Ubuntu Repositories

Below are some suggestions for additional repositories for use with Ubuntu

If you want to save time jump down to Ubuntu Tweak and install it. Ubuntu Tweak allows you to install multiple repositories with a minimum of fuss.

 Notes: 

With the introduction of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala there is now a new; simpler way to add repositories, however not all repositories have yet adopted this method so in these instances fall back to using the pre 9.10 method.

 9.10 Karmic Koala and 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:

This method automatically add the authentication key and the option to compile from source. If you do not wish to compile from source you can just uncheck the box next to its entry.

 All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope 

Where you see YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE replace it with the version of Ubuntu you are running, i.e. karmic

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

Click on the 'Authentication' tab, click on 'Import File Key' and browse to the .pub file (see below) 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/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main

Add this line if you intend to compile from the source code:

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

 Authentication Keys 

When copying a authentication key you need to copy all the text from and including "-BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-" through to and including "-END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-" in to a text editor, saving the resulting file with a .pub extension

Go to: System --> Administration --> Software Sources and click on the 'Authentication' tab, click on 'Import File Key' and browse to the .pub file highlight the file and click 'OK' and follow prompts.

Adobe Flash - 64bit Only

 * UPDATE - November 2011 - BELOW NO LONGER WORKS ***

 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

Paste the following in to the 'APT line:' box:

ppa:sevenmachines/flash

Click the 'Add source' button

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 61E46227 sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer

ALSA + PulseAudio (Latest - Maybe UNSTABLE)
https://launchpad.net/~ricotz/+archive/unstable

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/unstable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install alsa* pulseaudio*

Banshee
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

Paste the following in to the 'APT line:' box:

ppa:banshee-team/ppa

 All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope 

Open the following link for the authentication key block:

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

Chromium
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:a-v-shkop/chromium

Compiz-Fusion
 9.10 Karmic Koala through to 11.10 

Paste the following in to the 'APT line:' box:

ppa:compiz/ppa

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block:

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

CUPS
In 11.10 CUPS was upgraded but many users have found issues with CUPS after recent updates from Apple (who if you did not know are responsible for CUPS).

 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

ppa:till-kamppeter/ppa

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block:

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

Evolution
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jacob/evo230 && sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install evolution

When in a cooperate environment you may require:

sudo apt-get install evolution-mapi

Filezilla
This repository covers several packages however for us it is known as the Filezilla Repository.

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/programs-ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install filezilla

Get-Deb
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on  ppa:getdeb-package-managers/ppa

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/getdeb-package-managers/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/getdeb-package-managers/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main

GIMP - 2.8
Linux Terminal:~$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gimp

Gloobus Preview
9.10 Karmic Koala and on

ppa:gloobus-dev/gloobus-preview

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gloobus-dev/gloobus-preview/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gloobus-dev/gloobus-preview/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main

Note: Make sure you install 'unoconv' otherwise you may experience errors when trying to use GP to view OpenOffice documents:

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo apt-get install unoconv

Gnome-Do
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

Paste the following in to the 'APT line:' box:

ppa:do-core/ppa

 All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope 

Open the following link for the key block. 

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

Google
Install the security key:

Linux Terminal:~$ wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -

Set up the repository:

Linux Terminal:~$ deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free main

HandBrake
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-snapshots && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install handbrake-cli handbrake-gtk

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block:

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

HPLIPS
Linux Terminal:~$ apt-add repository ppa:hplip-isv/ppa apt-get update apt-get install upgrade

LibreOffice
Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libreoffice libreoffice-gnome

Medibuntu
Linux Terminal:~$ sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update

Mozilla - UbuntuZilla Latest Builds
''' This is the one you want! Mozilla Builds of Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey'''

echo -e "\ndeb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com C1289A29 sudo apt-get update cd .mozilla/firefox/ cp -av 5gd8h9k0.default/ 5gd8h9k0.default-BACKUP/ sudo apt-get remove firefox ubufox sudo apt-get install firefox-mozilla-build sudo ldconfig

Mozilla - Daily Builds
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa

Click the 'Add Source' button

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

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

Mozilla - Firefox Stable Build
With the release of Ubuntu 11.10 Canonical have moved to a rolling release schedule negating the need for this PPA.

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install firefox ubufox

 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable

Click the 'Add Source' button

 All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope 

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main deb-src deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main

Mozilla - Security Updates
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa

Click the 'Add Source' button

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

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

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa

Mozilla - Thunderbird Stable Build
From Ubuntu version 11.04 (I think) Canonical moved to a rolling release schedule negating the need for this PPA.

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable

 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable

Click the 'Add Source' button

 All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope 

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/thunderbird-stable/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/thunderbird-stable/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main

Mplayer
Linux Terminal:~$ sudo apt-get remove mplayer sudo add-apt-repository ppa:motumedia/mplayer-daily sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install mplayer mencoder

Mythbuntu
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

Go to http://www.mythbuntu.org/repos and follow instructions.

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Nautilus Elementary
 NOTE:  Nautilus Elementary is not GTK3 compatible thus will not work in a Gnome3 or Unity environment.

 9.10 Karmic Koala and on  ppa:am-monkeyd/nautilus-elementary-ppa

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/am-monkeyd/nautilus-elementary-ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/am-monkeyd/nautilus-elementary-ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main

Nautilus Actions Extra
Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dr3mro/nautilus-actions-extra sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nautilus-actions-extra

Network Manager
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on  ppa:network-manager/ppa

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block:

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

NotifyOSD
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on  ppa:notify-osd-developers/ppa

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/notify-osd-developers/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/notify-osd-developers/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main

OpenShot
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

Paste the following in to the 'APT line:' box:

ppa:openshot.developers/ppa

 All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope 

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

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

Rhythmbox
 NOTE:  Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat only.

Open a terminal and enter the following:

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/rhythmbox sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

PDF Mod
PDF Mod is a simple application for modifying PDF documents.

You can reorder, rotate, and remove pages, export images from a document, edit the title, subject, author, and keywords, and combine documents via drag and drop.

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pdfmod-team/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install pdfmod

Scribus
ppa:scribus/ppa

Sun Java 6
 10.04 onwards 

Open a terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sun-java-community-team/sun-java6 sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-fonts sun-java6-plugin

Sun Java 7
 12.04 

If installed remove openjdk:

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo apt-get purge openjdk*

Install Sun Java 7

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer

Transmission
Transmission BitTorrent client is produced as an open source, volunteer-based project.

 10.04 onwards 

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:transmissionbt/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install transmission-cli transmission-common transmission-daemon

 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

ppa:transmissionbt/ppa

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

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

Telepathy
 10.04 onwards 

Linux Terminal:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:telepathy/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

ppa:telepathy/ppa

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

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

Ubuntu One Extras
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

ppa:rye/ubuntuone-extras

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/rye/ubuntuone-extras/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/rye/ubuntuone-extras/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main

Ubuntu One Nightly Builds
 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

ppa:ubuntuone/nightlies

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

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

Ubuntu Kernel Team
UPDATE ~ 24 MAY 2012

http://www.thelinuxgeeks.info/how-to-install-linux-3-3-kernel-in-ubuntu-12-04/ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ http://askubuntu.com/questions/110465/will-they-add-the-kernel-3-3-to-ubuntu-12-04 Installing Mainline Kernels To use the mainline kernel as-is you only only need to download and install the image.deb package that corresponds to your architecture, however if you need to build any external modules you also need the correct header.deb and source.deb packages. To install, download the common headers, architecture specific headers, and the architecture specific image. For example for 2.6.27.15 we have the following files, for i386 you would need those marked with B and C, amd64 take those marked A & C: A      linux-headers-2.6.27-02062715-generic_2.6.27-02062715_amd64.deb B      linux-headers-2.6.27-02062715-generic_2.6.27-02062715_i386.deb C      linux-headers-2.6.27-02062715_2.6.27-02062715_all.deb A      linux-image-2.6.27-02062715-generic_2.6.27-02062715_amd64.deb B      linux-image-2.6.27-02062715-generic_2.6.27-02062715_i386.deb Once you have those downloaded they will need to be installed using dpkg: sudo dpkg -i *.deb

 9.10 Karmic Koala and on  ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block:

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

Ubuntu Tweak
Ubuntu Tweak is an application allowing the easy configuration of Ubuntu by providing many useful desktop and system options that the default desktop environment does not.

 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

ppa:tualatrix/ppa

 All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope 

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

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

VLC
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.

Open a terminal and type:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc videolan-doc

Wine
9.10 Karmic Koala and on

ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

Open the following link for the authentication key block. 

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

X Updates
Not the bleeding edge repository but one for those who want a little excitement without scaring themselves silly.

 9.10 Karmic Koala and on 

ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

 All versions up to and including 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope 

Open the following link for the authentication key block.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main