I installed Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition.

It works fine. I can go the Internet. So I am pleased with Ubuntu.

I installed it on another separate computer which is not connected to the Internet. I could go to the Internet with Ubuntu 8.04. I browsed for a few minutes and removed the cable.

By default it has not installed CD/DVD burning program K3b.

So I tried to install using the following commands.

1.sudo apt-get install k3b. (Simple k here.]

2.sudo apt-get install K3b. (Capital K here.]

I got the following error message.

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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package k3b


Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package K3b
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Why is this?

Do you have any idea?

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I am new to Ubuntu. I have been using Mandriva and Open SuSE for a few years. I have never used Ubuntu.

I try in vain the basic installation method by downloading it from the K3b website. It was a tar.gz file.

The installation was a hell. I expected problems. It complains about a missing C compiler in the middle of the process.

If you have a GUI, just use synaptic package manager (System > Admin > Synaptic). Way easier than just guessing what your are looking for.

By the way, k3b should be there. If not, then maybe your internet connection is failing?

OK I just wanted to verify this but your pc has to be connected to the internet before apt will install packages as the packages are pulled down. Also did you do an
another thing to try is

that will search for all packages starting with k3b

Thanks jay73 for the reply.

When you type ' k3b ' and press enter, the program comes to the screen.

However, I got the following message.

The program k3b is not currently not installed.
You can install by typing ' sudo apt-get install k3b '.

So I followed the above instructions.



I am new to Ubuntu. I know nothing about how it works.

I look at the Synaptic Package Manager.

There is no k3b in the list.

Is it a downloading center for Ubuntu?

In a way you could say yes. so first thing I would do is issue the command
so it will update your package db. you may also have to add universe to your list of package locations.

Click on Synaptic Package Manager, type your root password and press Enter.
Click on Search and type in the search box k3b
Click in the line (or the left hand box) that shows k3b, click the following: Mark, Mark, Apply, Apply.
k3b will now be downloaded and installed on your pc.

If that does not work, it sounds like you may have a problem with your repositories.
Again in Synaptic, have a look under Settings > Repositories.
Make sure that all the available boxes are ticked and then click on Reload.
Then try the search routine a second time.

I thank everybody for the support.

I struggled with the following command for about 6 hours.

sudo apt-get install k3b


It worked fine, nearly 10 minutes ago, and the program k3b was installed.


Who knows the reason for these strange things we experience in the domain of IT from time to time!

Well from what I could see from the previous errors it looks like you added the repository that housed the k3b package and apt-get was finally able to pull it down and install it. But that is just a guess going off of what little information we have.

One possible explanation is that the repository server that you use was off-line so the connection simply timed out before it could find anything. I have been using Ubuntu for a year or two and never had a problem - until a week or so ago ago, when I found that many servers were almost impossible to contact for some reason (only the main server was reachable but it was slooooow).

If you use synaptic, you can click on "details" in the install dialog and it will show what is happening. If you see it hanging, then it's definitely a network issue (not necessarily on your local computer).

I thank everybody who took time to reply me again.

I looked at Synaptic, it has a lot of stuff.

There is no 'k3b' in their list.

What is 'Synaptic' ?

Is it a downloading center for Ubuntu?

I am new to Ubuntu.

Please tell me.

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jay73
Do you always use Ubuntu?

I always use open SuSE 11.0.

It works fine.

I have no complains about open SuSE 11.0.

Do you consider Ubuntu as the best Linux distro?

Are you sure? Because synaptic can show the list in more ways than one. Bottom left, there five buttons that will organize the packages in different ways: by category, by install status, etc. You need to select "Sections" and then select "All" in the left window.
You can also do a quick search by selecting Edit > Search and entering the package that you are looking for.
And maybe your list has not been updated yet. First, click on the "Reload" button at the top. If you still cannot find it, look at System > Admin > Software sources; you may need to select a different mirror.

Something like that. Actually, synaptic is a graphical front-end to apt and aptitude. Instead of using apt-get or aptitude from the command line, you can use synaptic to do the same thing but graphically. It is something like the software management dialog in Yast but it all looks (and works) a bit differently.

It is the best for me. It is a bit curious because most people use Ubuntu first and then they start exploring the other distros; I went the other way and used about all of them before I tried Ubuntu. And I liked it a lot so I keep using it. Maybe the reason I really like it is precisely because I used gentoo etc before turning to Ubuntu: if there is something I do not like, I know how to tweak it because that is what I learned by using the more difficult distros. For the last months, it has been the only one on my computer but know I then I get the distro-hopping itch and I feel like installing something else just for a change. Then I remember that it always takes me a day or two to get everything set up and configured the way I like it so I don't.
Why do I like it better than Suse? Because it has more software packages. I do install each new version of Suse when it comes out but I am always disappointed that several packages are missing so I have to compile them myself. The same goes for Fedora. Of course, if you find that Suse has all that you need, you may as well use Suse. Also I find that Suse still has not figured out its package management. Maybe this is a 64 bit problem but I can never install Suse without running into dependency mess sooner or later. Debian and Ubuntu sure have this figured out a lot better.
Anyway, if you like Suse, then you should continue using Suse. Using Ubuntu only because so many other people do is no reason at all.