Difference between revisions of "Freegeek repository"

From FreekiWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(→‎From the CLI: fix instructions to be runnable from a script, or blindly cut-and-pasted.)
(remove the $, so that it really can be cut-and-pasted.)
Line 13: Line 13:
 
==From the CLI==
 
==From the CLI==
 
Enter the following into a terminal:
 
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 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 wget http://apt.freegeek.org/freegeek-archive-keyring.gpg
  $ sudo apt-key add freegeek-archive-keyring.gpg
+
  sudo apt-key add freegeek-archive-keyring.gpg
  $ sudo apt-get update  
+
  sudo apt-get update  
  $ sudo apt-get install freegeek-extras
+
  sudo apt-get install freegeek-extras
  $ sudo apt-get upgrade
+
  sudo apt-get upgrade
  
 
[[Category:Tech support]]
 
[[Category:Tech support]]

Revision as of 14:18, 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

  1. Go to System >> Administration >> Software Sources
  2. Select the Other Software tab
  3. Click Add and type the following: deb http://apt.freegeek.org/ubuntu lucid main
  4. Add the Free Geek keyring
  5. Go to Applications >> Ubuntu Software Center and search for freegeek-extras and install it
  6. 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