I’ve created a few PPAs (Personal Package Archive) on launchpad.net to make Ubuntu users easy to install some applications which are either not yet available in the Ubuntu repositories or the Ubuntu repositories only provide an old version.
So far, following apps are available in my PPAs:
1. Cantata MPD Client.
It’s a graphical Qt5 client for MPD (Music Player Deamon). The player is available in Ubuntu main repositories but a little bit old. To get the latest release, either go to PPA link above or see this how to tutorial.
2. LiVES video editor and VJ tool:
This is a free open source non-linear video editor and VJ tool, that is designed to be simple to use, yet powerful. It is small in size, yet it has many advanced features.
3. Audacious audio player.
The popular audacious player in Ubuntu repositories is also old. Along with following app packages, you can get it HERE.
- Converseen batch image converter.
- Hugin panorama photo stitcher.
- Pithos – a Pandora radio client
- Vokoscreen-ng – a powerful screencast creator
4. Avidemux video editor.
You can also get the latest version of Avidemux video editor from my PPA, though there’s now a new Ubuntu PPA for choice.
And more by going to https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuhandbook1
Please notify me if you find a good app which is not yet available in the Ubuntu repositories or the Ubuntu repositories only provide an old version.
I just found your site and thank you for it. I had the nvidia issue . Regarding ppa, and apps that are not kept updated, I am a blender user and when sombody tries to install blender it gets a ‘very’ old version currently. We are at the Blender v2.72-3 and lots of improvements have been made in the recent monthes. So if you could create a ppa with an up to date Blender that would be nice.
Thank you again for your work
yves
@yves, due to the bad internet connection and Great Firewall of China. It takes me too much time to upload a 50MB source archive (i.e., Blender) to PPA server. I’ll do it once I get a better VPN solution. Finally thanks for your comment.
You can also use the latest builds on this address :
https://builder.blender.org/download/
You can upload it well in China, it depends heavily of the hours for the speed of uploading, with the PPA of thomas-schiex it goes at a normal speed.
Ji m, your English is more than competent, a joy to the ear. If I ever become half as proficient in Mandarin I will feel I’ve accomplished much.
Thank you for your service to the Linux world. It is encouraging to see this kind of support for all those who are newly trying to cut the ties to Windows XP etc.
Hi Jim. I really appreciate your dedication towards helping Linux newbies like me. Pls which VPN are you using for your Ubuntu in china? Is there any good free VPN for Ubuntu ? I am using Ubuntu 14.04
For what is worth, after all these months, I just found https://launchpad.net/~thomas-schiex/+archive/ubuntu/blender
Ji m, you are now making PPA, this meaning that your knowledge is better, good
Long-time Scribus user since just after the internal format no-going-back revision, I know workarounds for many of the small bugs. Glad to see the team has not thrown up their hands in despair over this project that obviously suffers from too many cooks.
Last week I installed Lubuntu 14.4.2 and the Scribus 1.4.5 PPA. It crashes immediately (signal #11)) on the graphics file of my patent application, but not on a text-only file. It’s a repeatable hardfail, so pretty easy to debug. However, I’m not willing to send the drawings file to help in the debugging — it is the guts of a breakthrough invention in automation technology. The electronic circuits include Bezier curves and many grouped objects.
I have a tedious workaround. Text files I can convert to LibreOffice Writer in a few hours. Since the US Patent &TM Office requires PDF, I’ll depend on LibreOffice to export PDF of the non-graphics files. Luckily I have a PDF of the drawings. That may even serve for the final draft of the application.
please make a .deb file of systemback app so that it will easy to install on ubuntu system
systemback has an official PPA repository:
https://launchpad.net/~nemh/+archive/ubuntu/systemback
maybe try some digitalocean goodness
HI all
Complete noob here anyone willing to explain how to use these PPA’s? Do I need to use terminal and if so what do I need to do?
Go to a PPA page (click the link in my previous comment) in your web browser, there’s “Read about installing” link in PPA pge that tells how to use PPA. After added a PPA, use Synaptic Package Manager, or run apt-get command to install software:
Hello Ji M
I would like to know what is your blog or website so I can track your posts about Linux.
Thank you for your attention.
Edson Santos
Any idea when the PPA will be updated for Audacity 2.2.1 ? There were some bug fixes and some significant changes as I understand it. No pressure. Just curious. Thanks for all you do.
Sorry for the delay. I was checking new audacity releases from its github releases page, though it by default hides release tags newer than Audacity 2.1.3.
hi,
I’m on KDE NEON using cantanta-qt PPA
with new QT 5.10, cantata crashes
upstream bug or does it need a rebuild?
thanks
Hi,
I was trying to add PPA for MakeMKV but encounter this error when trying to add PPA to Ubuntu 18.04.
E: The repository ‘http://ppa.launchpad.net/heyarje/makemkv-beta/ubuntu bionic Release’ does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can’t be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
I like an use PPA’s. My only problem is I am getting so many PPA’s updating is starting to take a long time! Love the site, it has been lots of help to me.
Thank u so much for this website!
Keep up the good work!!!!
How about a new ppa for Qt5 based Yarock?
Parabéns Ji m, seu conhecimento sobre linux é fantástico, obrigado por compartilhar!!
Hello,
mupdf has grown to 1.17. Would you consider updating it at your PPA?
Hi,
thank yo for the possibility to install Hugin in Version 2019 on Linux Mint 19.3!!! But is it possible to get the updated version 2019.2 from end of the last year over your PPAs? That would be really great, because it is difficult to find this bugfixed version in other PPA for LM 19.3. Thanks a lot :-)
Uli
Wow, that was fast :-) Thank you for the Update for Hugin to version 2019.2!!!
And it seems faster than the version before. It seems, i don’t know if it is ;-) But it works great. One little failure is only in the version-dialog under “help”. There comes a dialog in background a file “Copy” is missing. I think it’s not important because it is only a text file. This only for your information :-)
Uli
:) The package is backported from Ubuntu 20.04. Don’t know why, but “COPYING.txt” was removed by upstream so the issue happens in Ubuntu 20.04 with stock Hugin too.
Hi Jim,
there is a great little tool with name “photini”, can you please make possible a version for linux mint ulyana 20.04?
You can find the sources here:
https://github.com/jim-easterbrook/Photini/releases
That would be great :-)
Uli
VokoscreenNG 3.0.7 is released
https://github.com/vkohaupt/vokoscreenNG/issues/111
Thanks for your great work.
Volker
I too would like to see Photini available, as well as pyRenamer. I recently upgraded from Bionic, and was surprised at how many apps that I use are no longer supported.
could you make ppa for ASTROLOG and open astro?
add Tilix latest version for Ubuntu 20.04
https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix/
Ubuntu 20.04 includes the latest 1.9.3 in its main repositories.
add GNOME Feeds PPA https://gabmus.gitlab.io/gnome-feeds/
i like the classic way with apt ;)
MPC-QT ;)
https://github.com/cmdrkotori/mpc-qt-origin
Hi, is it possible to get the last stable version of PITIVI 2020.09 as a working version for Mint 20 over your PPA?
Ah, i don want to forget to say thanks for hugin2020 and have a good new year 2021! :-)
Tried in Ubuntu 20.04. It seems that Pitivi 2020.09 requires gstreamer1.0 plugins >= 1.18.0 which can be a large list of dependency library updates. So the flatpak package would be better:
https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.pitivi.Pitivi
Hi Ji m
thanks for your info. I downloaded and tried to start your Version from “test” but it didn’t start. I think you are right but i dont want to install flatpacks or app images ;-) In contrast to the paketsystem they are some bits to big and heavy. OK, i will give kdenlive a try :-) Thank you for yor support :-)
Hi Ji m
here is an interessting new project for you ;-) Can you make it possible to avoid any appimage or flathub, what ever? Seems easy and great for fast work with pictures and raws, specialy when it gets its noise reduction in future versions. You could keep an eye on it :-)
https://filmulator.org/
The project pushes new software releases very often. I don’t think I have so much time maintaining it unless using auto-build :\
Hi Ji m,
can you please update your Converseen (in your apps-ppa) Files to the newest version from 2021?
:-)
Perfect, Thanks :-)
Hi, Any chance please of Audacity 3 for Ubuntu 20.04. Thank you
Audacity requires patched version of wxwidget 3.1.3 to be built “correctly”. :( Ubuntu however ships with v3.0.x …
Many thanks for prompt reply
Hi Ji m,
do you know “ART” (Another RAWTherapee)?
https://bitbucket.org/agriggio/art/wiki/Home
There is a known PPA, but with an realy old version. Is it possible for you to get the actuall version 1.83 to work under Mint 20.04.1? That would be great :-)))
Uli
Hallo Jim,
Hugin 2021 is out, can you get it for your PPA?
Thanks an have a good new year :-)
I’ll update the PPA package in next hours. Happy new year!
Hi jim,
can you please update Converseen to the latest Version? There are many bugfixes since an i hope some problems were fixed :-)
Thanx a lot
Updated for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Ubuntu 18.04.
Hi Ji m!
I see a lot of links to your reposit.
Can you please restore your ppa for the old versions of hugin. May be for ubuntu16.04 or 18.04 or earlier?
Undoubtedly the best video editor is Kdenlive (free). It is the only one worth spending time learning about (there are many videos online).
Shotcut is not bad but… Kdenlive has been going strong with the improvements for a while now.
Before the best was Olive but they gave it a twist that made it horrible and unstable.