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Tag Archives: ppa
The Evolution of the Personal Package Archive system
When the Personal Package Archive (PPA) system was brought out of beta in November 2007, it was heralded as a game changer for Free Software developers within the Ubuntu community and beyond.
The PPA system was designed to make it easier for developers to get their software packaged and available to users for testing, thereby speeding up project development and delivering higher quality software.
After nearly four years of PPAs, I thought I’d find out out whether the original objectives of the PPA system were still the primary focus – or had PPAs taken on a whole new role, filling a gap that’s traditionally been a sore point for Ubuntu?
Ubuntu Unity 2D gets a PPA for Maverick and Natty testers
The slick Unity 2D we told you about yesterday has now got a PPA for Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu 11.04 users to test.
Minimal GNOME-panel replacement ‘Wingpanel’ gets a PPA [Updated]
Ever wanted to try the sexy Wingpanel but were scared of building from source? A noble soul by the name of Taylor “Ripps” LeMasurier-Wren has created a PPA for us to use.
the Lubuntu Desktop PPA has rewards for the brave
Lubuntu users wishing to test out some potential future additions to the lightweight distro should consider adding the Lubuntu Desktop PPA.
Search for and Add PPA’s from the terminal
One goal on the Ubuntu Software Centre’s roadmap is to add the ability to search for and add other users’ PPA’s. In the mean time we’ve seen other helpful tools spring up – such as the OMG! PPA! Installer that lets you install any PPA mentioned on this very site. Bummed that there wasn’t an [...]
Automatically Install Missing PPA GPG Keys With One Command (or your money back*)
Below is a simple script that automatically grabs any missing GPG keys. If running an update ever spits this error at you: – GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY DAA9427DCBF475C3 Why not solve it in one command? Seriously. Download this script: http://www.mediafire.com/?gnkmbteymna [...]
Cardapio PPA change
Users of menu-applet replacement Cardapio will need to need to update their sources with a new PPA address in-order to continue receiving updates. The change over announcement, made on the projects’ launchpad page, states that “[the] old PPA has been replaced with the more official-sounding ppa:cardapio-team/unstable†The old PPA will no-longer work in a few [...]
The Docky Stable PPA: The easy way to stay up-to-date safely
Although many users prefer to live on the bleeding edge of application development some people prefer the security, stability and general sass of stable versions; no random crashes, half-baked features or memory-munching bugs. We feature Docky a lot here on OMG! Ubuntu! and a lot of the new features and changes we write about are only present [...]
Install Ubuntu 10.10 Software Centre in Lucid
Earlier today we showed off some of the progress being made on the next version of the Ubuntu Software in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat – including a brand new super slick animated ‘Featured Apps’ bar. There is, of course, lots more currently going on with the development version of the software centre than just visual [...]
64bit Flash PPA
The title says it all, really. A PPA for 64bit Ubuntu users to get the latest Adobe Flash plugin from. In light of the recent malware issues from .deb’s on gnome-look.org I’ve checked over these .debs and they seem perfectly safe*. PPA https://launchpad.net/~sevenmachines/+archive/flash Add the PPA via a terminal using sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash Install You [...]
Qwit Twitter Application Gets A PPA
One of my favourite twitter clients available on Linux is ‘Qwit’ – a qt4 based Twitter applications with a ton of features baked in such as twitpic uploading, URL shortening, contact management & more. Qwit was the winner in my “6 Linux Twitter Apps Reviewed†article a month or so back, and i’m still using [...]
Experimental OpenShot PPA Launched, No Longer Removes Video Playback
OpenShot – a much loved Video Editor here on OMG!UBUNTU! – today launched a new experimental PPA for people wanting to sit on the bleeding edge of it’s development. FFMpeg Off! The current PPA proved to be nothing more than a disaster for users who installed OpenShot from it. OpenShot was packaged with it’s own [...]
10 PPA’s You Shouldn’t Be Without
PPA’s (Personal Package Archives) are a great way to automatically stay up-to-date with your favourite applications and packages.Below are my top ten recommendations for Ubuntu users. Some are development PPA’s meaning you get the latest features first but there may be the odd bug or two.I’m sure you have your own list so why not [...]