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    Apt-get stopped working.

    Hi All,

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

    Many thanks,
    -T

    Code:
    # 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

    #2
    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.
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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      #3
      Re: Apt-get stopped working.

      # apt-get install kedit
      You should run apt-get as root!

      sudo apt-get install kedit


      "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
      – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.

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        #4
        Re: Apt-get stopped working.

        He's already 'root' - note the # prompt.
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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          #5
          [solved] Re: Apt-get stopped working.

          Originally posted by Snowhog
          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

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            #6
            Re: Apt-get stopped working.

            Originally posted by Snowhog
            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:~#
            "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
            – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.

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              #7
              Re: Apt-get stopped working.

              Yeah, when you copy the whole thing.
              Windows no longer obstructs my view.
              Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
              "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                #8
                Re: Apt-get stopped working.

                Is this what you need?

                http://dir.filewatcher.com/d/Debian/...eb.119626.html
                Oneiric 11.10 KDE Version 4.7.4<br />Duo core 1.8 Intel<br />4 gig ram<br />Nvidia Go 7300 Graphics<br />Dell E1505 Laptop<br /><br />I&#39;m a happy pappy with Linux on my lappy!!!

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                  #9
                  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.

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                    #10
                    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)

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                      #11
                      Re: Apt-get stopped working.

                      Originally posted by Snowhog
                      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.)
                      "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
                      – John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.

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