Kubuntu Newbie here.....

[Michael Hipp]

Bruce Marshall wrote:
> On Wednesday 08 November 2006 12:43, Dominic Lepiane wrote:
>>> Obviously I am going through the phase of finding all the pieces....   Is
>>> there any list of the repositories that I may need to add to Adept or
>>> synaptic?
>> Here's a complete list.  The layout isn't great, but it's pretty darned
>> extensive:
>>
>> http://www.debianadmin.com/ubuntu-edgy-eft-complete-sourceslist-repository-
>> list-file.html
> 
> Ok, have the (long) list....   Now, is there an easy way to move all that into 
> either the Adept or the Synaptic list of repositories?
> 
> A config file somewhere?

Dude... /etc/apt/sources.list

But I'd urge great caution. Adding all those 3rd party repositories is just 
asking for trouble. Use only the official Ubuntu repositories. Then add others 
only for *very* specific needs. (And hit yourself on the head with a hammer a 
few times so you can get prepped for what pain feels like.) Then comment them 
out once you've installed whatever you wanted from it. And keep a list of 
these "foreign" packages. Uninstall them just before you do a apt-get 
dist-upgrade (e.g. upgrade from Edgy to Feisty). Then re-install them.

No doubt some will tell you they use these repos with no problems. Good for 
'em. But I like my boxes to run. Mixing all that stuff together is just asking 
for trouble. Especially at dist-upgrade time.

Simple things work better than complicated things. Just ask the space shuttle 
people :-)

Michael