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thedarkhoody
October 16th, 2013, 07:36 AM
Hi, I swapped my windows 8 with ubuntu a week ago so I'm a noob. Now that I've said that, here is my problem.

I looked up in google on how to install wacom driver and tried this :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:doctormo/wacom-plus
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wacom-dkms

But I get an error in the third step,it says "unable to locate package wacom-dkms".

I have wacom bamboo one.


root@Sam:~# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:doctormo/wacom-plus
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
Wacom sometimes needs updated drivers, this is for that.
More info: https://launchpad.net/~doctormo/+archive/wacom-plus
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
y
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpx3heqb/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpx3heqb/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 113659DF from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpx3heqb/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 113659DF: public key "Launchpad PPA for Martin Owens" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
root@Sam:~# sudo apt-get update
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net raring Release.gpg
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring Release.gpg
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net raring Release.gpg
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates Release.gpg [933 B]
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security Release.gpg [933 B]
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages
Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com raring Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net raring Release.gpg
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports Release.gpg [933 B]
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security Release [40.8 kB]
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com raring Release
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net raring Release
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring Release
Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com raring/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net raring Release
Get:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates Release [40.8 kB]
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com raring/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net raring Release
Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com raring/main i386 Packages
Hit https://private-ppa.launchpad.net raring Release.gpg
Hit https://private-ppa.launchpad.net raring Release
Hit https://private-ppa.launchpad.net raring/main amd64 Packages
Hit https://private-ppa.launchpad.net raring/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net raring/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net raring/main i386 Packages
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam amd64 Packages
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Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net raring/main amd64 Packages
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Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam i386 Packages
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Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net raring/main i386 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en_GB
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Sources [46.9 kB]
Get:7 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports Release [40.8 kB]
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Sources
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Sources
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Sources
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Sources
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main i386 Packages
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe i386 Packages
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Sources [14 B]
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse i386 Packages
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Sources [9,271 B]
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en_GB
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Sources [2,266 B]
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/main amd64 Packages [122 kB]
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en_GB
Get:12 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Sources [75.1 kB]
Ign http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam Translation-en_US
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net raring/main amd64 Packages
404 Not Found
Ign http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam Translation-en
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net raring/main i386 Packages
404 Not Found
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Ign https://private-ppa.launchpad.net raring/main Translation-en_GB
Get:13 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:14 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Sources [73.1 kB]
Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe amd64 Packages [38.4 kB]
Get:17 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [3,715 B]
Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/main i386 Packages [121 kB]
Get:19 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Sources [2,266 B]
Get:20 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main amd64 Packages [191 kB]
Get:21 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:22 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe i386 Packages [39.0 kB]
Get:23 http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse i386 Packages [3,864 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Translation-en
Get:24 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:25 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe amd64 Packages [150 kB]
Get:26 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [3,715 B]
Get:27 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main i386 Packages [189 kB]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
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Ign http://security.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Translation-en_US
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Get:28 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:29 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe i386 Packages [151 kB]
Get:30 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [3,864 B]
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Translation-en
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Translation-en
Get:31 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main Sources [902 B]
Get:32 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:33 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe Sources [5,970 B]
Get:34 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse Sources [1,403 B]
Get:35 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main amd64 Packages [565 B]
Get:36 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:37 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe amd64 Packages [6,946 B]
Get:38 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages [1,357 B]
Get:39 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main i386 Packages [565 B]
Get:40 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:41 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe i386 Packages [6,929 B]
Get:42 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse i386 Packages [1,345 B]
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe Translation-en
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main Translation-en_US
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Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US
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Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/universe Translation-en_GB
Fetched 1,376 kB in 53s (25.9 kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/doctormo/wacom-plus/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found


W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/doctormo/wacom-plus/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found


E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
root@Sam:~# sudo apt-get install wacom-dkms
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package wacom-dkms

abix_adam_pl
October 16th, 2013, 09:11 AM
Did you try just plug in usb cable? In My 12.04 works "out of the box" - And try to read: SourceForge.net: Wacom Tablet Set Up - linuxwacom (http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/linuxwacom/index.php?title=Wacom_Tablet_Set_Up)

Adam

Favux
October 16th, 2013, 02:55 PM
Hi thedarkhoody,

Welcome to Ubuntu forums!


Adam's right, with Raring (13.04) you should just be able to plug in your Wacom Bamboo One tablet in and it should work.

If you want to install a PPA be sure to check the dates of the drivers. You'll see on DoctorMo's PPA the most recent Wacom driver is from 3/11. I'm guessing you got the instructions off the community wiki page which was last modified 6/12. So both way out of date. The linuxwacom wiki is likely a more up to date source: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/linuxwacom/index.php?title=Main_Page