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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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type="topic" style="task"
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<name>Ubuntu Documentation Team</name>
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Add PPAs to help test pre-release or specialty software.
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<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<link type="guide" xref="addremove"/>
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<link type="seealso" xref="addremove-sources"/>
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<revision version="13.10" date="2013-10-25" status="review"/>
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Add a Personal Package Archive (PPA)
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<em>Personal Package Archives (PPAs)</em> are software repositories designed
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for Ubuntu users and are easier to install than other third-party
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<note style="warning">
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Only add software repositories from sources that you trust!
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Third-party software repositories are not checked for security or
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reliability by Ubuntu members, and may contain software which is harmful
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On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading <gui>Adding this PPA to
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your system</gui>. Make a note of the PPA's location, which should look
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similar to: <code>ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next</code>.
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Click the <app>Ubuntu Software Center</app> icon in the
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<gui>Launcher</gui>, or search for <input>Software Center</input> in the
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When the Software Center launches, click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui>
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<gui>Software Sources</gui></guiseq>
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Switch to the <gui>Other Software</gui> tab.
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Click <gui>Add</gui> and enter the <code>ppa:</code> location.
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Click <gui>Add Source</gui>. Enter your password in the Authenticate
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Close the Software Sources window. Ubuntu Software Center will then
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check your software sources for new software.