From a78cbef9a9a3721a74947c1e5106274a2cf71276 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Karl Pietrowski Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:03:19 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Troubleshoot: Adding "Removing packages from the PPA" --- Troubleshooting.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/Troubleshooting.md b/Troubleshooting.md index 4f34127..5cfbb7e 100644 --- a/Troubleshooting.md +++ b/Troubleshooting.md @@ -1 +1,26 @@ # Troubleshooting + +## Removing packages from the PPA: + +### Method 1: Using ppa-purge +In case of our stable PPA: +```{r, engine='bash'} +sudo apt update +sudo apt install ppa-purge +sudo ppa-purge ppa:thopiekar/cura +``` +In case of our master PPA: +```{r, engine='bash'} +sudo apt update +sudo apt install ppa-purge +sudo ppa-purge ppa:thopiekar/cura-master +``` +### Method 2: Using synaptic +Using Synaptic you can easily see where your installed packages are from. +In our case you can easily select the PPA and remove all packages from there. +For more info on using Synaptic search the web for manuals. There are enough around... + +### Method 3: Apt-Pinning +An easy method for advanced users is to change the PPAs priority using APT pinning. +While choosing a low "Pin-Priority" you can even tell APT to avoid a repository, if needed. +Using a low here will tell APT to downgrade to the Ubuntu packages whenever possible.