[ubuntu-uk] Missing Repositories....

[John]

Harry Rickards wrote:
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> On 05/25/09 17:02, John wrote:
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>> Matthew Daubney wrote:
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>>>> I just took a snapshot of what is in my Software Sources, and the Local 
>>>> Rep isnt there.
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>>>> http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v420/jmatt21/Misc/?action=view&current=Sofsource01.png
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>>>> Where did that go?
>>>>
>>>> John
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>>> Hi John,
>>>
>>> I've just checked, and it doesn't appear in mine, even though the
>>> Local/main repo is in synaptic. At a guess (and I can't find any info to
>>> confirm/deny this...) the local repo is an internal repo to synaptic, so
>>> will need synaptic refreshed to find it? 
>>>
>>> I assume you've clicked reload in synaptic? If that fails then try sudo
>>> dpkg-reconfigure synaptic
>>>
>>> I've had a play using your now sources.list in my synaptic and some of
>>> them appeared before refreshing then disappeared. I assume this was
>>> because those packages don't appear in the repos so they're put into
>>> this local list? 
>>>
>>> I shouldn't worry about it, they where probably there because of the
>>> broken sources list, and now exist in the real sources list!
>>>
>>> -Matt Daubney
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>> Oh ok, thank you. I have refreshed the list. I only wondered about the 
>> Loc Repos because I'm looking at my netbook, and they show in there. But 
>> that's ok if it is the same with yours.
>>
>> I just have to get my flash working now. I just cannot get it to work at 
>> all. Its driving me up the wall. I didnt realise so many sites us it. 
>> I've gone through everything I can think of to get it to work, but 
>> nothing. FF freezes for ages if there's flash on a page. I keep flash on 
>> because of watching bbci programs and youtube, that wont even work.
>>
>> John.
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> Try installing the 'flashplugin-nonfree' package (e.g, with 'aptitude
> install flashplugin-nonfree'). That works on both my Ubuntu and Debian
> systems.
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> Many thanks
> Harry Rickards
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Hi Harry,

I already have that installed. I am really stumped as to why it wont wrk 
in the VM, it works using the wubi installation I have on the same 
laptop. Its getting really frustrating now.

John.