
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Are the packages installed by the installer marked as manual?
Take a look at man apt-mark, which clearly explains how apt-marking works. …
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Jitsi Meet server on Ubuntu 18.04
Deb packages (which use apt) are not supported on Core, so the failure of an apt command seems like expected behavior. … Configure LXD
Install an Ubuntu-minimal or -server cloud-image into the container.
15GB recommended for a container storage group
Login to the container and install the deb using normal apt tools. …
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Postfix exit code 75
Packages that are "not fully installed or removed" generally must be reinstalled.
sudo apt install --reinstall <package_name>
However, that won't work in your specific case, because postfix exit code 75 …
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Run multiple types of APT actions at once
No: The grammar of an apt command is structured to prevent most multiple operations simultaneously. … If you decide to string commands together (apt update && apt remove foo && apt install bar), don't make the mistake of disabling those confirmations. …
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Why can't I install packages on an LTS release?
Work backwards:
You're getting apt 404 errors because your local database of packages is out of date. You update that database using apt update. For most folks, that's all they need to do. … But your specific case is wierder: apt update is also giving you 404 errors.
There are two possible causes:
You are using a bad mirror. …
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Definition on apt vs apt-get
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$ apt --purge --simulate autoremove
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
apt-get needs root privileges for real execution. …
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How do you recover from uninstalling apt?
If you still have packages in your local package archive (/var/cache/apt/archives) reinstallation might be as simple as:
sudo dpkg --install /var/cache/apt/archives/apt_1.2.24_i386.deb
# Note that dpkg … sudo dpkg --install /home/users/$USER_NAME/Downloads/apt_1.2.24_i386.deb
# Note: Edit the path and file_name.deb to match your situation
If uninstalling apt was part of a larger catastrophe, then you …
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How does apt install work?
Apt maintains:
A database of sources (/etc/apt/sources*)
A database of known packages (/var/lib/apt)
A cache of downloaded packages (/var/cache/apt/archives)
A queue of packages actions to do
Interfaces … Add-ons to apt handle:
Scheduled (automatic) upgrades, including background security upgrades
Update notifications to the user
Kernel replacements and /boot cleanup
Package cache cleanup
Release-upgrades …
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Unattended-Upgrade Fail
The packages msodbcsql and mssql-tools are not in the Ubuntu repositories - you get them from someplace else.
Since that 'someplace else' repository is not listed in your Allowed-Origins, those packa …
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Upgrading packages gives "After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used."
Upgraded packages replace older packages.
Sometimes the new packages are slightly larger or smaller than the older.
Sometimes the new packages are the same size.
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Get rid of apt update warnings
You created the problem when you created the line that says
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hirsute partner universe
Edit that line to the following, which will stop the errors:
deb http://ar …
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Is the version of an apt package always the version of the contained software?
Let's find out.
Our first stop is the Debian Package Tracker
This provides an upstream link
It also provides a history of imports. Looking at that history, we see that the -10 is added by Debian; it' …
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Why does Ubuntu offer an old version of GNS3 instead of the latest one?
Most Ubuntu software, including GNS3, is imported from Debian. Debian gets the code from volunteers who package the software for everybody's benefit.
According to Debian Bug #784871 and Debian PTS, n …
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Alternative package servers for Ubuntu Server 23.04 Lunar Lobster
All the known, registered Ubuntu mirrors are listed at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors
Simply edit your apt sources to one you prefer. …
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Which package installed postfix as a dependency?
If you don't have aptitude installed, you can try
apt remove postfix --simulate
Note the --simulate flag. Nothing will actually be removed.
and see what apt wants to remove that requires postfix. …
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