How to use Ubuntu PPA's in Debian Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distribution in the world. As a result, it enjoy's more third party support than most other distributions, including Ubuntu's parent, Debian. Ubuntu packages don't always work on Debian. Actually, more often than not, there's some kind of problem running or installing them. Plus, Debian isn't really set up to interact with Ubuntu PPAs. Install the Dependencies Before you start, there are a couple of general build dependencies that you'll need. Of course, you need the general build tools, plus some Debian packaging scripts. # apt install build-essential devscripts That's really all! You might need some specific dependencies for the package that you want, but that'll be later. Add the Source PPA Next, you'll need to find a PPA that you want to use. Most Ubuntu PPAs have a section where you can view the actual deb and deb-src records. On Launchpad, it's under a m...
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