Where are the good repos for Ubuntu 5.10?

**George Harrison** · 11-18-2005

Hello, I am a big fan of the Ubuntu Guide but it is still written for 5.04, impatient for a 5.10 version to come out I just changed my apt sources and installed 5.10 I am really enjoying it. Yet when it comes down to installing the "good" packages (multimedia codecs, dvd playback, etc. etc.) it will not do it. In my old 5.04 sources I had all of the backports and life was swell. With 5.10 I can't do that and I'm almost tempted to go back to 5.04 if I cannot resolve this. Is there anyone out there running Ubuntu 5.10 with the good repos? I've been Google searching for a bit and cruising the Ubuntu Forums for a minute or two but I'm coming up with little, I'll keep on searching. Thanks.

**bryansmith** · 11-19-2005

There are some good packages in the cipherfunk repos: http://cipherfunk.org/diary/

He has the appropriate sources.list entry info on that page.

Bryan

**George Harrison** · 11-19-2005

Thanks for the link.

I'm not sure if I'm following this correctly

So this is supposed to go into the sources file?

Code:

URI&#58; ftp&#58;//cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/ubuntu/
Distribution&#58; breezy
Section&#40;s&#41;&#58; main

If so then my apt sources file would look like this then:

Code:

#deb cdrom&#58;&#91;Ubuntu 5.04 _Hoary Hedgehog_ - Release i386 &#40;20050407&#41;&#93;/ hoary main restricted


## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch updated software from the network
deb http&#58;//us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted
deb-src http&#58;//us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch major bug fix updates produced
## after the final release of the distribution.
deb http&#58;//us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted
deb-src http&#58;//us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http&#58;//us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy universe
deb-src http&#58;//us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy universe

deb http&#58;//security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted
deb-src http&#58;//security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted

deb http&#58;//security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe
deb-src http&#58;//security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe

deb http&#58;//archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy multiverse
deb-src http&#58;//archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy multiverse


URI&#58; ftp&#58;//cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/ubuntu/
Distribution&#58; breezy
Section&#40;s&#41;&#58; main

I knew that the last entry stuck out like a sore thumb and I knew it wouldn't work but just for a chuckle or two I tried to update my box, here is the output:

Code:

$ sudo apt-get update
E&#58; Type 'URI&#58;' is not known on line 33 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list

So I'm not for sure what to do here.. this is making me feel pretty stupid too.. the example on the page was prolly just a base of information and it wants you to do the rest or something, I'm confused. From what it sounds like, he wanted you to put the exact code into your sources file. Which is what I did..

btw, I did install the import key.

Code:

gpg --import release.keys

I haven't any idea what I have done wrong at this point but I'm definately confused.

**eerok** · 11-19-2005

Try it like this:

Code:

deb ftp&#58;//cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/ubuntu/ breezy main

That would work in debian, anyway ...

**bryansmith** · 11-19-2005

Originally Posted by eerok

Try it like this:

Code:

deb ftp&#58;//cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/ubuntu/ breezy main

That would work in debian, anyway ...

That should work. Then do the following:

Code:

$ gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
$ gpg –armor –export xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | sudo apt-key add -

Replace the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with the key spit out from 'apt-get update' before importing the key. You should then be set.

Bryan

**George Harrison** · 11-19-2005

Thanks guys.

I am a bit puzzled though, I have already imported the key as I said above with the gpg --import release.keys command, so when I try the command gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and replace the x's with the string of numbers from "apt-get update" it says it's retrieving the key from the server, I am giddy at this point. Then it times out

Code:

gpg&#58; keyserver timed out
gpg&#58; keyserver receive failed&#58; keyserver error

Is this due to the fact that I have already imported the key? How can I uninstall the key? Or is this just due to the fact that I cannot connect to their server and it just keeps timing out and god hates me

sorry for all the questions, I'm all bamboozled right now.

**bryansmith** · 11-19-2005

I never had that happen when using Debian or Ubuntu. I would try again later.

Bryan

**msg43** · 11-19-2005

Well I was installing ubuntu on my cousins computer and I never used debian / ubuntu. So what I did on ubuntu was

Code:

 wget ftp&#58;//cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/release.keys

then I opened the synaptic package manager

Code:

1. Settings
2. Repositories
3. Authentication
4. Add
5. Selected the download key release.keys
6. close out of everything &#58;&#41;

hope this helps

**eerok** · 11-19-2005

Originally Posted by George Harrison

Code:

gpg&#58; keyserver timed out
gpg&#58; keyserver receive failed&#58; keyserver error

This has happened to me: in my case the server was busy and it worked when I tried again later.

**George Harrison** · 11-19-2005

ok it sorta works

, but I'm still having a bit of trouble.

Code:

gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The command above worked perfectly but I run into trouble with the second command:

Code:

gpg –armor –export xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | sudo apt-key add -

I am getting this error:

Code:

gpg –armor –export &#40;my number code&#41; | sudo apt-key add -
usage&#58; gpg &#91;options&#93; &#91;filename&#93;
gpg&#58; no valid OpenPGP data found.

Splitting it apart doesn't work either (I was curious because I saw the pipe key and I wasn't for sure:

Code:

$ gpg –armor –export &#40;my number code&#41;
usage&#58; gpg &#91;options&#93; &#91;filename&#93;

and the second half:

Code:

$ sudo apt-key add -
&#40;sits there, nothing happens&#41;

I think I've tried everything possible for the second command.. and I use the same number from apt-get, I dunno what the problem is.. thanks for all the help so far.

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