Breezy Backports Open!

[eyebrowman92]

does anyone know when the breezy backports will be released officially?

[kvidell]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=83282

This conversation's been going on for awhile.
Boiled down: We're waiting on Ubuntu Proper to open up the repo tree.
- Kev

[jdong]

Congrats, Breezy Badger is now Backports-equipt... Let the partying begin!

[earobinson]

*party*

oh ya keep up the good work!

[23meg]

Congrats jdong, rock on.

[majikstreet]

~party On~

[matthew]

Thanks, bro.

[jdong]

Yes, the next week or so would be a major catchup effort with all the requests... Thanks everyone for their patience, and thank the Ubuntu folks and mdz for getting the repository up!

[rwabel]

thanks a lot!

[kashms]

what is the apt line for the backports repository that goes in sources.list?

[linkunderscore]

So does this mean Hoary's backports are back online?

edit: actually....not of the repos are working for hoary atm :(

[christooss]

I praise you jdong.

Horay for backports

[linkunderscore]

apaprently im half retarded and can't read:
Example Hoary configuration:


deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted

NOTE: This hoary-backports line is obsolete. Please don't use it:
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted

Hoary Extras on mirrormax is still valid, though a few notable packages were removed due to legal issues:
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras main universe multiverse restricted

So does this mean I have to use the Breezy backports? or what?

Whats going on for us die-hard-holding-out-to-the-last-moment Hoary people?


EDIT: this is my source.list deb ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu hoary main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu hoary main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch major bug fix updates produced
## after the final release of the distribution.
deb ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu hoary-updates main restricted
deb-src ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu hoary-updates main restricted

deb ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu hoary-security main restricted
deb-src ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu hoary-security main restricted

# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security universe

#deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ stable main
#deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main
#deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ testing main

#backup Mirror - FAST
##deb ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted
##deb ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports hoary-extras main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras main restricted universe multiverse

## e17 repository from Elive
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://www.vobcopy.org/mirror/elive/ elive main efl elive

[jdong]

Your Hoary lines are valid. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=40291 for more information on repo URL's.

[Kyral]

Does this mean I can finally stop handling requests for VLC? :P

[duffman25]

Your Hoary lines are valid. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=40291 for more information on repo URL's.

This is great news! Maybe someone could post it in the fridge ;)

[meborc]

good news... [/me opens a beer] :rolleyes:

[jdong]

This is great news! Maybe someone could post it in the fridge ;)

Anyone here with Fridge access? Anyone? Anyone?

[canadianwriterman]

I added the two Breezy Backports and got this message in Synaptic:

W: Couldn't stat source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/universe Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_universe_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/multiverse Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net breezy-extras/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net_dists_breezy-extras_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net breezy-extras/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net_dists_breezy-extras_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net breezy-extras/universe Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net_dists_breezy-extras_universe_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net breezy-extras/multiverse Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net_dists_breezy-extras_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)

[jdong]

Hit the Reload button.

[loon]

Wow, bout time!!

Too bad the next Ubuntu goes live in like a day.




< /sarcasm>

[Sykil]

w00t! Thanks a bunch.

[canadianwriterman]

Hit the Reload button.

Perfect! Thank you. One other question: how do I keep track of what goes into the backports?

[jdong]

Perfect! Thank you. One other question: how do I keep track of what goes into the backports?

Subscribe to the ubuntu-backports mailing list.

[canadianwriterman]

Subscribe to the ubuntu-backports mailing list.

Thanks, jdong.

[Suzan]

Thanks! :-)

[Manny C]

Yeah!...This next week, I hope, will see me actually chewing up my 12Gb download limit :P

[castrojo]

This is great news! Maybe someone could post it in the fridge ;)

Done!

[matthew]

Wow, bout time!!

Too bad the next Ubuntu goes live in like a day.

< /sarcasm> Dude, that was incredibly ungrateful. Shame on you.

[jdong]

Done!

Yay! Thanks man!

[Logic*]

Thankyou jdong :D

[Gamabunta]

I get this error message after reloading:
W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>

[idn]

What is the difference between the two repos:

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ breezy-extras main restricted universe multiverse

Why is one hosted on the ubuntu servers and one on mirrormax?

[Gamabunta]

Backports are officially supported.

Extras are not.

[earobinson]

im getting this error:

W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>

[yhotg]

same error here

[kudu]

I get this after hitting reload button:


W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/universe Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_universe_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/multiverse Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)


What gives ??

[JuanC]

Would backports include KDE 3.5 final for AMD64 when will be released?

[raublekick]

I get this after hitting reload button:


W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/universe Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_universe_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports/multiverse Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-backports_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)


What gives ??

just click OK and then click the reload button in synaptic

[earobinson]

I tryed a reload still get W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>

[souled]

I tryed a reload still get

Same here... Hopefully it will be fixed soon.

[earobinson]

yup just hoping.

[`GooZ´]

Hooray! Let's tie a fish to one's head and squeak like a mouse!

[lonetree]

can someone post a working sources.list here. I'm getting lots error

thanks

regards,

[`GooZ´]

This one also contains plf repo's and stuff:
#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 5.10 _Breezy Badger_ - Release i386 (20051012)]/ breezy main restricted


deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy universe

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security multiverse

## PLF repositories, contains litigious packages, see http://wiki.ubuntu-fr.org/doc/plf
deb http://antesis.freecontrib.org/mirrors/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free
deb-src http://antesis.freecontrib.org/mirrors/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free

## Freecontrib, funny packages by the Ubuntu PLF Team
deb http://antesis.freecontrib.org/mirrors/ubuntu/freecontrib/ breezy free non-free
deb-src http://antesis.freecontrib.org/mirrors/ubuntu/freecontrib/ breezy free non-free

##Backports (de echte)
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ breezy-extras main restricted universe multiverse

[Spudgun]

Awesome :D

[phanboy_iv]

God bless you, jdong.

[loon]

Dude, that was incredibly ungrateful. Shame on you.

A lot of you are very emotional up here. It was was a good thing :) And I think we all agree the backports took a lot longer than needed, but now its time to celebrate.

:KS
-loon

[dabear]

Trying sudo apt-get update after adding backports throws:

Fetched 51.3kB in 2s (19.2kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

how do I avoid this?

[bluebyt]

Trying sudo apt-get update after adding backports throws:

Fetched 51.3kB in 2s (19.2kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

how do I avoid this?

I have the same error!

[jdong]

There seems to be all sorts of wacky errors with archive.ubuntu.com these past few days. I can't get universe/multiverse to refresh, and am having trouble with deb-src lines for Dapper.

It's not just Backports affected!

[eyebrowman92]

alright thanks. what escactly do backports do anyway? i never really understood what they were for.

[Manny C]

alright thanks. what escactly do backports do anyway? i never really understood what they were for.
Courtesy of Ubuntu Backports (http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/):
About Ubuntu Backports
Ubuntu Linux is a great distribution, but falls short in the desktop realm to Gentoo and Fedora Core. Why? Once a stable version is released, no new software updates are accepted. I subscribe to the view that a distribution can be both stable and up-to-date, so I've taken it into my own hands to recompile newer packages from Hoary (read Dapper)...

Emphasis my own. Underlined serves to correctly answer your question.

[Manny C]

Comment our the deb-src lines. Unless you know what these repos do, you don't need them. ;) Half the problem solved.

[eyebrowman92]

alright and why did you title the post breezy backports open? are they?

[Manny C]

Yes they are. I am in fact using them.

[eyebrowman92]

alright how do i add them to my repos?

[earobinson]

I think the answer you are looking for can be found with a simple google search
http://ubuntuguide.org/#extrarepositories

[Manny C]

I think the answer you are looking for can be found with a simple google search
http://ubuntuguide.org/#extrarepositories
Not the best set of instructions to use. Try jdong's post (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=40291) regarding this matter:
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ breezy-extras main restricted universe multiverse

[yhotg]

Trying sudo apt-get update after adding backports throws:

Fetched 51.3kB in 2s (19.2kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

how do I avoid this?

i'm having the some one since like a week.
any idea how to get it solved?

[jeremy]

I have the breezy backports enabled, and can apt-get update without any errors, but as far as I can see, there is nothing there.
Is that correct?

[Pitou]

I noticed the same, it seems the backports are empty, but it shouldn't be long before we get the stuff.

Pitou!

[jasongrieves]

I noticed the same, it seems the backports are empty, but it shouldn't be long before we get the stuff.

Pitou!
Thanks for clarifying this. I was curious about this myself

[eyebrowman92]

alright thanks. ill add them.

[jdong]

Try switching between achive.ubuntu.com and us.archive.ubuntu.com -- It seems like the archive.ubuntu.com server is having all kinds of MD5Sum issues.

[denizin]

I've switched between us, gb and the standard deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse repositories and do not see myth anything with a sudo apt-cache search mythtv after running an update.

I've been trying since yesterday evening to install myth. I also installed lame but I think I may need liblame0 which I also cannot find (though I may be missing the package with another name). Can anyone give any suggestions? Thanks...

I've read most of the docs and websites I found in this thread and some others. I just can't seem to find it with apt.

Kubuntu 5.10 Breezy Badger

[jdong]

Post your sources.list

[ubuntu_demon]

congratiolations to the backports team!
great news!

(oftopic : I hope the new firefox,thunderbird and gaim get released and backported soon)

[denizin]

deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 5.10 _Breezy Badger_ - Release i386 (20051012)]/ breezy main restricted


deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy universe

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe

[jdong]

...

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe


replace with

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted universe multiverse

[eyebrowman92]

how long will it take after gaim and firefox get released for them to get backported?

[jdong]

Depends on how long it takes before it gets into Dapper and of an acceptable stability... Firefox should be pretty quick -- rc builds are currently in the works for Dapper.

I don't know about GAIM 2's speed specifically... I don't typically follow them as closely.

[denizin]

Thank you. I was unaware mixing repositories like I had would mess up the dependencies. Installing Myth as I type this.

[lonetree]

has anyone got openoffice updated to OO2 via the repository?

I'm still in .129

or has it not been updated on the repository yet?

:-(

[jdong]

has anyone got openoffice updated to OO2 via the repository?

I'm still in .129

or has it not been updated on the repository yet?

:-(
It will only be officially provided through breezy-backports whenever the source gets uploaded into Dapper.

However, in the meantime, the OOo2 maintainer has provided Breezy packages for OOo2.
Add this to sources.list:


deb http://people.ubuntu.com/~doko/OOo2 ./

[JuanC]

I have Kubuntu 5.10 for amd64.

I add breezy backport repository , but i don't find any new package.

[jdong]

I have Kubuntu 5.10 for amd64.

I add breezy backport repository , but i don't find any new package.

Nothing is in the repository yet. I've queued up at least 20 or so packages now for build, but the Ubuntu official who approves these builds (James Troup) is at the UBZ conference and likely too busy to deal with Backports for now.

Wait another week or so, and things should start showing up.

[lonetree]

It will only be officially provided through breezy-backports whenever the source gets uploaded into Dapper.

However, in the meantime, the OOo2 maintainer has provided Breezy packages for OOo2.
Add this to sources.list:


deb http://people.ubuntu.com/~doko/OOo2 ./


thanks jdong,

I got OO2 upgraded now. Great! Btw, how do I keep track on the repositories? Always have problems with backports universe multiverse etc etc. Is there no fixed official repositories and backports? I always see many changes here and there, or could I be wrong. Thanks anyway.

Another thing, anyone got skype installed successfully via apt-get?

Thanks again.


Regards,

[Velvet Elvis]

Nothing is in the repository yet. I've queued up at least 20 or so packages now for build, but the Ubuntu official who approves these builds (James Troup) is at the UBZ conference and likely too busy to deal with Backports for now.

Wait another week or so, and things should start showing up.

If I'm getting antsy I can change the source repos to dapper and use apt-get build-dep, apt-get source, and dpkg-buildpackage can't I?

[jdong]

If I'm getting antsy I can change the source repos to dapper and use apt-get build-dep, apt-get source, and dpkg-buildpackage can't I?
Absolutely :)

[jdong]

thanks jdong,

I got OO2 upgraded now. Great! Btw, how do I keep track on the repositories? Always have problems with backports universe multiverse etc etc. Is there no fixed official repositories and backports? I always see many changes here and there, or could I be wrong. Thanks anyway.

Well, we should've settled down for now, and as far as I can look into the future, we should be staying on archive.ubuntu.com. Whether or not the archives suffer from Md5sum mismatches is out of my control....


Brief History:
Warty Backports were first hosted on SF.Net, and then they basically kicked me off because it was draining the bandwidth on their Project Web Services. Then, I moved off to a 6MBit dedicated Business DSL connection (cloud9.somniumcomputing.com), but then that soon ended as the donor notified me that he was getting too saturated. Then, we moved onto backports.ubuntuforums.org, courtesy of Ubuntu-Geek. Soon enough, we realized that Backports has at least 25,000 unique IP hits per day, and could burn up a 2000GB bandwidth limit in a week if uncapped! As a result, we moved onto an rsync mirroring system and thus mirrormax and caliu were born.

After that, a combination of fast-paced development in Backports and Breezy, along with a lack of understanding of Debian intricacies on my behalf and no communication between Backports and the Ubuntu team, we were stepping all over each other, and Ubuntu devs were starting to be swamped with mysterious bug reports which eventually after a lot of frustration were rooted to Hoary Backports. After a CC meeting, it was resolved that Ubuntu Backports is a valuable service, and should be an official part of Ubuntu. Thus, achive.ubuntu.com backports were born, signalling a new era of Backports with the cooperation of Ubuntu developers.

[Jenda]

What's the best way to find out what I can get in the backports and/or extras?

[jdong]

http://packages.ubuntu.com/breezy-backports/

[idn]

When are we going to start to see packages added into the repositories?

[jdong]

When James Troup gets back from the UBZ conference.

[Jenda]

http://packages.ubuntu.com/breezy-backports/
Danke :)

[andrewpmk]

Could someone sticky this thread please?

[jdong]

What info in here isn't in the sticky already? I'd rather merge info into it.

[Jenda]

Ok - the list is rather brief, eh? 0 AFAIK.

[jdong]

Read # 84 and 85....

[xbaez]

Here is my complete /etc/apt/sources.list

This will let me add
-Skype, Java, Realplayer (Pengiun Liberation Front)
-OpenOffice 2.0 (http://people.ubuntu.com/~doko/OOo2)
-w32codecs (ftp://cipherfunk.org)
-KDE 3.5 RC1 (http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde35rc1)

I'll appreciate any comments since I want all my software to be managed via apt-get

deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 5.10 _Breezy Badger_ - Release i386 (20051012)]/ breezy main restricted #Kubuntu 5.10
deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 5.10 _Breezy Badger_ - Release i386 (20051012)]/ breezy main restricted #Ubuntu 5.10
# XB Download CD
#deb cdrom:[XB Extra Packages for Kubuntu 5.10 Breezy]/ / #XB Extra Packages for Kubuntu 5.10

# Official Kubuntu Updates (KDE 3.5 RC1)
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde35rc1 breezy main

# ======================= Official Repositories
deb ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu/ breezy main multiverse restricted universe #Breezy
deb ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu/ breezy-updates main multiverse restricted universe #Breezy Updates
deb ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu/ breezy-security main multiverse restricted universe #Breezy Security
deb ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu/ breezy-backports main multiverse restricted universe #Breezy Backports
deb ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu/ breezy-backports main multiverse restricted universe #Breezy Backports

# Official source repos. Dead weight for non-developers.
#deb-src ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu/ breezy main multiverse restricted universe #Breezy Source
#deb-src ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu/ breezy-updates main multiverse restricted universe #Breezy Updates Source
#deb-src ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu/ breezy-security main multiverse restricted universe #Breezy Security Source
#deb-src ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu/ breezy-backports main multiverse restricted universe #Breezy Security Source
# ================================================== =======


# =============================== Games ==================
# taken from http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jsiltala/juha/comp/sources.list

# MONKEY BUBBLE
deb http://home.gna.org/monkeybubble/debian ./ #Monkey Bubble

# ================ Unofficial repositories below, till end of file. =====
# Unofficial backports
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ breezy-extras main restricted universe multiverse

# w32codecs, taken from #http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=70815&highlight=breezy-backports
deb ftp://cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/ubuntu/ breezy main #w32codecs

# OpenOffice.org 2.0
deb http://people.ubuntu.com/~doko/OOo2 ./

# ============================ Pengiun Liberation Front ========
# contains litigious packages, see http://wiki.ubuntu-fr.org/doc/plf
# FTP mirror from http://free.fr (french ISP)
deb ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free
#deb-src ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free

## Freecontrib, funny packages by the Ubuntu PLF Team
deb ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/freecontrib/ breezy free non-free
#deb-src ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/freecontrib/ breezy free non-free

[denisesballs]

I just wanna clarify. Backports are open, but there's no packages in there yet? Is that correct? And it's normal not to have anything upgrading?

[ubuntu_demon]

information about the plf repo isn't in the sticky. But I don't know whether you want that in there because you don't have connections to plf.

The plf repo I use :


#plf
deb http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/plf/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free

[jeremy]

I just wanna clarify. Backports are open, but there's no packages in there yet? Is that correct? And it's normal not to have anything upgrading?
That is correct, it seems that there will be no backports until the end of the week or so.

[n6mod]

Nothing is in the repository yet. I've queued up at least 20 or so packages now for build, but the Ubuntu official who approves these builds (James Troup) is at the UBZ conference and likely too busy to deal with Backports for now.


Would you be so kind as to share that list?

I'm wondering if there's a newer Evolution in there, since evolution-exchange is irretrievably broken in Breezy proper.

I really don't want to deal with building Evolution. ;)

-Z

[jdong]

Look at ubuntu-backports archives on lists.ubuntu.com...

But no, evolution stuff is not in the list.

[stevenyu]

I have use the back-port rep from my ISP mirror server, however a lot of software doesn't seems to be in there any more, like java!!!

http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/ubuntu/ubuntu/dists/breezy-backports/

Is there anything wrong with it? cause if I use the Automatix, it seems to be able to grab almost everything

[stubby]

will the sources for breezy-extra be available as well ? ever?

i tried

deb-src http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ breezy-extras main restricted universe multiverse

but didn't work

[jdong]

Whenever the first Breezy Extras package is done. That'll still be a while, because of the lack of any high-enough quality packages to put in there...

[angrykeyboarder]

What is the difference between the two repos:

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ breezy-extras main restricted universe multiverse

Why is one hosted on the ubuntu servers and one on mirrormax?
Because backports is an official Ubuntu repository. All the programs in breezy-backports are backported from Dapper.

Extras are not part of Ubuntu at all (which is why they aren't with the rest of Ubuntu packages) but they made available because they are popular with Ubuntu users and compatible with Ubuntu. But if you use one and your feet catch fire or your monitor blows up it's not Ubuntu's problem. ;-)

Prior to last summer, backports weren't official either and were on the same servers as extras.

[eyebrowman92]

anyone know if gaim 2.0 will be backported?

[jdong]

Anybody know if GAIM 2.0 is gonna be released? ;)

[akurashy]

well i did my own .deb of it xD, gave it to bored2k,

http://davidgonz.com/gaim_2.0-1_i386.deb
(Use at your own risk, works smoothly on my system, but still use AT YOUR OWN RISK)

[adam.tropics]

cheers akurashy, working smoothly.......so far!!

[rwabel]

thanks for the deb file. works fine. I had just 2 extension to removed because of incompatibility :-)
and now the system shows me that there is one newer package (the old gaim) but not upgradeable.

[Jenda]

Good work akurashy!

(And good to meet you on the forum too, mate)

[angrykeyboarder]

anyone know if gaim 2.0 will be backported?
Well assuming it's released it would have to make it's way to Dapper, otherwise there's nothing to backport from. :-)

[carlosqueso]

The backports have stuff in them! :-D I just got my first upgrade. Thanks Ubuntu Backports folks!

[jdong]

Hey, today's a day of celebration for all of us! :)

[eyebrowman92]

Well assuming it's released it would have to make it's way to Dapper, otherwise there's nothing to backport from. :-)


no i know. i was wondering if there will be a backport once it goes to dapper.

[ubuntu_demon]

Hey, today's a day of celebration for all of us! :)
yeah this is great! :)

[bored2k]

well i did my own .deb of it xD, gave it to bored2k,

http://davidgonz.com/gaim_2.0-1_i386.deb
(Use at your own risk, works smoothly on my system, but still use AT YOUR OWN RISK)
This package broke my ability to downgrade. I wouldn't recommend it to those wanting to apt-get upgrade gaim in the future :s.

[rwabel]

This package broke my ability to downgrade. I wouldn't recommend it to those wanting to apt-get upgrade gaim in the future :s.

I could downgrade to the old gaim and I could upgrade again to 2.x. There were no problems in my case.
The problem is that the system wants to upgrade to the gaim version from breezy or dapper. So I just locked the version :-)