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jdix123
December 23rd, 2011, 09:42 AM
So I was poking around with the "Ubuntu Tweak" utility and I noticed something that confused me.

There is a section called "Source Center" where you can "ensure your applications are always up-to-date." But I'm confused, I thought since I installed chromium (for example) using


sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

that meant that it was ALREADY available in my current ppa list. So does it not update automatically unless I enable the new repository?

I scroll through the list and check off the repositories I think I need to have updated (stable releases) and leave the ones I don't think I need (most of them, mainly things like beta releases and daily builds) alone.

Now before I go ahead and install these hundred and something new packages, is there a reason they aren't automatically added?

zvacet
December 27th, 2011, 01:31 PM
If you installed Chromium through PPA then make sure that PPA is enabled and you will get all updates for that package via PPA.