Questions tagged [packages]
Typically used in reference to Linux software, a “package” refers to a compressed file archive containing all of the files that come with a particular application.
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How can I work around apt-get "pulling the rug out from under me?"
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I have a program that generates an OS image. This image is later loaded onto a physical system such that when the system boots up, it is ready to go with all the software it needs pre-...
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Unable to download specific version of libxdmcp from Ubuntu archives
I'm trying to install 3D printing software (Klipperscreen) on a 2012 Macbook Pro running Linux Mint 21.3. The installation script tries to fetch libxdmcp-dev_1.1.3-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb (http://archive....
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HTTPS protocol not supported or disabled in libcurl
Steps taken on Ubuntu 18.04 server:
Updated package lists: sudo apt update
Reinstalled curl
After reinstalling, HTTPS protocol was enabled, but php-fpm package got uninstalled and wiped out all my ...
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unable to install packages on debian linux
I had been able to install packages in the past. But when I try it as below now::
root@debian:/home/me# apt-get install git
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to ...
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How to unpack MSP?
I need to unpack an old office patch in .MSP format and get some files which it carries from there.
In the past there was an MSIX tool capable of pulling out resources not just from MSIX packages, but ...
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Why are there extra packages listed by Chocolatey and can I delete them?
On opening the choco lib folder, I can see a lot of files. The only stuffs I remember installing were python and ffmpeg, and Chocolatey of course. But what are the rest? And there are 3 instances of ...
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Previous package in R causing errors
Long ago I used a package called gdalUtils.
I don't need it currently and it isn't installed on my current version's library, but its absence is causing errors when I try to install other packages:
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pamac fails with "Failed to create the directory $BUILDDIR" but it already exists
I'm facing a really weird issue in Manjaro when trying to install packages from the AUR:
$ pamac build vorta
[...]
==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ====
Building vorta...
==> Making package: vorta 0.8....
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How to install python packages in an unstable connection
I've been trying to install tensorflow but without success. I suspect the reason is unstable internet connection because I was able to successfully install a smaller package (openCV) minutes before ...
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ext2fs and e2p packages are not found
I'm installing ext4magic on CentOS 7. When I run ./configure it stops at a certain point returning an error message.
configure error: You must install the develop packages "ext2fs, blkid, e2p, ...
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How can I get my computer to remember $PATH?
I am trying to make php and composer to be always available in terminal, and everyone is saying make path global and such, but when I do so and close terminal or I restart my computer, these settings ...
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How can I pack multiple bash scripts into one single executable
I have multiple bash scripts and resources required by these scripts (like music files and images) and I want to pack them all into one executable file.
For example:
$ find Scripts/
Scripts/
Scripts/...
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E: Unable to correct probl..., you have held broken packages. Error while upgrading & installing Steam
I'm using Parrot Electro Ara (Debian-Mate)
I'm having an error while trying to upgrade my system (sudo apt upgrade):
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state ...
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Linux Mint 21 cannot install some 32bit packages
This is the result of running sudo apt install wine32 on a Linux Mint 21 install, after installing the nvidia515 driver from the settings and enabling 32 bit support (sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386)...
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Search Python packages that no other packages depend on
How can I find all Python packages that no other packages depend on? I tried pipdeptree to get dependency trees, but I'm not sure if this is a good starting point and my impression is that it's ...
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