[PLUG] Dell apt repos.

Tomas Kuchta tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com
Tue May 14 18:56:37 UTC 2019


I have identical XPS 13 in default config - will check it for you when I
get home.

AFAIK - I run 18.04 update this weekend without any repo issues. That said,
I do not remember the repo setup, without looking at it.

-T

-T

On Tue, May 14, 2019, 14:48 Russell Johnson <russ at dimstar.net> wrote:

> Thank for the info.
>
> This is a Dell XPS 9370. What's not working is Thunderbolt isn't detected,
> so trying to drive an external monitor doesn't work. The system also does
> not appear to sleep properly.
>
> The sleep issue could maybe be lived with. However, an external monitor is
> more than just a nice to have.
>
> This system came preinstalled with 16.04 LTS. 18.04 has been installed
> vanilla. The EFI has been updated, and now 16.04 does not appear to install
> at all. The system fails to complete a boot of the media.
>
> ZDNet says plain vanilla works on it too. (
> https://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-xps-13-the-best-linux-laptop-of-2018/)
>
> -Russ
>
> On 5/13/19, 4:32 PM, "Smith, Cathy" <plug-bounces at pdxlinux.org on behalf
> of Cathy.Smith at pnnl.gov> wrote:
>
>     I'm in the same situation.  I install specific apps that I need but
> never a repository.
>
>     --
>     Cathy L. Smith
>     IT Engineer
>
>     Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
>     Operated by Battelle for the
>     U.S. Department of Energy
>
>     Phone: 509.375.2687
>     Fax:       509.375.4399
>     Email: cathy.smith at pnnl.gov
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: plug-bounces at pdxlinux.org <plug-bounces at pdxlinux.org> On Behalf
> Of Tim Garton
>     Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 3:28 PM
>     To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <plug at pdxlinux.org>
>     Subject: Re: [PLUG] Dell apt repos.
>
>     I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 on multiple Lattitude and XPS
> laptops for many years but have always just run stock, never added their
> repos.
>     What do their repos offer that vanilla Ubuntu doesn't?
>
>     On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 2:55 PM Russell Johnson <russ at dimstar.net>
> wrote:
>
>     > Is anyone here using Ubuntu 18.04 on a Dell machine?
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > I’m having an issue getting the repo.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Adding the repos:
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > $ cat << 'EOL' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dell-repos.list
>     > > deb http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ bionic-dell public
>     > > deb-src http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ bionic-dell
>     > > public EOL
>     > deb http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ bionic-dell public
>     > deb-src http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ bionic-dell
> public
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Verifying the key:
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > $ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys
>     > F9FDA6BED73CDC22
>     > Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.vL4Mi5xmtD/gpg.1.sh --keyserver
>     > keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys F9FDA6BED73CDC22
>     > gpg: key F9FDA6BED73CDC22: "Canonical Archive Automatic Signing Key
> <
>     > ftpmaster at canonical.com>" not changed
>     > gpg: Total number processed: 1
>     > gpg:              unchanged: 1
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Update Apt:
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > $ sudo apt update
>     > Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco InRelease
>     > Ign:2 http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates bionic-dell
> InRelease
>     > Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security InRelease
>     > Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-updates InRelease
>     > Get:5 http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates bionic-dell Release
>     > [4,173 B]
>     > Hit:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-backports InRelease
>     > Get:7 http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates bionic-dell
>     > Release.gpg
>     > [287 B]
>     > Ign:7 http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates bionic-dell
>     > Release.gpg Reading package lists... Done
>     > W: GPG error: http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates bionic-dell
>     > Release: Detached signature file
>     >
> '/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/dell.archive.canonical.com_updates_dists_bionic-dell_Release.gpg'
>     > is in unsupported binary format
>     > E: The repository 'http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates
>     > bionic-dell Release' is not signed.
>     > N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is
>     > therefore disabled by default.
>     > N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user
>     > configuration details.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > I am not able to get past the errors here. I tried the same with
>     > xenial
>     > (16.04) and got the same thing.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Anyone have a cluestick to hit me with?
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > -Russ
>     >
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