Apt-get stopped working.

[ToddAndMargo]

Hi All,

My apt-get stopped working. Can some help me fix it?

Many thanks,
-T

# apt-get install kedit
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package kedit

# apt-get install ne
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package ne

[Snowhog]

Re: Apt-get stopped working.

Always run first, apt-get update to ensure that package cache is "up to date" before running apt-get install package_name

If after you update, the package isn't found, then it isn't available with the repositories you have in your sources.lists.

[GreyGeek]

Re: Apt-get stopped working.

# apt-get install kedit

You should run apt-get as root!

sudo apt-get install kedit

[Snowhog]

Re: Apt-get stopped working.

He's already 'root' - note the # prompt.

[ToddAndMargo]

[solved] Re: Apt-get stopped working.

Always run first, apt-get update to ensure that package cache is "up to date" before running apt-get install package_name

If after you update, the package isn't found, then it isn't available with the repositories you have in your sources.lists.

That worked on "ne". Still working on finding a .deb for kedit. Thank you for the help!

-T

[GreyGeek]

Re: Apt-get stopped working.

He's already 'root' - note the # prompt.

When I switch to root I usually get "root" in the prompt:

jerry@SonyK910:~$ sudo su -
[sudo] password for jerry:
root@SonyK910:~#

[Snowhog]

Re: Apt-get stopped working.

Yeah, when you copy the whole thing.

[eddieg780]

Re: Apt-get stopped working.

Is this what you need?

http://dir.filewatcher.com/d/Debian/...eb.119626.html

[Ole Juul]

Re: Apt-get stopped working.

Apt-get is not broken! I just checked, both on the net and on a 9.04 machine, and it would appear that kedit is not available in that edition. I have it here on my 8.04 though.

[kubicle]

Re: Apt-get stopped working.

AFAIK there isn't a kedit version for KDE4 (at least not in the repos)...if you want a "simpler" editor than kate, give kwrite a go (it uses kate's engine, but the UI is simpler)

[GreyGeek]

Re: Apt-get stopped working.

Yeah, when you copy the whole thing.

Amazing. For 11 years I've been using Linux and I've always looked for "root" in the prompt to be sure I was in a root terminal. I hadn't noticed that "#" was limited to root terminals or konsoles.

Learn something everyday. (It also illustrates how one gets "trapped" in a habit.)