cool ppa list

[N4S1]

hey folks,

newbie here with a request. i havent been able to find a list of cool ppa's or repo's.......please list cool ppa's or repo's here for us newbies...or give the link to where to get them....thanks

[askrieger]

Re: cool ppa list

Take a look at THIS THREAD or THIS ONE!

[linuxforall]

Re: cool ppa list

KDE gets updated in leaps and bounds unlike others, so if you value stability, taking a conservative approach works out quite well. I only enable ppa for x for latest video drivers, kubuntu updates ppa for stable tested updates and KDENLIVE for latest version. Unless its a ppa with just the program from the developer, the other stuff that gets pulled in causes more grief than joy in the longer run.

[N4S1]

Re: cool ppa list

now that i know howto install PPA's.........is there a LIST of PPA's?....that you just copy and paste into sources. is there a link somewhere of compiled PPA's

[Telengard]

Re: cool ppa list

I think that most of us do not add PPAs willy nilly without evaluating our need for bleeding edge software. Adding bleeding edge software is a good way to destabilize your system in ways which the Kubuntu team have not envisioned.

If you absolutely must have the very latest version of a particular package, then by all means go to launchpad.net and search for it.

If you find yourself adding PPAs for many packages (eg more than ten), then perhaps your needs would be better served by a rolling release distro like Sidux or Arch.

Kubuntu gives you the opportunity to upgrade your system every 6 months. That's good enough for most people. In fact I stick with the LTS version on my every day machine. I only add PPAs for a few (ie less than five) packages for which I really do need the very latest releases.

[dibl]

Re: cool ppa list

I only add PPAs for a few (ie less than five) packages for which I really do need the very latest releases.

Same here -- I think I have only 2 PPAs added to the standard repositories.

If you start adding PPAs en masse, and then encounter an instability problem, you'll have a very difficult time figuring out which new addition induced the problem. A far better approach would be to add PPAs one at a time, do your updates and new package installation(s), test the system with your new package(s), and make sure everything is solid, before you add the next PPA. That way, when it all goes wacky, you'll have a better idea which package is the culprit.

[Snowhog]

Re: cool ppa list

Rule of thumb: Add PPAs only if the package you need isn't in the supported *ubuntu repositories, and, only add PPAs that are proven to be trusted. Rog131's PPA is such.

[Telengard]

Re: cool ppa list

only add PPAs that are proven to be trusted.

Every PPA on launchpad has a note near the installation instructions warning that it is the user's responsibility to judge whether or not a particular PPA is trustworthy and fit.

Important: This is not an endorsement of any of the software in PPAs. You must make sure you trust the PPA owner before installing their software.

This excerpt from developer meeting notes seems to best explain Ubuntu's official position on PPAs.

QUESTION: Is there anyway to ensure the PPA's that we are using are safe? Or do we just have to trust the PPA owner?
you always have to trust the owner/uploader
the PPA system guarantees the binaries you will be installed were in fact generated from the corresponding source
also, when signed, will guarantee that you will be installing exactly what you aim to.
but it can't really guarantee that the binary is not doing any malicious task in you system, the users/communities have to audit it somehow
We thought about creating a recommendation/voting system on top of the current PPAs, but that's just speculation. I'd be really interested in listen to ideas about this topic.

[N4S1]

Re: cool ppa list

gotcha, thanx, i dont want anything confusing me while im learning