Can't install anything with Shell [SOLVED]

[keli]

When I try to install somthing in shell, I always get an errormessage.

sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.8-plugins
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package gstreamer0.8-plugins

Any idea what could do this?

[machoo02]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

This package is found in the universe repository, and it seems like you don't have this one enabled. Edit your apt sources file as root by typing into the console

kdesu kate /etc/apt/sources.list

and uncommenting (removing the # from in front of ) any lines that have the word 'universe' in them. Save and close, then type in

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.8-plugins

That should do the trick....

[keli]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

working at some point, but still get lot's of error's anyhow.

But whta about JAVA support?
I try to do sudo apt-get install java but same error there.

sudo apt-get install java
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package java

[penguin.ch]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

As far as I know, there is no package named Java - it's supposed to be j2re1.4; in other words: "couldn't find package" simply means that there is no package of the name (you have) specified ... if you're not sure about a package's name, Synaptic may prove helpful: there you can search for "each and every" package available (from the repositories you have included to your sources.list).

HTH
Birdy

[machoo02]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

you could also do

sudo apt-get search java

to accomplish the same thing on the CLI

[Tynach]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

Adept has the same thing. Just type in Java in the search, and it shows you. You don't even have to press Enter or Go. Just type it in.

[podunk]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

The easy way to install java (and many other common programs)
http://getautomatix.com/wiki/index.p...are_and_Tweaks

please note that the instructions are different for kubuntu

[claydoh]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

the package name for java is sun-java5-jre, which is in the Multiverse repo. if you have the repositories enabled it is even easier to install than using an external script for many things.

[keli]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

you could also do

sudo apt-get search java

to accomplish the same thing on the CLI

Well.
That's how it work's on my laptop.

sudo apt-get search java
E: Invalid operation search

[Tynach]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

That's why you use Adept.

[keli]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

OK, but what do I use from there?
I have a lot of possebileties to choose from :S

[claydoh]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

read this to enable extra software repositories:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu

Then, for example:
After running "fetch updates", search for sun-java5-plugin for the firefox java plugin. It will install all the extra required packages, including sun-java5-jdk

[keli]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

OK, That work's, but during the install it frose and I had to rebott the computer and after that it say I can't install anything cause of some fault.

You will not be able to change your system settings in any way (install, remove or upgrade software), because another process is using the packaging system database (probably some other Adept application or apt-get or aptitude). Please close the other application before using this one.

What can I do now?

[claydoh]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

When you froze and had to reboot, there was a "lock" file left over that prevents more than 1 package manager from running at the same time.

Try removing these files (if they exist):
/var/cache/apt/archives/lock, /var/lib/lists/lock, var/lib/dpkg/lock
using this command for each:

 sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

substituting the filename for each file

You may still have a problem with the aborted Adept session, so you may need to
try running this command to clear that up:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

[keli]

Re: Can't install anything with Shell

I get error message that some packet could not be resived or it is not working.
Somthing like that.