How To Ubuntu » repo http://howto-ubuntu.net Focusing on the Long Term Support release -- Lucid 10.04 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:30:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 How to add the Universe & Multiverse repositories graphically http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-add-the-universe-multiverse-repositories-graphically/ http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-add-the-universe-multiverse-repositories-graphically/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:13:26 +0000 Eli http://howto-ubuntu.net/?p=573 Here’s how to add the universe and multiverse repositories.

Open Software Sources. System > Administration > Software Sources Check the boxes for Community-maintained Open Source software (universe) & Software restricted by copyright or legal issues (multiverse) Click Close. Another box should pop up asking if you want to reload, click Reload. If you clicked Close, and a window didn’t [...]]]> Here’s how to add the universe and multiverse repositories.

  1. Open Software Sources. System > Administration > Software Sources
  2. Check the boxes for Community-maintained Open Source software (universe) & Software restricted by copyright or legal issues (multiverse)
  3. Click Close. Another box should pop up asking if you want to reload, click Reload.
  4. If you clicked Close, and a window didn’t pop up, then you must go to System > Administration > Update Manager
  5. Click the Check button.
  6. Now you can begin to install software from the universe & multiverse repositories.

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Open a Terminal. Applications > Accessories > Terminal Type in:

sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak

This makes a copy of the file we’re going to modify, in case [...]]]> Enabling the Universe & Multiverse repositories will give you access to tons of software that your Ubuntu system doesn’t give you access to by default. Here is how to enable them.

  1. Open a Terminal. Applications > Accessories > Terminal
  2. Type in:

    sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak

    This makes a copy of the file we’re going to modify, in case we need to restore it later.

  3. Then:

    sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

    You can use nano, or your text editor of choice. For example, if you preferred gedit, you’d enter:

    gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

  4. Now, find the lines that look like these below, and remove the ” # ” that appears in front of them.
    • deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
    • deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
    • deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe
    • deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe
    • deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
    • deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
    • deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse
    • deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse
  5. Save the file and exit.
  6. Update with the new repository(s):

    sudo apt-get update

Now you can install software from the Universe & Multiverse repositories. This software should appear in Add/Remove when you tell it to show you All available applications. Click the picture to enlarge.

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