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<H1>add-apt-repository</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
add-apt-repository - Adds a repository into the
/etc/apt/sources.list or /etc/apt/sources.list.d
or removes an existing one
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
<B>add-apt-repository </B><I>[OPTIONS]</I> <I>REPOSITORY</I>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
<B>add-apt-repository</B>
is a script which adds an external APT repository to either
/etc/apt/sources.list or a file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
or removes an already existing repository.
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The options supported by add-apt-repository are:
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<B>-h, --help</B>
Show help message and exit
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<B>-m, --massive-debug</B>
Print a lot of debug information to the command line
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<B>-r, --remove</B>
Remove the specified repository
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<B>-y, --yes</B>
Assume yes to all queries
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<B>-u, --update</B>
After adding the repository, update the package cache with packages from this repository (avoids need to apt-get update)
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<B>-k, --keyserver</B>
Use a custom keyserver URL instead of the default
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<B>-s, --enable-source</B>
Allow downloading of the source packages from the repository
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<H2>REPOSITORY STRING</H2>
<I>REPOSITORY</I> can be either a line that can be added directly to
<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?5+sources.list">sources.list</A>(5), in the form ppa:&lt;user&gt;/&lt;ppa-name&gt; for adding Personal
Package Archives, or a distribution component to enable.
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In the first form, <I>REPOSITORY</I> will just be appended to
/etc/apt/sources.list.
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In the second form, ppa:&lt;user&gt;/&lt;ppa-name&gt; will be expanded to the full deb line
of the PPA and added into a new file in the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
directory.
The GPG public key of the newly added PPA will also be downloaded and
added to apt's keyring.
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In the third form, the given distribution component will be enabled for all
sources.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?5+sources.list">sources.list</A></B>(5)
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+apt-get">apt-get</A></B>(8)
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<H2>COPYRIGHT</H2>
This manual page was written by Chow Loong Jin &lt;<A HREF="mailto:hyperair@gmail.com">hyperair@gmail.com</A>&gt; for the
Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy,
distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public
License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software
Foundation.
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On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be
found in /usr/share/common-licenses.
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<DT id="1"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
<DT id="2"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
<DT id="3"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
<DT id="4"><A HREF="#lbAE">REPOSITORY STRING</A><DD>
<DT id="5"><A HREF="#lbAF">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAG">COPYRIGHT</A><DD>
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