Urgent!! I cant install anything from the ubuntu software center

[006ruler]

Oh crap. I cant install anything that is in the Ubuntu Software Center. Typing "sudo apt-get install codeblocks" doesnt installl anything. I can't even install Amor!
I have no broken packages achording to synaptic. If i look at something from the Ubuntu Installer thingy, heres what it says:
Code::Blocks IDE

Not available in the current data
Licence: Open Source
Price: Free

try installing with sudo apt-get and this is what i get:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package codeblocks

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

[earthpigg]

what about other packages?

[006ruler]

uh...
no. I mean that i cant install ANYTHING AT ALL.

sry, should have made that clear.

[snowpine]

Try:


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install codeblocks

Post output here please. :)

[006ruler]

IT WORKED!!!
Thank you so much, i can now get back to my C++ programing and editing of the Amor creatures.
Heres the output, if you still desire it so-

samuraibastard@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for samuraibastard:
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release [44.1kB]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release [65.9kB]
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release [44.1kB]
Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages [54.9kB]
Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages [1,353kB]
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Packages [14B]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Sources [16.3kB]
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Sources [14B]
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Packages [21.9kB]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Sources [3,944B]
Get:14 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Packages [1,666B]
Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Sources [575B]
Get:16 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Packages [7,971B]
Get:17 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources [640kB]
Get:18 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources [3,270B]
Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages [5,133kB]
Get:20 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Sources [2,795kB]
Get:21 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages [190kB]
Get:22 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Sources [116kB]
Get:23 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages [158kB]
Get:24 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Packages [14B]
Get:25 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Sources [48.1kB]
Get:26 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Sources [14B]
Get:27 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Packages [93.0kB]
Get:28 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Sources [22.8kB]
Get:29 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Packages [6,942B]
Get:30 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Sources [3,831B]
Fetched 10.8MB in 1min 7s (161kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
samuraibastard@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install codeblocks
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libcodeblocks0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0
Suggested packages:
libwxgtk2.8-dev wx-common codeblocks-contrib libgnomeprintui2.2-0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
codeblocks libcodeblocks0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 207 not upgraded.
Need to get 9,861kB of archives.
After this operation, 26.4MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe libwxbase2.8-0 2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1 [689kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe libwxgtk2.8-0 2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1 [3,455kB]
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe libcodeblocks0 8.02-0ubuntu4 [1,521kB]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe codeblocks 8.02-0ubuntu4 [4,195kB]
Fetched 9,861kB in 1min 1s (161kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package libwxbase2.8-0.
(Reading database ... 114050 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libwxbase2.8-0 (from .../libwxbase2.8-0_2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libwxgtk2.8-0.
Unpacking libwxgtk2.8-0 (from .../libwxgtk2.8-0_2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libcodeblocks0.
Unpacking libcodeblocks0 (from .../libcodeblocks0_8.02-0ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package codeblocks.
Unpacking codeblocks (from .../codeblocks_8.02-0ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-icon-theme ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info ...
Setting up libwxbase2.8-0 (2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1) ...

Setting up libwxgtk2.8-0 (2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1) ...

Setting up libcodeblocks0 (8.02-0ubuntu4) ...

Setting up codeblocks (8.02-0ubuntu4) ...

Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
:D

[omicron84]

I have the same problem, with sudo apt-get update not working
but when I tried sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install codeblocks,
it returned the same error.

could someone help me?

[snowpine]

I have the same problem, with sudo apt-get update not working
but when I tried sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install codeblocks,
it returned the same error.

could someone help me?

Please copy & paste the error message here, and I will try my best to help. :)

[brucem9999]

I have same problem. I have reinstalled three times. Repartioned all three times. As soon as the system boots for the first time, I connect to the I-net, open firefox, open my email which immediately states that flashplayer is required. I click to install and get, "could not find package "flash plugin-installer".

I go to software center / sound video and try to down load Swfdec and get "Not available in the current data". Then every package I try to download gets the same message, "Not available in the current data".

[snowpine]

I have same problem. I have reinstalled three times. Repartioned all three times. As soon as the system boots for the first time, I connect to the I-net, open firefox, open my email which immediately states that flashplayer is required. I click to install and get, "could not find package "flash plugin-installer".

I go to software center / sound video and try to down load Swfdec and get "Not available in the current data". Then every package I try to download gets the same message, "Not available in the current data".

Hi Bruce, it's advisable to start a new thread since you have a different problemm, maybe with a descriptive title like "Please help me install Flash." Or better yet use the Search feature. ;)

Since I'm already typing though, here is the solution:


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer

(This is assuming you're using the 32 bit version of Ubuntu 9.10, if not, please post the full details in the new thread you're going to start.)

[omicron84]

My message
****@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for ****:
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
Reading package lists... Done
****@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install codeblocks
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package codeblocks
****@ubuntu:~$

[snowpine]

Comparing your output with 006ruler's, it looks like you don't have the "Universe" repository in your Software Sources. Try:


gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

See if there is a # symbol at the beginning of the line for Universe, and delete the # (to uncomment this line). Then save the file and try updating & installing codeblocks again. :)

[brucem9999]

Thanks to snowpine for the reply.

This solved my problem.

But I wonder (rhetorically) why the first time (or two) I installed Umbuntu I didn't have this problem, but, using the same install disk, it popped up on a subsequent install??????

[st0nes]

I'm afraid it doesn't work for me, either. Here's what I get:-

mark@addy-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for mark:
Err http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic Release.gpg e
Could not connect to 196.5.234.34:3142 (196.5.234.34). - connect (111: Connection refused)
Err http://www.geekconnection.org karmic/ Release.gpg
Could not connect to 196.5.234.34:3142 (196.5.234.34). - connect (111: Connection refused)
Err http://download.virtualbox.org karmic Release.gpg
Could not connect to 196.5.234.34:3142 (196.5.234.34). - connect (111: Connection refused)
Err http://ftp.saix.net karmic Release.gpg
Why is a common product like Lyx or Latex not available in the repositories? Seems Ubuntu just gets worse and worse with every release.

[snowpine]

I'm afraid it doesn't work for me, either. Here's what I get:-

Why is a common product like Lyx or Latex not available in the repositories? Seems Ubuntu just gets worse and worse with every release.

None of the 4 repositories in your error message are part of a default Ubuntu install. It is not Ubuntu's fault if the user adds software sources incorrectly. :)

Please read the instructions carefully at the medibuntu, geekconnection, virtualbox, and saix websites, if you want to use these unsupported software sources.

Lyx and Latex are, indeed, in the standard Ubuntu repositories. You just can't install them right now, because you broke your software sources. ;) Fix your user error and then you should be able to install applications again.