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Gnoppix Repositories


Gnoppix offer currently 174.766 Software packages.

The topic of repositories is always a large one, and comes up frequently. It is an item which people often get wrong and confused with. Please take the time to read the information below and any references which is linked to before acting on anything.

If you use different repositories, it will break your system. Do not use Ubuntu ppa or any other debian repos’s expect the following. With Debian 13 apt completly changed, thats why we have different formats and till 2028 we have support for Gnoppix 22/23/24.

Gnoppix Core (Free Desktop) Software repositories Arch Linux Based

Section titled “Gnoppix Core (Free Desktop) Software repositories Arch Linux Based”
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file
/etc/pacman.conf

add the following line at the end of the file (if not exist already)

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[gnoppix]
SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
Include = /etc/pacman.d/gnoppix-mirrorlist

add the follinbg content to /etc/pacman.d/gnoppix-mirrorlist

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######################################################
#### ####
#### Repository Mirrorlist Gnoppix ####
#### ####
######################################################
#### Entry in file /etc/pacman.conf:
### [gnoppix]
### Include = /etc/pacman.d/gnoppix-mirrorlist
######################################################
## (Germany, USA, SG, ID, AU)
# Server = https://mirror.gnoppix.org/gnoppix/x86_64
Server = https://pool.gnoppix.org/gnoppix/x86_64/$repo
# Server = https://gnoppixlinux.sourceforge.io/gnoppix/x86_64/$repo

Gnoppix PRO/Ultimate (Desktop) Software repositories Debian Linux Based

Section titled “Gnoppix PRO/Ultimate (Desktop) Software repositories Debian Linux Based”

With network access, you should have the following entry present in /etc/apt/sources.list:

Gnoppix 25 XFCE/KDE/GNOME - with member access

Section titled “Gnoppix 25 XFCE/KDE/GNOME - with member access”
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file
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnoppix.sources
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Types: deb
URIs: http://archive.gnoppix.com/
Suites: community
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/gnoppix.gpg
Types: deb
URIs: https://patreon.gnoppix.com/
Suites: patreon
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/gnoppix.gpg
Types: deb
URIs: https://patreon.gnoppix.com/
Suites: ultimate
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/gnoppix.gpg
Types: deb
URIs: http://archive.gnoppix.com/
Suites: bookworm-updates
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/gnoppix.gpg
Types: deb
URIs: http://archive.gnoppix.com/
Suites: bookworm-backports
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/gnoppix.gpg
Types: deb
URIs: http://archive.gnoppix.com/
Suites: bookworm
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/gnoppix.gpg
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deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb http://archive.gnoppix.com/ community main
deb http://archive.gnoppix.com/ bookworm-updates main
deb http://archive.gnoppix.com/ bookworm-backports main
deb http://archive.gnoppix.com/ bookworm main`

Gnoppix Repo key for V. 22/23/24/25

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wget -O- http://archive.gnoppix.com/gnoppix.key | sudo gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/gnoppix.gpg > /dev/null 2>&1

Following Repos are for Gnoppix Member - PRO - ULTIMATE

Section titled “Following Repos are for Gnoppix Member - PRO - ULTIMATE”

Repositories for Gnoppix Members / Gnoppix Pro / Ultimate / LTS

As you donated to Gnoppix with a Donation or Membership you got a email with your access

You need to create a file in /etc/apt/auth.conf.d/username.conf

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vi /etc/apt/auth.conf.d/username.conf

content of username.conf

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server patreon.gnoppix.com
login <givenusername>
password <givenpassword>

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnoppix.sources

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Types: deb
URIs: https://patreon.gnoppix.com/
Suites: ultimate
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/gnoppix.gpg
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deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://<username>:<password>@patreon.gnoppix.com/ patreon main
deb http://archive.gnoppix.com/ bookworm-updates main
deb http://archive.gnoppix.com/ bookworm-backports main
deb http://archive.gnoppix.com/ bookworm main`
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deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://<username>:<password>@patreon.gnoppix.com/ patreon main`

remove username and password

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deb https://<username>:<password>@patreon.gnoppix.com/ patreon main

it should look like:

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deb https://patreon.gnoppix.com/ patreon main

run

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apt modernize-sources

output should like this:

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All sources are modern

last not least run:

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apt update && apt upgrade -y

if you have any issues, send screenshots by mail to [email protected] or discord

IMAGES and ISO Repository for Gnoppix Members.

Section titled “IMAGES and ISO Repository for Gnoppix Members.”

Up to 1GB connections you can priority download as a Gnoppix Member the latest stable and development images XFCE/KDE and GNOME

https://patreon.gnoppix.com/iso/

Q: Where is the Gnoppix Repo and it’s sources located? A: Gnoppix is based on opensource. You will find all sources, including the build scripts, feel free to customize it at gnoppix - Overview