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(→From the CLI: updated instructions to remove deb-src, which is useless, and also remove complicated HEREDOC redirection) |
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==From the CLI== | ==From the CLI== | ||
Enter the following into a terminal: | Enter the following into a terminal: | ||
| − | $ sudo su | + | $ sudo su -c 'echo "deb http://apt.freegeek.org/ubuntu lucid main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/fg.list' |
| − | + | $ sudo wget http://apt.freegeek.org/freegeek-archive-keyring.gpg | |
| − | + | $ sudo apt-key add freegeek-archive-keyring.gpg | |
| − | + | $ sudo apt-get update | |
| − | + | $ sudo apt-get install freegeek-extras | |
| − | + | $ sudo apt-get upgrade | |
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[[Category:Tech support]] | [[Category:Tech support]] | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 14 November 2012
For systems installed via liveCD or other means you'll need to manually add the freegeek repository and keyring in order to install freegeek-extras
From the GUI
- Go to System >> Administration >> Software Sources
- Select the Other Software tab
- Click Add and type the following:
deb http://apt.freegeek.org/ubuntu lucid main - Add the Free Geek keyring
- Download the keyring from
http://apt.freegeek.org/freegeek-archive-keyring.gpg - In the Software Sources window, click on the Authentication and add the keyring file
- Download the keyring from
- Go to Applications >> Ubuntu Software Center and search for freegeek-extras and install it
- Go to System >> Administration >> Update Manager and click Check, then Install Updates
From the CLI
Enter the following into a terminal:
$ sudo su -c 'echo "deb http://apt.freegeek.org/ubuntu lucid main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/fg.list' $ sudo wget http://apt.freegeek.org/freegeek-archive-keyring.gpg $ sudo apt-key add freegeek-archive-keyring.gpg $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install freegeek-extras $ sudo apt-get upgrade