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I am currently using the Ultimaker Cura that one can install via the Software Centre which is currently in version 4.8. However, there is a more recent version of the software available here (that is version 4.11). I can download the AppImage and run it but I just want to add a repository so that the newest release automatically replaces any old version.

Can anyone help me assemble the line: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:... if this is possible from the code available on the site above. Not even sure if this is possible.

muru
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Juan Antonio
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It doesn't look like Ultimaker have an official PPA or repository suitable for use with apt. There is an unofficial one according to https://thopiekar.eu/cura/ppa/:

These packages are built daily and are based on the current codebase, which is hosted in the “master” branches of the following repositories:

The stable PPA is using the code, which has been tagged for the latest release version of Cura. ... So if you are a developer and would like to fix issues or add new features, you probably would like to take a look at the master PPA. BUT for everyone else I won’t recommend the master PPA, because Cura might not work for a certain amount of time, your personal profiles and other settings could get lost.

If you feel like trusting them, you can use the stable PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:thopiekar/cura

But it doesn't have the 4.11 version right now. That's on the aforementioned "master" PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:thopiekar/cura-master
N0rbert
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muru
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The snap has an updated version.

See snap info cura-slicer to see the current version available.

Install using sudo snap install cura-slicer. It will the automatically update when the snap author packages an update.

https://snapcraft.io/install/cura-slicer/ubuntu

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