[Pidgin] #8893: Ubuntu install instructions bad - $DISTRIB_CODENAME
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Sun Apr 5 17:33:53 EDT 2009
#8893: Ubuntu install instructions bad - $DISTRIB_CODENAME
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Reporter: Aaron44126 | Owner: kstange
Type: defect | Status: new
Component: webpage | Version:
Keywords: ubuntu apt-get ppa |
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Hey, I noticed new(ish) install instructions for Ubuntu that instruct the
user how to add the Pidgin PPA repository, so that you can get Pidgin
updates through the Ubuntu package manager.
http://pidgin.im/download/ubuntu/
The problem is, I tried this on three Ubuntu machines and none of them had
a value for the DISTRIB_CODENAME environment variable. (It looks like you
are expecting it to be "intrepid", "hardy", or whatever.) So, a bad line
got added to the source list and apt-get yelled at me when I tried to
update.
These instructions should be updated so that they don't rely on having the
DISTRIB_CODENAME environment variable set.
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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/8893>
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