apt-get failing to find upgrades

[David M. Carney]

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 23:37:48 -0500, David Coventry <dc at davec.uklinux.net> wrote:
> David M. Carney wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> >On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 16:54:41 -0500, David Coventry <dc at davec.uklinux.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I'm a reasonably experienced linux user having started with SUSe some
> >>years back, and ended up with Ubuntu by way of Mandrake 6, Corel Linux,
> >>Gentoo and Knoppix, so I know my way around apt-get.
> >>
> >>However, on my install of Ubuntu, apt-get fails.
> >>
> >>I have used apt-spy to get mirrors, but am no closer to installing
> >>anything on my system.
> >>
> >>I have tried (for example) to install wine.
> >>
> >>The error message I get is 'E: Package wine has no installation candidate'
> >>
> >>Also 'W: You might want to run apt-get update to correct these problems'
> >>
> >>Replacing the original sources.list file (AFTER uncommenting out all the
> >>entries: what's the matter; are you deliberately laying down gotchas?),
> >>well that still produced the same errors.
> >>
> >>Dave
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Have you uncommented the "Universe" repository in your apt sources list?
> >
> >David
> >
> >
> >
> David:
> 
> You see, I'm looking at your reply and I see somebody poking fun at how
> pathetic I am.
> 
> As I tried to explain, I am not a newbie.
> 
> As I tried to explain, I know enough to go into the sources.list file in
> /etc/apt/ and uncomment out the comments (why do you have to make it so
> difficult, are you trying to trip all the newbies up?).
> 
> If that's how you guys get your kicks, that's fine.
> 
> I'll just go and find another 64 bit distro.....
> 

You did make it sound as if you had maybe done that, but I wanted to
be sure. It's a simple thing to miss; I did at first.

People on this list, including me, don't try to make people feel
pathetic. I was only trying to help.

David

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