libncurses5-dev error

[JDRMP]

I have installed UBUNTU 9.10(2.6.30)

I'm trying to execute the following command:
apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` mercurial build-essential cvs subversion libncurses5-dev

I get the following error:
Package libncurses5-dev is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package libncurses5-dev has no installation candidate


](*,)I cannot find it anywhere in the files.
Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks

[dstew]

Try it on its own command line with root privleges:
sudo apt-get install libncurses5-devDo you get the same error? The package is in the Ubuntu development archive, so you should not need to activate any new repositories.

[JDRMP]

Try it on its own command line with root privleges:
sudo apt-get install libncurses5-devDo you get the same error? The package is in the Ubuntu development archive, so you should not need to activate any new repositories.

Yes same error. I reinstalled 9,10 and it works now. I must have installed wrong or somehow deleted the package.

Thanks for the help