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How to install app from older Ubuntu repository on a new Ubuntu



Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)Old version of gcc for new UbuntuInstall packages from newer release without building (apt pinning)“Proper” way to install packages from previous releaseHow to install software from old repository?How to get a summary of installed packages by repository and see differences from clean install?Installing package(s) from local repositoryHow can I install Blender 2.76 on Ubuntu 14.04?Can I install packages/drivers from older releases of Ubuntu?How to install new version of Wireshark on Ubuntu XenialWhy would a new repository automatically install packages?Install app from the repository of a different versionCreate debian package that installs another debian package (not from repository)How to install gcj on Ubuntu 16.04



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I want to install a package on 16.04 but it's available on the 14.04 repos only. How do I do that?



I know it would work in 16.04 because I actually have it on a 16.04 that was upgraded from a 14.04 and it's working fine.



It's actually a game. It's very nice.










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    Possible duplicate of Old version of gcc for new Ubuntu

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 4:51











  • You might have to pin trusty to a low score (less than 500): askubuntu.com/a/103338/158442, but I think it won't be necessary when using an older repo.

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 4:53












  • @muru is there a way to just temporarily specify the repo I want to install the package from? Instead of adding the whole 14.04 repo to my repo list? thx

    – Mina Michael
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:11











  • also I don't understand the low score part @muru

    – Mina Michael
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:12











  • You can download the package file from packages.ubuntu.com and install it manually, but I don't think you can specify a new repository as a command line option or something.

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:13

















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I want to install a package on 16.04 but it's available on the 14.04 repos only. How do I do that?



I know it would work in 16.04 because I actually have it on a 16.04 that was upgraded from a 14.04 and it's working fine.



It's actually a game. It's very nice.










share|improve this question

















  • 1





    Possible duplicate of Old version of gcc for new Ubuntu

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 4:51











  • You might have to pin trusty to a low score (less than 500): askubuntu.com/a/103338/158442, but I think it won't be necessary when using an older repo.

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 4:53












  • @muru is there a way to just temporarily specify the repo I want to install the package from? Instead of adding the whole 14.04 repo to my repo list? thx

    – Mina Michael
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:11











  • also I don't understand the low score part @muru

    – Mina Michael
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:12











  • You can download the package file from packages.ubuntu.com and install it manually, but I don't think you can specify a new repository as a command line option or something.

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:13













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I want to install a package on 16.04 but it's available on the 14.04 repos only. How do I do that?



I know it would work in 16.04 because I actually have it on a 16.04 that was upgraded from a 14.04 and it's working fine.



It's actually a game. It's very nice.










share|improve this question














I want to install a package on 16.04 but it's available on the 14.04 repos only. How do I do that?



I know it would work in 16.04 because I actually have it on a 16.04 that was upgraded from a 14.04 and it's working fine.



It's actually a game. It's very nice.







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  • 1





    Possible duplicate of Old version of gcc for new Ubuntu

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 4:51











  • You might have to pin trusty to a low score (less than 500): askubuntu.com/a/103338/158442, but I think it won't be necessary when using an older repo.

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 4:53












  • @muru is there a way to just temporarily specify the repo I want to install the package from? Instead of adding the whole 14.04 repo to my repo list? thx

    – Mina Michael
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:11











  • also I don't understand the low score part @muru

    – Mina Michael
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:12











  • You can download the package file from packages.ubuntu.com and install it manually, but I don't think you can specify a new repository as a command line option or something.

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:13












  • 1





    Possible duplicate of Old version of gcc for new Ubuntu

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 4:51











  • You might have to pin trusty to a low score (less than 500): askubuntu.com/a/103338/158442, but I think it won't be necessary when using an older repo.

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 4:53












  • @muru is there a way to just temporarily specify the repo I want to install the package from? Instead of adding the whole 14.04 repo to my repo list? thx

    – Mina Michael
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:11











  • also I don't understand the low score part @muru

    – Mina Michael
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:12











  • You can download the package file from packages.ubuntu.com and install it manually, but I don't think you can specify a new repository as a command line option or something.

    – muru
    Feb 28 '17 at 5:13







1




1





Possible duplicate of Old version of gcc for new Ubuntu

– muru
Feb 28 '17 at 4:51





Possible duplicate of Old version of gcc for new Ubuntu

– muru
Feb 28 '17 at 4:51













You might have to pin trusty to a low score (less than 500): askubuntu.com/a/103338/158442, but I think it won't be necessary when using an older repo.

– muru
Feb 28 '17 at 4:53






You might have to pin trusty to a low score (less than 500): askubuntu.com/a/103338/158442, but I think it won't be necessary when using an older repo.

– muru
Feb 28 '17 at 4:53














@muru is there a way to just temporarily specify the repo I want to install the package from? Instead of adding the whole 14.04 repo to my repo list? thx

– Mina Michael
Feb 28 '17 at 5:11





@muru is there a way to just temporarily specify the repo I want to install the package from? Instead of adding the whole 14.04 repo to my repo list? thx

– Mina Michael
Feb 28 '17 at 5:11













also I don't understand the low score part @muru

– Mina Michael
Feb 28 '17 at 5:12





also I don't understand the low score part @muru

– Mina Michael
Feb 28 '17 at 5:12













You can download the package file from packages.ubuntu.com and install it manually, but I don't think you can specify a new repository as a command line option or something.

– muru
Feb 28 '17 at 5:13





You can download the package file from packages.ubuntu.com and install it manually, but I don't think you can specify a new repository as a command line option or something.

– muru
Feb 28 '17 at 5:13










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There are two cases:



Installing a Snap package



If the application is found on apps.ubuntu.com, now renamed to snapcraft.io, then it's a "Snap" package that is independent of the version of Ubuntu you want to install it on. You can install it with the "Ubuntu-Software" application on Ubuntu 16.04 and later. Or alternatively from the command line as follows:



sudo snap install pycharm-community --classic


Snap packages are not real software packages, as they come with a redundant version of all kinds of dependencies, which makes them much larger. Also each Snap package uses its own ugly /var/lib/snapd/snaps/… mountpoint, which will show up when listing mounted file systems with mount, for example. So whenever a package is also available as a normal Ubuntu .deb package, better proceed to the next option:



Installing a .deb package from an earlier release



If the application is found with a search on packages.ubuntu.com, it's a real Ubuntu .deb package. To install it in a distribution where it is not (yet) available, go to the package's page in the latest distribution where it is available (random example). Scroll down to the "Download [packagename]" table and click on the correct link in the "Architecture" column, which is usually the amd64 one. Save the file, and then install it in the command line as follows:



sudo apt install ./packagename_[version]_amd64.deb


This will automatically install all dependencies as long as they are available in your own release of Ubuntu, which is often the case. The ./ in the command above, or a full path to the file, is important because otherwise apt would look for the package in the repository, where it's not found for your release in this case.



 



(As for Sweeper 3D, it seems the package was simply pulled from the Snap repository, perhaps by the author himself. It is no longer available for any Ubuntu distribution.)






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    There are two cases:



    Installing a Snap package



    If the application is found on apps.ubuntu.com, now renamed to snapcraft.io, then it's a "Snap" package that is independent of the version of Ubuntu you want to install it on. You can install it with the "Ubuntu-Software" application on Ubuntu 16.04 and later. Or alternatively from the command line as follows:



    sudo snap install pycharm-community --classic


    Snap packages are not real software packages, as they come with a redundant version of all kinds of dependencies, which makes them much larger. Also each Snap package uses its own ugly /var/lib/snapd/snaps/… mountpoint, which will show up when listing mounted file systems with mount, for example. So whenever a package is also available as a normal Ubuntu .deb package, better proceed to the next option:



    Installing a .deb package from an earlier release



    If the application is found with a search on packages.ubuntu.com, it's a real Ubuntu .deb package. To install it in a distribution where it is not (yet) available, go to the package's page in the latest distribution where it is available (random example). Scroll down to the "Download [packagename]" table and click on the correct link in the "Architecture" column, which is usually the amd64 one. Save the file, and then install it in the command line as follows:



    sudo apt install ./packagename_[version]_amd64.deb


    This will automatically install all dependencies as long as they are available in your own release of Ubuntu, which is often the case. The ./ in the command above, or a full path to the file, is important because otherwise apt would look for the package in the repository, where it's not found for your release in this case.



     



    (As for Sweeper 3D, it seems the package was simply pulled from the Snap repository, perhaps by the author himself. It is no longer available for any Ubuntu distribution.)






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      There are two cases:



      Installing a Snap package



      If the application is found on apps.ubuntu.com, now renamed to snapcraft.io, then it's a "Snap" package that is independent of the version of Ubuntu you want to install it on. You can install it with the "Ubuntu-Software" application on Ubuntu 16.04 and later. Or alternatively from the command line as follows:



      sudo snap install pycharm-community --classic


      Snap packages are not real software packages, as they come with a redundant version of all kinds of dependencies, which makes them much larger. Also each Snap package uses its own ugly /var/lib/snapd/snaps/… mountpoint, which will show up when listing mounted file systems with mount, for example. So whenever a package is also available as a normal Ubuntu .deb package, better proceed to the next option:



      Installing a .deb package from an earlier release



      If the application is found with a search on packages.ubuntu.com, it's a real Ubuntu .deb package. To install it in a distribution where it is not (yet) available, go to the package's page in the latest distribution where it is available (random example). Scroll down to the "Download [packagename]" table and click on the correct link in the "Architecture" column, which is usually the amd64 one. Save the file, and then install it in the command line as follows:



      sudo apt install ./packagename_[version]_amd64.deb


      This will automatically install all dependencies as long as they are available in your own release of Ubuntu, which is often the case. The ./ in the command above, or a full path to the file, is important because otherwise apt would look for the package in the repository, where it's not found for your release in this case.



       



      (As for Sweeper 3D, it seems the package was simply pulled from the Snap repository, perhaps by the author himself. It is no longer available for any Ubuntu distribution.)






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        There are two cases:



        Installing a Snap package



        If the application is found on apps.ubuntu.com, now renamed to snapcraft.io, then it's a "Snap" package that is independent of the version of Ubuntu you want to install it on. You can install it with the "Ubuntu-Software" application on Ubuntu 16.04 and later. Or alternatively from the command line as follows:



        sudo snap install pycharm-community --classic


        Snap packages are not real software packages, as they come with a redundant version of all kinds of dependencies, which makes them much larger. Also each Snap package uses its own ugly /var/lib/snapd/snaps/… mountpoint, which will show up when listing mounted file systems with mount, for example. So whenever a package is also available as a normal Ubuntu .deb package, better proceed to the next option:



        Installing a .deb package from an earlier release



        If the application is found with a search on packages.ubuntu.com, it's a real Ubuntu .deb package. To install it in a distribution where it is not (yet) available, go to the package's page in the latest distribution where it is available (random example). Scroll down to the "Download [packagename]" table and click on the correct link in the "Architecture" column, which is usually the amd64 one. Save the file, and then install it in the command line as follows:



        sudo apt install ./packagename_[version]_amd64.deb


        This will automatically install all dependencies as long as they are available in your own release of Ubuntu, which is often the case. The ./ in the command above, or a full path to the file, is important because otherwise apt would look for the package in the repository, where it's not found for your release in this case.



         



        (As for Sweeper 3D, it seems the package was simply pulled from the Snap repository, perhaps by the author himself. It is no longer available for any Ubuntu distribution.)






        share|improve this answer













        There are two cases:



        Installing a Snap package



        If the application is found on apps.ubuntu.com, now renamed to snapcraft.io, then it's a "Snap" package that is independent of the version of Ubuntu you want to install it on. You can install it with the "Ubuntu-Software" application on Ubuntu 16.04 and later. Or alternatively from the command line as follows:



        sudo snap install pycharm-community --classic


        Snap packages are not real software packages, as they come with a redundant version of all kinds of dependencies, which makes them much larger. Also each Snap package uses its own ugly /var/lib/snapd/snaps/… mountpoint, which will show up when listing mounted file systems with mount, for example. So whenever a package is also available as a normal Ubuntu .deb package, better proceed to the next option:



        Installing a .deb package from an earlier release



        If the application is found with a search on packages.ubuntu.com, it's a real Ubuntu .deb package. To install it in a distribution where it is not (yet) available, go to the package's page in the latest distribution where it is available (random example). Scroll down to the "Download [packagename]" table and click on the correct link in the "Architecture" column, which is usually the amd64 one. Save the file, and then install it in the command line as follows:



        sudo apt install ./packagename_[version]_amd64.deb


        This will automatically install all dependencies as long as they are available in your own release of Ubuntu, which is often the case. The ./ in the command above, or a full path to the file, is important because otherwise apt would look for the package in the repository, where it's not found for your release in this case.



         



        (As for Sweeper 3D, it seems the package was simply pulled from the Snap repository, perhaps by the author himself. It is no longer available for any Ubuntu distribution.)







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