#package-management

Answer: "Unable to locate package" errors for all software #answer #development #computers

"Unable to locate package" errors for all software

My apt-get doesn’t install any programs. I try to install programs with apt-get install but always it shows same error: unable to locate package. For example I try to install the xbmc media center; here’s what happens:

$ sudo apt-get install xbmc Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable…

Fixed: How can you completely remove a package? #computers #programming #answer

How can you completely remove a package?

I am trying to do a clean install of the octave3.2 package.

To do this, I removed it, then tried to reinstall it.

When I reinstalled, an error occurred. It could be a bug in the package, but I want to make sure I have everything removed so that I can do a clean install.

Is it enough to do this?

sudo apt-get purge remove octave3.2

Answer [by Eliah Kagan]:…

Fix: How do I enable the "Universe" repository? #development #it #fix

How do I enable the "Universe" repository?

How do I get to Universe Repository of Ubuntu software as mentioned in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS? I am installing 12.04 Ubuntu. Please help.

Answer [by user69469]: How do I enable the "Universe" repository?

First, open software center. Click on ‘edit’ and then ‘software sources’ to open the software sources window. Once that is open, check the box that says,…

How-to: What is the correct way to completely remove an application? #computers #fix #solution

What is the correct way to completely remove an application?

I’ve searched the net for such information and found different command lines, like these ones:

sudo apt-get remove application sudo apt-get remove application* sudo apt-get remove purge application sudo apt-get remove purge application* sudo apt-get purge application sudo apt-get purge application*

So, what is the correct way? Is it…

Fixed: "The following packages have been kept back:" Why and how do I solve it? #development #solution #dev

"The following packages have been kept back:" Why and how do I solve it?

I just added a PPA repository for the development version of the GIMP, but I get this error

The following packages have been kept back: gimp gimp-data libgegl-0.0-0 libgimp2.0

Why and how can I solve it so that I can use the latest version instead of the one I have now?

Answer [by mac9416]: "The following packages have…

Answer: 'pip install carbon' looks like it works, but pip disagrees afterward #answer #solution #it

‘pip install carbon’ looks like it works, but pip disagrees afterward

I’m trying to use pip to install the package carbon, a package related to statistics collection. When I run pip install carbon, it looks like everything works. However, pip is unconvinced that the package is actually installed. (This ultimately causes trouble because I’m using Puppet, and have a rule to install carbon using pip

Answer: How do I resolve unmet dependencies after adding a PPA? #dev #fix #computers

How do I resolve unmet dependencies after adding a PPA?

Occasionally, when I’m installing stuff, I get an error like the following:

Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help…

How to: How to install updates via command line? #it #fix #dev

How to install updates via command line?

Good day,

When I log into my web server via SSH I see the information:

88 packages can be updated. 80 updates are security updates

I tried apt-get update then apt-get upgrade but each time I log in I still see the message about updates. How do I install them?

Answer [by NorTicUs]: How to install updates via command line?

Once your log into your server,…