Installing Thousand Parsec products On Ubuntu Or Debian

Thousand Parsec packages are starting to appear in the standard software repositories for Debian and Ubuntu, but they are usually at least a few releases behind the current release, and in some cases many releases behind.

Since many users prefer to use only packages installed from repositories (for easier package management) but still would like to have newest versions possible of their installed software, we have our own APT repository that is usually updated within a few days of each release. To use it to be able to keep your Thousand Parsec on the cutting edge release just follow these instructions.

1. The packages and the repository meta-data are digitally signed, so you'll need to import the key into your apt's list of trusted keys in order to not get warnings about it.

       curl http://packages.thousandparsec.net/key.asc | sudo apt-key add - 
   

2. Add the following lines to either your /etc/apt/sources.list file or to a new file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d .
   Replace the "DIST" text with whatever is appropriate for your system. (See the table right for a list of supported distributions and architectures.)

       # Thousand Parsec repository at packages.thousandparsec.net
       deb http://packages.thousandparsec.net/group DIST repository
       deb-src http://packages.thousandparsec.net/group DIST repository
   

   For example, if your distro is Ubuntu Gutsy, then you would use the following configuration statements:

       # Thousand Parsec repository at packages.thousandparsec.net
       deb http://packages.thousandparsec.net/ubuntu gutsy universe
       deb-src http://packages.thousandparsec.net/ubuntu gutsy universe  
   

   Or, if your distro is Debian Unstable , then you would use the following configuration statements:

       # Thousand Parsec repository at packages.thousandparsec.net
       deb http://packages.thousandparsec.net/debian sid main
       deb-src http://packages.thousandparsec.net/debian sid main  
   

3. Run the this command to update your local copy of the package meta-data.

       sudo apt-get update  
   

4. You can now use your favorite package selection tool to install or upgrade the Thousand Parsec packages. Here's how to do it with apt-get:

       sudo apt-get install tpclient-pywx