- list the packages available in a PPA added on your system;
- download packages from PPAs without adding them;
- PPAs backup / restore, along with all the PPA keys;
- update single repositories using a command line tool (by the way, when you add a PPA using Y PPA Manager, it's updated without updating all the software sources) called "update-ppa" - usage example: "sudo update-ppa ppa:webupd8team/java"; this feature was implemented by Satya;
- some options that should help you re-enable the working PPAs when upgrading to a newer Ubuntu / Linux Mint version;
- remove duplicate PPAs;
- Unity quicklists / optional AppIndicator;
- more.
Other changes in Y PPA Manager 0.9.9.1:
- Ubuntu 13.10: fixed policy kit issue with GNOME 3.10;
- Ubuntu 13.10: work-around for main window issues with GTK 3.8.3+ (this is a bug in GTK3);
- Ubuntu 13.10: fixed appindicator;
- Ubuntu 13.10: fixed package installation from Y PPA Manager;
- fixed notifications not working sometimes in GNOME Shell;
- fix backup not backing up /etc/apt/sources.list PPAs (only Launchpad PPAs listed under sources.list are backed up!);
- added Faience indicator icon (thanks to Giovani Cascaes!).
Install Y PPA Manager
To install Y PPA Manager in Ubuntu, use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install y-ppa-manager
You can submit feature requests or report bugs @ Launchpad.