software installing problem
 

Hello,
I am new to linux...when i try to install gcc in ubuntu 8.04...i am getting the below error.

root@sharief-desktop:/home/sharief# sudo apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package build-essential 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 build-essential has no installation candidate
root@sharief-desktop:/home/sharief#


...i dont know whats the error is...can anyone tell me what to do for this?

You may be missing something in your sources.list file. Can you post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list The package build-essential definitely exists. It's installed on my system.
Cheers,
jdk

i cant able to install any plugins in fedora...i dont know why?can anyone help me...what will be that error in my fedora?"GNU nano 2.0.6 FILE: /etc/modules"

It is normal and common courtesy to reply to a question when you are asking for help. Asking a completely different question is not appropriate. If you have another question start another thread.
jdk

ok...but what to do...i am so confused...thats why....i am not at all getting any plugins in my fedora.....

I thought you were trying to install gcc on Ubuntu? Which is it? Ubuntu? or Fedora?
jdk

I am having this problem in fedora....i am unable to install any software....not even any plugin..i dont know why....please help me

Can you be more explicit please. What software are you trying to install? How did you try to install it? What problems happened when you tried to install it. Give as much detail as possible.
cheers,
jdk

yes...if i try to install plugins in fedora its not installling....showing error message as plugin not installed.....in some websites there is a option to download flash as click here to download plugin...but when i click that its connecting to server after that no message is coming as no flash player is installed...do it manually....wheni try to install manually again i get some problem with this....not only in this...when i try to install mp3 plugin for movie player, There too i get some problem.....dont know what to do

You are trying to install a plugin on WHAT???? A brower? Which browser? Can you please give more information?
jdk

i am trying to install the flash plugin for my mozilla.... browser...and i am trying to install mp3 plugin for my movie player.....but i cant

me 2 hav d same problem...my frnd told me dat i hav to install packages for instal any kind of software and also told me dat i have to search over net for that packages...

You need to install some packages but I can't tell you their names since I don't use Fedora. Do you know how to install packages on Fedora? On Debian-based systems it's called "flashplugin-nonfree" but I don't know if the same name is used on Fedora. I guess you can search package names with yum. If you find the plugin just install the package and restart firefox.
Cheers,
jdk

Ya ok...how to search the mp3 plugin by using "YUM"...give some example

I don't use Fedora so I don't know how yum works. If it is like aptitude then maybe may work.
Surely Fedora must have a tutorial or something on how to use yum.
cheers,
jdk