Can't install anything in Ubuntu 5.1 (n00b)

shafer5 · 01-21-2006, 07:46 PM

ok when i try to install something i get

Quote:

anderson@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install d4x
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package d4x
anderson@ubuntu:~$

what am i doing wrong...i am sure that it is something very obvious.

Thanks

schurt · 01-21-2006, 07:52 PM

d4x probably doesn't exist in the repositories you have selected, try enabling the universe and multiverse repositories in system -> administration -> synaptic -> settings -> repositories

shafer5 · 01-21-2006, 08:06 PM

ok..in the synaptic package manager under repositories which things are suppose to be checked?

which binary and which sources? i think i might have accidently checked some of them

shafer5 · 01-21-2006, 08:14 PM

ok this is what i have now..

Quote:

sudo apt-get install sun-j2re1.5
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package sun-j2re1.5 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package sun-j2re1.5 has no installation candidate

aysiu · 01-21-2006, 08:30 PM

You don't have the right repositories.

Follow these directions exactly as written.
Do not deviate from them in any way.
Do not take smart shortcuts because you think you know what you're doing or add the given repositories to the ones you already have.

I repeat, follow these directions exactly (don't worry--the first command backs up your current sources.list):

http://www.psychocats.net/linux/sources.php

Then

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install d4x j2re1.4

sharkee · 01-21-2006, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shafer5

ok this is what i have now..

I found the easiest way to install the needed packages was to use automatix it is a programme which can install most of the multimedia file sharing adobe firefox w32codecs java. You will find a howto on ubuntu forums.http://www.ubuntuforums.org/

Regards
Sharke