Say you wanted to update your Ubuntu 10.04 LTS system to use our repository (recently upgraded).
Just follow these simple instructions and you’ll be using our repository for your updates. Don’t worry, Ubuntu’s update system will fall back to their repositories as needed.
If you are using VMware vSphere then look at the end are some instructions on how you can install tools from VMware’s official repository.
Replace /etc/apt/sources.list with the quoted text below.
Then run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade# Base sources.list file with added mirrors.iphouse.net repos deb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted deb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the ## distribution. deb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted deb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team. deb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid universe deb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid universe deb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe deb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu ## security team. deb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse deb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse deb http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse deb-src http://mirrors.iphouse.net/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports' ## repository. ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features. ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team. # deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's ## 'partner' repository. ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users. deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse # VMware tools from VMware's repository # to use, uncomment last line and run the following commands: # wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub # -q -O- | apt-key add - # wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-DSA-KEY.pub # -q -O- | apt-key add - # apt-get update # apt-get install vmware-tools-esx-nox # #deb http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/latest/ubuntu lucid main