Ubuntu Software Center

[Nils Kassube]

Bill Stanley wrote:
> I want to install some software but I am finding that of the software
> in the Ubuntu Software center (USC) is horribly out of date.  For
> example, the Scribus desktop publishing program on USC is version
> 1.3.3.13svn. Since I use it on other computers, Scribus is now at
> version 1.4.1.  It is available on the Mint Software Repository and
> I would like to download it from there.  I assume that since Mint
> and Ubuntu are so close, there will be few problems using either
> software repository.  I have several questions.
> 
> 1.  What is the address of the Ubuntu Software Repository repository?
>  I would like to add that to the Mint computer software sources.
> 
> 2.  Does anybody know the address of the Mint Software Repository?  I
> would like to add that to the Ubuntu computer.
> 
> 3.  What is the best way to add these repositories to the repository
> search list?

The repositories are configured in the file /etc/apt/sources.list and 
files in the directory /etc/apt/sources.list.d/. I would suggest you 
chect that file on both your Ubuntu and Mint machine to find the 
appropriate lines to add to the other machine. But change it on your own 
risk - I can't tell you if Ubuntu and Mint are close enough. Here is 
something more to read about repositories:

<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories>


Nils