Missing packages under 9.10

[abell@safenet-inc.com]

I recently installed v9.10 (kernel version 2.6.31-14) and and trying to setup the desktop machine for some specific development. I been using 7.10 and 8.10 for the last couple years without issues like this.

Most of the packages I am trying to install state they are not available or obsolete?

I looked through the package manager. In fact the list seems MUCH smaller than it was under 7.10 and 8.10.

It also shows every package in the package manager as already installed.
Under development I have gcc, gdb, binutils, etc. but there is no build-essentials or bison or automake, etc.

I get the same result when I try apt-get - it fails to find the packages I have come to know and love.

automake
autoconf
gawk
awk
bison

All are missing from the package manager and apt-get install fails too.

What am I missing.

Adam

[sisco311]

Hi and welcome to the forums!

Go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources and make sure that the repositories are enabled and in Synaptic click the Reload button to resynchronize the package index files from their sources.

[abell@safenet-inc.com]

Thanks,

I have the following selected (by default)
Canonical
Community
Proptrietary drivers
Software Restrictred
I can NOT select Software (no check mark appears, brown box gets cleared) - I tried it both ways with No change
CDrom is not selected

I have tried US Server and Main server with no change

I tried Other Software without a change as well.

Do I need to know about a magic repositiory?

[abell@safenet-inc.com]

I went into sources>Updates and unchecked 'Important Security Updates' and 'Recommended Updates' and when this was applied, 15 new files were downloaded
and everything works as expected, I can see all the available packages now.

I went back in and checked these 2 again, everything still works.

Can anyone explain this behavior?

Thanks,
Adam

[abell@safenet-inc.com]

It seems the package index was not in sync for some reason.
a reload makes everything work as expected.

Thanks for all the help