I have noticed that Kubuntu (I am using 12.04 version) doesn't use exactly the same repositories that Ubuntu. Or at least, that is what I think.
For example, if I search for Steam on Muon Software Center or Muon Package Manager, I just can't find it; even if I use sudo apt-get install steam-launcher. But on Ubuntu I have no problem.
I just installed Chrunchbang ver 9 the other day, since I wasn't able to boot into the live CD due to the graphics card that I have. I realize that this is based on an old version of Ubuntu where the repositories for Jaunty areno longer supported, so how can I update the repositories to the newer repositories.
i'm trying to use the cfengine version in the ubuntu repositories rather than download the cfengine-community repository, because the ubuntu repository has binaries for armhf. however, i'm having a difficult time bootstrapping.
So I'm experimenting with Ubuntu 12.04 after using ArchLinux for the last 2 years or so. I'm looking for an Ubuntu package for Alloy Analyzer and can't seem to find one.
I've a hard time believing that the Arch package repositories are more complete than the Ubuntu repositories are so I assume I'm just being a dummy. I can't find it through the software center or apt-cache search though.
There is a Squeak-VM package for Ubuntu 12.04 here: Squeak-VM armhf binary.
Using Ubuntu for ARM on my Toshiba AC100 I can't find this package when I search for it with aptitude. Do I have to add additional repositories?
I'm trying to fill some knowledge gaps in what I know about how software makes it into Ubuntu repositories.
I have been using Ubuntu for a few years, but aside from a little bit of playing around it's pretty much the only Linux based OS I have used. To my understanding, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, and Lubuntu are just Ubuntu with different desktop environments and default applications. The Lubuntu page on the Ubuntu wiki specifically says that, and that it shares Ubuntu's repositories.
I have seen that when a new Ubuntu version is released, sometimes a particular application that I had used till the previous Ubuntu versions would have been removed from the Ubuntu repositories for the latest release.
Who can makes such decisions( a particular Launchpad team/individual,etc..), and which mailing-list(or other resource) should I look to find the exact reason for removal of the packa
My particular concern is about installing "coq" in Ubuntu 12.04 for Toshiba AC100 (armhf distro), which hasn't been built successfully for armhf, but is available for armel -- https://answers.launchpad.net/ac100/+question/218291.
So, can one install an armel Ubuntu package on armhf Ubuntu system, and will it work?