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I'm trying to add a new apt source from Synaptic( http://packages.debian.org ), but unfortunately I can't figure out how to do it. Can ya'll help?...
- 09-15-2005 #1Just Joined!
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Adding a new apt source in Ubuntu?
I'm trying to add a new apt source from Synaptic(http://packages.debian.org), but unfortunately I can't figure out how to do it. Can ya'll help?
- 09-15-2005 #2Linux User
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The easiest way is to just add the source to this file:
/etc/apt/sources.listIt may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
- 09-15-2005 #3Linux Guru
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What is the source? We will be able to tell you what to add directly to your sources.list.
BryanLooking for a distro? Look here.
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- 09-15-2005 #4Linux Enthusiast
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It's not a good idea to use Debian repositories in Ubuntu. You're better off doing this:
http://ubuntuguide.org/#extrarepositories
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