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git-cola package

How to install 3.9 version?

Asked by AlekseyK

How to install git-cola 3.9 version? Why launchpad does not provide instructions?!

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AlekseyK (tantrido) said : 		#1

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu/git-cola
Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:~ubuntu/ubuntu/git-cola'.
ERROR: '~ubuntu' user or team does not exist.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a

Thanks

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AlekseyK (tantrido) said : 		#3

$ lsb_release -a; uname -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
Linux 5.8.0-44-generic #50~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 10 21:07:30 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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Best Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#4

Who told you to add that PPA? It does not exist. It is not a problem with unclear error messages, it simply tells the fact:
"ERROR: '~ubuntu' user or team does not exist."

I do not see a 3.9 version of git-cola for focal on the Ubuntu pages.

You can
- create your own PPA and build such version
- install the 3.9 version by downloading the source from github and doing "make"
- manually download and manually install the 3.9 version for Ubuntu 21.04, all dependencies should be fulfilled also on Ubuntu 20.04

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

I suggest you remove the PPA you added.

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AlekseyK (tantrido) said : 		#6

Yep, it is not a PPA, removed, installed manually. Good to have PPA for this however with the latest version. 3.6 is very outdated and buggy.

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AlekseyK (tantrido) said : 		#7

Thanks Manfred Hampl, that solved my question.