Use Google Linux repositories in Debian

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Jul 262007
 

    Google's Linux software repositories make it easier to download and stay up-to-date with current releases of Google Linux applications. Please choose one of the guides below to help configure your system to use these repositories.

    First you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file

    #vi /etc/apt/sources.list

    add the following line

    # Google software repository

    deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free

    Save and exit the file

    you must download the key and then use apt to install it and refresh your package indexes.

    Run these commands as root:

    #wget -q -O -- https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | apt-key add -

    Now you need to update the source list using the following command

    #apt-get update

    Install google applications now you can see the following command to install google picasa

    #apt-get install picasa

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      • WebMania

        Seems not to work or not more to work!
        sudo wget -q -O – https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | apt-key add -
        Password:
        gpg: no writable keyring found: eof
        gpg: error reading `-’: general error
        gpg: import from `-’ failed: general error
        :~$ wget -q -O – https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | apt-key add
        gpg: can’t open `’: No such file or directory

      • And

        Yep, same issue here.

      • Walker Pt

        Go to https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub and download or copy to your computer and after import.

        If the English is not good don’t worry i am Portuguese, but i hope you understand. ;)

      • http://hronir.blogspot.com hronir

        you have to add the sudo prefix to the post-pipe command.
        That is, do:
        wget -q -O – https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -

        please let me know if it works… :)

      • czer323

        hronir> Indeed, that worked. Thanks

      • http://develcuy.com develCuy

        Confirmed, the instructions from Hronir work perfectly. Somebody please update the article. Blessings!

      • agitdd99

        @Hronir it works. thanks

      • http://88.182.38.130 C Wallace

        Run these commands as root:

        It works if you use su to become root.

      • Duber

        I think the repository service from google is discontinued at this moment.

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