Installation of PPA source software __linux Linux Ubuntu

You often experience adding software sources when you use the Ubuntu installer, the most common being the PPA software source.

For example: Use Ubuntu's pidgin for QQ chat:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lainme/pidgin-lwqq This is the command to add PIDGIN-LWQQ's PPA software source. The PPA is a service provided by the Ubuntu Launchpad website that allows individual users to be used as an apt source for downloading and updating by other users. Usually ahead of the Ubuntu Center, the version is updated to meet the timely use of updates.

If you are the first time to use the software on the PPA, you need to go to the Launchpad register otherwise the sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lainme/pidgin-lwqq directly input the terminal, the terminal does not respond.

1. The first need to register users in Https://launchpad.NET, this account is the use of Ubuntu one account. When you sign up, the Web page will remind you to add an initiator to Ubuntu, and then make sure it's OK. Then you can sign up on the prompts. After registering, open the initial interface as follows:

2. In the Search text box, enter the software you want, such as I want to install PIDGIN-LWQQ, enter and press search. A series of PIDGIN-LWQQ-related software appears below. We choose the first item;

3. Try to find the title and Ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa contents of such add this PPA to your system. That is, and add, address-related text, commonly added PPA sources use such a format "Ppa:user/ppa-name", especially the PPA: very representative, to find it on the line

4. After searching for the Ubuntu PPA software package, the next step is to add, update, and install the operation using the command line. The basic format is this:

[CPP] view plain copy sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lainme/pidgin-lwqq sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get insta ll pidgin-lwqq sudo apt-get install pidgin

Add WEBQQ to the account; if not, terminal input: sudo apt-get install LIBPURPLE0 pidgin-lwqq

2. In the Search text box, enter the software you want, such as I want to install PIDGIN-LWQQ, enter and press search. A series of PIDGIN-LWQQ-related software appears below. We choose the first item;

3. Try to find the title and Ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa contents of such add this PPA to your system. That is, and add, address-related text, commonly added PPA sources use such a format "Ppa:user/ppa-name", especially the PPA: very representative, to find it on the line

4. After searching for the Ubuntu PPA software package, the next step is to add, update, and install the operation using the command line. The basic format is this:

[CPP] view plain copy sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lainme/pidgin-lwqq sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get insta ll pidgin-lwqq sudo apt-get install pidgin

Add WEBQQ to the account; if not, terminal input: sudo apt-get install LIBPURPLE0 pidgin-lwqq