Ubuntu Repositories

Below are some suggestions for additional repositories for use with Ubuntu.

With the introduction of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala there is now a new; simpler way to add repositories.

When copying a authentication key it is assumed you need to copy all the text from and including "-BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-" through to and including "-END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-"

Banshee
9.10 Karmic Koala an on

Open Software Sources (System->Administration->Software Sources)

Click on the 'Other Software' tab

Click the 'Add' button

Paste the following in to the 'APT line:' box and press the 'Add Source' button:

ppa:banshee-team/ppa



All versions up to and including 9.06 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the Banshee authentication key block. 

Save the resulting page using .pub file extension.

Open Software Sources (System->Administration->Software Sources)

Click on the 'Authentication' tab, click on 'Import File Key' and browse to the .pub file created in step 2 highlight the file and click 'OK' and follow prompts.

Click on the 'Third Party Software' tab, click 'Add' and paste the first line of the text below in to the 'APT line:' box and press the 'Add Source' button:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/banshee-team/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/banshee-team/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main   Note:  Replace YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE with the version of Ubuntu you are running, i.e. karmic. Add the second line if you intend to compile from the source code

Compiz Fusion
9.10 Karmic Koala an on

Open Software Sources (System->Administration->Software Sources)

Click on the 'Other Software' tab

<li>Click the 'Add' button

<li>Paste the following:

ppa:compiz/ppa

<li>Click the 'Add source' button

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All versions up to and including 9.06 Jaunty Jackalope

<li>Open the following link for the Compiz Fusion authentication key block. 

<li>Save the resulting page using .pub file extension.

<li>Open Software Sources (System->Administration->Software Sources)

<li>Click on the 'Authentication' tab, click on 'Import File Key' and browse to the .pub file created in step 2 highlight the file and click 'OK' and follow prompts.

<li>Click on the 'Third Party Software' tab, click 'Add' and paste the first line of the text below in to the 'APT line:' box, click the 'Add Source' button.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/compiz/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/compiz/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main

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 Note:  Replace YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE with the version of Ubuntu you are running, i.e. jaunty. Add the second line if you intend to compile Banshee from the source code

Gnome-Do


<li>Open the following link for the Medibuntu authentication key block. 

<li>Copy all the text from and including "-BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-" through to and including "-END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK- " open and paste in to a text editor and save it with a .pub file extension.

<li>Open Software Sources (System->Administration->Software Sources)

<li>Click on the 'Authentication' tab, click on 'Import File Key' and browse to the .pub file created in step 2 highlight the file and click 'OK' and follow prompts.

<li>Click on the 'Third Party Software' tab, click 'Add' and paste the first line of the text below in to the 'APT line:' box, click the 'Add Source' button.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main

 Note:  Replace YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE with the version of Ubuntu you are running, i.e. karmic

Add the second line if you intend to compile Gnome-Do from the source code

<li>To install Gnome-Do open a terminal and type:

sudo apt-get install gnome-do

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Google
 <li>Open the following link for the Google authentication key block. 

<li>Save the resulting page using .pub file extension.

<li>Go to: System --> Administration --> Software Sources.

<li>Click on the 'Authentication' tab, click on 'Import File Key' and browse to the .pub file created in step 2 highlight and click 'OK' and follow prompts.

<li>Click on the 'Third Party Software' tab, click 'Add' and paste the first line of the text below in to the 'APT line:' box, click the 'Add Source' button. Repeat this step for the second line of code.

deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free main

<li>Close the 'Software Sources' windows

<li>System --> Administration --> Update Manager, this should automatically check for updates then click on 'Install Updates' and follow prompts.

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