Ubuntu Personal Package Archive (PPA)

How does I use the software from a PPA?

To-start installing and using software from a Personal package Archive, you first need-tell-Ubuntu where to find the PP A.

Important: The contents of Personal package Archives is not checked or monitored. You install the software from them at your own risk.

If you ' re using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version from Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your SYS TEM with a your terminal.

Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading-reads Adding this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which looks like:

ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa

Step 2: Open a terminal and enter:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name

Replace with the PPA's location, you ppa:user/ppa-name noted above.

Your system would now fetch the PPA ' s key. This enables your Ubuntu system to verify, the packages in the PPA has not been interfered with since they were built .

Step 3: Now, as-a one-off, you should-your system-to-pull-down the latest list of software from each archive it knows about, Including the PPA you just added:

sudo apt-get update

Now your ' re ready to start installing software from the ppa!

Read more about Personal the Archives in our help wiki.

Ubuntu Personal Package Archive (PPA)