In many articles around the Internet about Ubuntu (including ours), they require you to add a PPA to get the latest version of programs. PPAs are very useful, but when missing PPA keys pile up, it's not exactly the easiest of situations to take care of.
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Ubuntu Tip : Simplified way to add PPA repositories in Karmic
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If you use the Ubuntu Personal Package Archives (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas) then forget about opening /etc/apt/sources.list to add a repository; in Karmic, use the new add-apt-repository command. For example, to add the repository for the chromium browser...
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How To Install GIMP 2.7 in Ubuntu Jaunty and Karmic From a Launchpad PPA
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The release of GIMP 2.7.0 is a first step towards GIMP 2.8, the next stable release. Please note that this is an unstable development snapshot and read the GIMP 2.7 release notes. Actually, in the following repository, the current version of Gimp is 2.7.1 already. To install it in Ubuntu, just copy & paste the following commands into a terminal to add the Launchpad PPA repository:
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Install VLC 1.0.0 Final In Ubuntu, Arch Linux and Fedora
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Final as in 'non release candidate', obviously there will be versions like 1.0.1 and so on.
What's new: Support for HD and other new formats, finer speed controls, customizable toolbars, AirTunes streaming, and much more.
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Tomboy ported from Mono to C++
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The announce came on April 1st, but was NOT an April fool. Ubuntu PPA available !
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