Installing Thousand Parsec products On Ubuntu Or Debian
Thousand Parsec packages are starting to appear in the standard
software repositories for Debian and Ubuntu, but they are usually at
least a few releases behind the current release, and in some cases
many releases behind.
Since many users prefer to use only packages installed from
repositories (for easier package management) but still would like to
have newest versions possible of their installed software, we have our
own APT repository that is usually updated within a few days of each
release. To use it to be able to keep your Thousand Parsec on the
cutting edge release just follow these instructions.
- The packages and the repository meta-data are digitally signed,
so you'll need to import the key into your apt's list of trusted keys
in order to not get warnings about it.
curl http://packages.thousandparsec.net/key.asc | sudo apt-key add -
-
Add the following lines to either your /etc/apt/sources.list file or to a new file in
/etc/apt/sources.list.d . Replace
the "DIST" text with whatever is
appropriate for your system. (See the table right for a
list of supported distributions and architectures.)
# Thousand Parsec repository at packages.thousandparsec.net
deb http://packages.thousandparsec.net/DIST DIST repository
deb-src http://packages.thousandparsec.net/DIST DIST repository
For example, if your distro is Ubuntu
Intrepid, then you would use the following configuration
statements:
# Thousand Parsec repository at packages.thousandparsec.net
deb http://packages.thousandparsec.net/intrepid intrepid universe
deb-src http://packages.thousandparsec.net/gutsy gutsy universe
Or, if your distro is Debian Unstable
, then you would use the following configuration
statements:
# Thousand Parsec repository at packages.thousandparsec.net
deb http://packages.thousandparsec.net/sid sid main
deb-src http://packages.thousandparsec.net/sid sid main
- Run the this command to update your local copy of the
package meta-data.
sudo apt-get update
-
You can now use your favorite package selection tool to install
or upgrade the Thousand Parsec packages. Here's how to do it with
apt-get:
sudo apt-get install tpclient-pywx
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Supported Distributions and
Architectures
There are currently packages in the repository for these Ubuntu
releases and architectures:
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Release
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DIST name
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Architectures
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Repository
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Ubuntu 7.10
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gutsy
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i386, amd64
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universe
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Ubuntu 8.04
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hardy
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i386, amd64
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universe
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Ubuntu 8.10
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intrepid
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i386, amd64
|
universe
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Debian 4.0
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etch
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i386, amd64
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main
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Debian 5.0
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lenny
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i386, amd64
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main
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Debian Unstable
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sid
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i386, amd64
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main
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