Questions tagged [source-packages]

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Does packages.ubuntu.com provide a search API?

The Debian package directory provides a simple API to search for package releases. For instance this query results can be accessed as JSON at https://sources.debian.net/api/src/libtry-tiny-perl/. Is there a similar API for…
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Where in the debian source package do I specifiy where the program should be installed?

Currently my program installs to /usr/bin or whatever and I need to change it to /opt/appname. Where do I specify that in the debian source package? Rasmus
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warnings on update local repository

W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Beta amd64 (20150805)/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs W: Failed to…
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anyone know how to reset source.list?

Possible Duplicate: How do I restore the default repositories? is there anyway to reset my source.list ? i try to follow the trick for this forum http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1219528 but not helping .. what i want is ,, to reinstall…
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problem are coming

$ apt-get -f install vlc Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: …
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Error While Running W3af

Hey Every0ne <<< Got A problem And i Hope You Help Me With :( ! When i Just Trying To run W3af GUI Or The Console , i Got This :- Hash of the package…
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i am using ubuntu12.04,unable to install tools and packages showing error

Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package ninja is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only…
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How is it decided that a package goes to Ubuntu Core or into "universe" (the Community)?

It seems to me that Ubuntu has to main categories of packages. There are the officially Ubuntu packages supported and maintained by Canonical itself: Ubuntu Core. And there are the freetime maintained community packages in "universe". Am I right so…
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