I have Skype installed which I got from the Canonical Partners repository, however after reading  I have come to understand that I can get this latest Alpha version from a repository too though no such update has come to me via the partner repository I have activated. So I have several questions on this matter:   So from which repository (unless that was just a mistake in the article) do I get it from? Is it available under a different name in the partner repository, or is there another official Skype repository? If it is the case that there is a more official repository to get this from then when it is no longer Alpha but instead Stable, will I be able to upgrade to it via the partner repository I currently have enabled or is it no longer support in there?   I am running Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 with GNOME 3.20.
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I want to install Skype, but I can't locate it in Software Center or by using Synaptic Package Manager. Can anyone help me?
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So I'm new to Ubuntu but not inexperienced with customizing open source software, and I recently learned about an application called KDE Connect --  -- which I would love to install onto my vanilla 14.04LTS box... but I immediately know this won't be as simple as a little apt-get install action because I understand there is some difference between KDE and Gnome (which I understand is what vanilla is using).  It seems like, from a little poking around, that it is possible to run KDE apps under Gnome/Unity in vanilla Ubuntu, so I'm cautiously optimistic that I won't have to switch to Kubuntu just to use this one app... but when I decided to just give it a shot and install it from the Ubuntu Software Center, it appeared to install without errors but ultimately resulted in no new software showing up anywhere that I could see at a glance.  So I went ahead and uninstalled from Ubuntu Desktop and my Android phone...  I suppose I need to either takes some extra steps to allow KDE apps to run on my system, or maybe I need to do a custom build of the KDE Connect source?    Has anyone successfully got this app working under Gnome/Unity without heavy customization?  Or would I need to port the code from KDE to Gnome?   Any generic guides out there on how I would modify a KDE app to work in Gnome?
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I'm trying to figure out a way to get a list of the packages that are no longer available in the repositories that I have enabled. This workstation has been through quite a few versions of Ubuntu and has had many 3rd party repositories added and removed. I'd like to get a list of software that I have from these removed repositories, so I can clean it up or add back the appropriate repositories.
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Now, that Ubuntu 17.10 is out, and Unity 7 is replaced with Gnome 3, is there a way to install and use Unity7?   I know Unity is still in the repositories, so it should be possible, right?
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I'm new to Ubuntu. I use Skype and often the main window just disappears from my desktop. The Skype instance itself is still running in the background. I know this because I can see its notifications on the bottom right side of the screen.  If I click on the Skype icon again, Ubuntu will launch a new instance instead of maximizing the running instance. Of course this will not work because Skype will not let you sign in: Another instance of Skype may be running.  How do I refocus/bring to the foreground the existing Skype instance? In Windows, you can restore running instances through the taskbar. I've tried cycling through open windows, but the running instance window is no where to be seen.
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This doubt is hitting me since 2-3 days, so I decided to test it myself. What I did is I installed Ubuntu 16.04.4 in VMWare and edited /etc/apt/sources.list and replaced xenial with bionic using:  sudo sed -i 's/xenial/bionic/g' /etc/apt/sources.list   Then I ran  sudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get upgrade    I was able to upgrade to 18.04, confirmed by using lsb_release -a. However, I encountered some problems like:   apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts. unmet dependency of  python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat Release 'bionic-backports' for 'appstream' not found Broken Unity   I solved all the errors and installed gnome and gdm3.   So, I just want to know is it a good idea to edit sources.list? I know that my system might broke but is there any other specific reason not to use this.  Note: I tested this on Ubuntu 16.04 in VMWare to clear my doubts only.
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Skype app in my Ubuntu system work perfectly. But today when I run the app, I see this:    How Can I fix this?
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just installed Skype 4.3 on my laptop (Dell Inspiron N5110) running Ubuntu 14.10 following all the instructions from every possible source  but when I try to launch it absolutely nothing happens.   What can I do to get it working? Here's what I get:  andi@Andi:~$ skype skype: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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What happens if there is a security problem in a package in the universe repository four years after the 12.04 LTS release; will the package be updated from upstream, patched, or left alone?  It's my understanding that the "5 years of support &amp; security updates" applies only to the core of Ubuntu -- anything in Main repository.  Not for things in the Universe repository.    For a more specific example -- if I install Ruby now, and want to use it for the next several years on 12.04 and it has a security vulnerability; while this might be patched in the upstream (so I could always download the latest from their website and compile it myself or use a PPA), will this upstream fix be migrated into the precise package repositories? What about backports?
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Attempting to upgrade testing/stretch Debian Linux:  $ sudo apt update  Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb stable InRelease Hit:2 http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb stable Release                                                                    ... Get:25 http://mirror.vorboss.net/debian unstable/main i386 Packages 2016-03-25-1456.28.pdiff [15.0 kB]              Fetched 686 kB in 7s (89.5 kB/s)                                                                                                                                                         Reading package lists... Done W: gpgv:/var/lib/apt/lists/dl.google.com_linux_talkplugin_deb_dists_stable_Release.gpg: The repository is insufficiently signed by key 4CCA1EAF950CEE4AB83976DCA040830F7FAC5991 (weak digest) W: gpgv:/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.opera.com_opera_dists_stable_InRelease: The repository is insufficiently signed by key 419D0ACF314E8E993F7F92E563F7D4AFF6D61D45 (weak digest) W: Failed to fetch http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/dists/stable/Release  No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/dl.google.com_linux_talkplugin_deb_dists_stable_Release, which is considered strong enough for security purposes E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.  What's wrong? How to fix it?
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Last time I decided to use Ubuntu 17.10. When I installed Skype from official site of Skype (I downloaded the .deb package) I can do almost everything without one important feature for me. I can't share my screen while I am talking with somebody. On Windows that was working perfectly, on Ubuntu I don't even see such a option.  My friend has the same version of Ubuntu, GNOME and Skype. He can use that feature. I can't and I can't figure out why.
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I'm trying to upgrade from 18.10 to 19.10, using sudo do-release-upgrade however I only get an error: An upgrade from 'cosmic' to 'eoan' is not supported with this tool. I performed the steps to update my sources.list to point to old-release server, as suggested here:  This did not help. I get the same error.
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I am using Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 for the moment and I am asking myself if – through the future upgrade to Ubuntu 17.10 – my Ubuntu GNOME will be exactly the same as the official main flavor, since it will adopt GNOME again, or if there will be two different flavors with GNOME.  What do you think?
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I'm using the newly released market version of Skype on my ADP1 running CyanogenMod 6.0.  I can't seem to quit the Skype program. There doesn't seem to be any mechanism for signing out of Skype once signed in. I can kill the task, but the next time anything triggers it it think it has the right to sign in and be online again, bar nothing. The task bar icon just takes you to the program, but the program doesn't seem to have any menus, doesn't respond the the back button etc.  Ideas?
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I keep seeing places refer to the "partner" repository as a place I can get software, how can I enable this repository? Please specify how to do this graphically and via command line.
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I've recently purchased a VPN from vpntunnel.se and was wondering if it was possible to use it for specific applications (Firefox, xchat etc)  Also i'm having a little trouble setting up the the VPN in Gnome's Network-manager, I have the network-manager-openvpn package installed but it keeps complaining about "no secrets"?  I can connect fine with the console client and the GUI KVpnc  Thanks
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I installed Blender from official Ubuntu repository but its version is always behind the version available from the official Blender website.  I'm aware that I can launch the program within the downloaded folder, but i want to replace the install version with a new version downloaded from the website?   It must be present in the unity launcher.  I'm also aware of the available PPA's that are available, however I just want to install Blender manually.  Thanks in advance