[SOLVED] Ubuntu - How to install package from older distro's ppa
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Ubuntu - How to install package from older distro's ppa
Hello
The title says it all. I'm using Ubuntu 16.10 x86_64. I want to install package winconn, which will allow me to connect to remote app in Windows 7. But the problem is, the ppa is upto Ubuntu Quantal (12.10).
How can I install winconn package which is in Quantal (12.10) PPA into Ubuntu 16.10.
The only reason I could see it not working on a later edition is because of dependencies. You could easily test this by running a vm of Ubuntu 16.10, simply add that PPA and install. Try to run it and see where it fails.
Looking at its source on github, it doesn't look like this has been maintained for some time. You might want to look for something newer.
Well, there was a commit Dec 28 2015, but nothing since or for years before
Last edited by TheEzekielProject; 01-23-2017 at 12:53 AM.
The only reason I could see it not working on a later edition is because of dependencies. You could easily test this by running a vm of Ubuntu 16.10, simply add that PPA and install. Try to run it and see where it fails.
I'm a Linux noob. Here is the result:
Code:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:realender/winconn
WinConn RemoteApp connection manager
More info: https://launchpad.net/~realender/+archive/ubuntu/winconn
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keybox '/tmp/tmp8d_k94el/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: /tmp/tmp8d_k94el/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 7E1BA2FC9CEE05AF: public key "Launchpad PPA for Alex Stanev" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1
OK
Code:
$ sudo apt-get update
Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Hit:2 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release
Hit:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/danielrichter2007/grub-customizer/ubuntu yakkety InRelease
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security InRelease [102 kB]
Hit:7 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety InRelease
Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/fossfreedom/indicator-sysmonitor/ubuntu yakkety InRelease
Get:9 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates InRelease [102 kB]
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nathan-renniewaldock/flux/ubuntu yakkety InRelease
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu yakkety InRelease
Hit:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu yakkety InRelease
Ign:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety InRelease
Hit:14 https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable InRelease
Hit:4 http://screenshots.getdeb.net yakkety-getdeb InRelease
Get:15 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports InRelease [102 kB]
Hit:16 http://ppa.launchpad.net/rvm/smplayer/ubuntu yakkety InRelease
Hit:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/atom/ubuntu yakkety InRelease
Hit:18 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu yakkety InRelease
Hit:19 http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu yakkety InRelease
Ign:20 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety Release
Ign:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main i386 Packages
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all Packages
Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en_IN
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:27 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:28 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main i386 Packages
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all Packages
Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en_IN
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:27 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:28 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main i386 Packages
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all Packages
Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en_IN
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:27 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:28 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main i386 Packages
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all Packages
Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en_IN
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:27 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:28 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main i386 Packages
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all Packages
Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en_IN
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:27 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:28 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Err:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main i386 Packages
404 Not Found
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all Packages
Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en_IN
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:27 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main all DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:28 http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Fetched 306 kB in 14s (20.6 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu yakkety Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/realender/winconn/ubuntu/dists/yakkety/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Code:
$ sudo apt-get install winconn
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package winconn
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