sudo apt-get install acroread returns "Couldn't find package acroread"

swiadek · 02-12-2006, 11:56 AM

sudo apt-get install acroread returns

'Couldn't find package acroread'

Same goes for Flash Player:

'E: Couldn't find package flashplayer-mozilla'

http://ubuntuguide.org/#flash-mozilla

PC running Ubuntu v5.1

adrian_mx · 02-12-2006, 12:35 PM

Tried enabling the universe and multiverse repositories?
enter synaptic, then configuration, repositories and add the universe and multiverse repositories for all the categories.

HappyTux · 02-12-2006, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swiadek

sudo apt-get install acroread returns

'Couldn't find package acroread'

Same goes for Flash Player:

'E: Couldn't find package flashplayer-mozilla'

http://ubuntuguide.org/#flash-mozilla

PC running Ubuntu v5.1

Did you follow the adding extra repositories instructions and then sudo apt-get update to update the cache? If so I would suggest an apt-cache search package_name just to make sure that the name of what you are installing did not change.

smiley_lauf · 02-13-2006, 10:52 AM

If you install Automatix you will get all this in the package list, made my very easy:
http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu#In...28Automatix.29