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 to migrate all packages, settings, user data etc. after updating to a newer Python version? [closed]
I've just installed Python 3.10 on Windows 10 and none of my scripts are working. For instance, when doing jupyter notebook I get
'jupyter' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
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How to efficiently update a package on debian beyond what is available from the repository?
How to update a debian package beyond what is available with apt-get from the official repository of my version of Debian (9.13). For example Python3.0>Python3.7, or meson0.37.1-1>meson0.54. For ...
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Installing R 'greenbrown' package on Mac in R 4.1.2
I recently switched to Mac from Windows and I need to use the 'greenbrown' package to run some code. However, when I try to install as per the online instructions, I get errors that I think are ...
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Why do I get a failure to get http://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bullseye-updates/InRelease when doing apt update on Debian?
I have gone to install a new program, and when I have done an update I have received several warnings:
W: Failed to get http://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bullseye-updates/InRelease Cannot start ...
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Cannot install packages with pip - error with inconsistent version but version matches metadata
I recently have an issue trying to install anything with pip. It keeps trying older versions complaining that each one has a version mismatch, when it matches perfectly fine. This following log is ...
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What is libnss_dns.so and libnss_files.so library? What dependency do they have on openssh?
I am trying to ssh into my board ( Imx6 Humming board) through my PC using Putty.I get "unexpectedly closed network connection" immediately after login prompt in putty. Replacing these 2 ...
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Unable to locate package neofetch on apt install neofetch
I'm trying to install neofetch on a Linux server running Debian 8, I'm already on root, I type apt install neofetch but it returns E: Unable to locate package neofetch. I tried apt-get install ...
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E: Unable to locate package linux-tools-5.4.0-77-generic on WSL Debian 11
I'm following this oficial guide to Connecting USB devices to WSL2 but I'm stuck installing linux-tools-5.4.0-77-generic. I'm executing the $ sudo apt install linux-tools-5.4.0-77-generic command but ...
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Why did /usr/bin/php did point to a new version after a reboot
I use ubuntu 20.04 with it's default PHP 7.4
I had to use PHP 7.2 to update the dependencies of an old project, so I used ppa:ondrej/php
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
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VirtualBox Kernel driver not installed (rc=1908)
I am trying to setup a Windows 10 (guest) VM on Ubuntu 20.04 (host) and I am stuck with the following problem when trying to launch it.
The virtual machine 'Windows 10 Pro' has terminated ...
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Linux: How to Completely Remove ALL Traces of a Program?
Is there a way to completely remove ALL traces of a program in Linux?
I've researched a lot on this, and I've seen people talk about apt-get remove packagename, apt-get purge packagename, apt-get ...
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Debian 10: The following packages have unmet dependencies
I'm trying to install some software as part of a project I am working on for a client.
The software is an apt/deb package. The downloads page for this package state that it is designed to work with ...
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Is it safe to install Ubuntu's .deb packages on debian? Are .deb packages universal?
Case in point, AppImage Launcher
I wanted to install the .deb package for it but they only had options for bionic and xenial. I am running debian 10 buster. So I wasn't sure with how unstable linux is,...
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Is it possible to convert a Debian package to an Arch Linux package?
I have download Debian package from here
Max Auto Clicker and I get this package file maxautoclicker_1.1_amd64.deb.
I would like to convert it to an Arch Linux package: .pkg.tar.zst; is this possible?
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Ansible - Python - Docker: Module not found docker / docker-py — WHY No module found error is coming in Python prompt and in Ansible
Ansible 2.8.3
When I run my playbook, I see the following error.
TASK [deployer_role : Creating network] ************************************************************************************************...
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