apt-get suddenly fails

[mark phelps]

Been using Feisty 7.04 with Gnome for several weeks now. Yesterday, installed kubuntu-desktop and switched over to KDE. Now, apt-get doesn't work anymore.

Copied a deb file to my home directory. Confirmed it existed there:

ll@bill-desktop-ubuntu:~$ ls -l smp*.deb
-rwxrwx--- 1 bill bill 951445 2007-06-28 00:05 smplayer_0.5.21_i386.deb

Then ran apt-get:
bill@bill-desktop-ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install smplayer*.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package smplayer_0.5.21_i386.deb

So, if it couldn't find the package, then how did it figure out the full filename?

Saw some posts about the sources.list file, so here it is:
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates restricted main multiverse universe

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This has been working without problems in Gnome for weeks now, and suddenly today, I can't install anymore. ANy ideas what I can check?

[penguin.ch]

Re: apt-get suddenly fails

dpkg --install [package].deb

[abn91c]

Re: apt-get suddenly fails

you can also try apt-get check, followed by apt-get update, then apt-get upgrade, then try installing the package again

[Landor]

Re: apt-get suddenly fails

A simple way of resolving this could be more easily done by bringing up Konqueror and right clicking on the .deb file then selecting "Kubuntu Package Menu" >> Install

Keep your stick on the ice...

Landor