My Favorite PPAs for Ubuntu and Debian

2019-04-08

📦 My Favorite PPAs for Ubuntu and Debian

This is just one of my favorite collections of PPAs (Personal Package Archives) when working on Ubuntu or Debian.

⚠️ Once I’ve installed the software I need, I usually remove the PPA. Why? Because having too many PPAs can cause issues — especially with Intel Graphics drivers. I don't know the exact cause, but if anyone does, feel free to share in the comments!

🧰 Android Studio

I use this on Ubuntu 14 because the installation works smoothly.

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:paolorotolo/android-studio
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install android-studio

📝 Brackets

This editor sometimes caused issues in certain Ubuntu distributions or versions. When that happens, I switch to this PPA — the package here is well configured.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/brackets
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install brackets

⚛️ Atom (I barely use it anymore)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/atom
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install atom

☕ JDK (Java Development Kit)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-jdk7-installer     # For Java 7
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer    # For Java 8

🔧 Gradle

If you installed the JDK both via PPA and manually, I recommend using this PPA for Gradle. Finding where the environment variables are set can be a nightmare — this saves you the trouble.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cwchien/gradle
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gradle

💡 Pro Tip: After installing what you need, run sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:repo-name to clean up unused PPAs.