[ubuntu-za] Sources.list

[Bruce Pieterse]

On 03/05/2013 18:18, Miles wrote:
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> From: Wikus <wikus at cheetah-microsystems.com>
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> Subject: [ubuntu-za] Sources.list
> Date: Fri, 03 May 2013 19:42:01 +0200
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> Evening guys ,
>
> I have seen that the 3rd party software sources in the software updates
> app and in the /etc/apt/sources.list file is not the
> same. Sources.list have entries that "other software" in the software
> app doesn't have and visa versa.
> Why is this ? I always thought that sources.list and "other software"
> entries should be the same.
> Which one of the two is used when Ubuntu automatically check for updates
> ? Are both used ? And also which one
> is used with manual apt-get update or is with that also both used ?
>
> Thanx
>
> Ubuntu 13.04 64bit
>
> - Wikus
>
Hi Wikus,

The "Other Software" is found under /etc/apt/sources.list.d/. In there 
you will find Personal Package Archives (PPA's) that have been added 
manually or when used by add-apt-repository.

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All the best,

Bruce

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