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Subversion 1.6.5 on Ubuntu 9.04

Following the instructions at: https://launchpad.net/~anders-kaseorg/+archive/subversion-1.6 Edit the apt sources, using your favorite editor: $ sudo emacs /etc/apt/sources.list Add these lines to the end of the file: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/anders-kaseorg/subversion-1.6/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/anders-kaseorg/subversion-1.6/ubuntu jaunty main The add the key signature: $ … Continue reading

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Mounting LVM volumes from Ubuntu LiveCD

sudo -i apt-get install lvm2 modprobe dm-mod vgchange -a y Also try – pvdisplay Displays physical volumes vgdisplay Displays volume groups lvdisplay Displays logical volumes and: man lvm

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After installing Ubuntu 9.04

If you want support for MP3 files, Youtube video, and Java on your webpages, you could hunt down several packages – or just install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package install all the codecs and other files in one step. This also includes … Continue reading

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Resolving missing packages on Ubuntu

So I tried to install simutrans on Ubuntu 8.10 and get this error message: ./simutrans/simutrans: error while loading shared libraries: libSDL_mixer-1.2.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Note the filename I put in bold — apt-get … Continue reading

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After installing Ubuntu 8.10

Additional Repositories We are going to add the Ubuntu Partner and Medibuntu repositories which contain a number of apps. From a terminal window, edit /etc/apt/sources.list… sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list … and enable the intrepid partner repository: [...] ## Uncomment the following … Continue reading

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