Enabling universe and multiverse - need more info

[tim042849]

Howdy:
I type 'mc' at the command line and I get:

The program 'mc' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install mc
Make sure you have the 'universe' component enabled

I've already use apt-get to install firefox, but didn't see the reference
to the 'universe' component that time. And I believe there is also a
'multiverse' component too.

I'm sure that pointers to relevant documentation would suffice to
get me started.

thanks
tim

[aysiu]

Re: Enabling universe and multiverse - need more info

Try this:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/sources

[tim042849]

Re: Enabling universe and multiverse - need more info

Thanks, but no success so far.
Here's what I did:
sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list_backup
sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list (gksudo is not installed apparentl

Then, as under the heading:
"Updating the list for Feisty"
I pasted the text into the empty sources.list file
and saved the file.

Then I executed the following:
sudo apt-get install mc
and got the following message:
"""
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package mc
"""

I appreciate the help so far but sadly,
I feel naked without midnight commander.....

tim

[tim042849]

Re: Enabling universe and multiverse - need more info

Tried to add others....
Tried emacs, got
Couldn't find package emacs
tried kedit
same answer.

I must be really missing something.....
tim

[eriefisher]

Re: Enabling universe and multiverse - need more info

Try to reload after you mv your souce.list to backup
sudo apt-get update

Then paste the new source.list in and again
sudo apt-get update

Then try to install what you want
sudo apt-get install mc

eriefisher

[tim042849]

Re: Enabling universe and multiverse - need more info

Wham!
That was what I needed.
Thanks!
(I owe you a beer)
tim