why can't synaptic install nvu

[Steve Torrefranca]

ZIYAD A. M. AL-BATLY wrote:

>On Wed, 2005-07-06 at 09:57 +0500, Mustafa Abbasi wrote:
>  
>
>>nvu is available in archive.ubuntu.com.
>>so why can't synaptic find it and install it.
>>i have to do it my self by using dpkg.
>>    
>>
>"nvu" is available in "archive.ubuntu.com" for Breezy (the soon to be
>released new Ubuntu version).  You, most likely as the rest of us, have
>Hoary repository *only* configured in "/etc/apt/sources.list" and thus
>can't find it.
>
>I advice you not to include the Breezy repository in your Hoary until
>it's released unless you are willing to take the risk of an unstable and
>very often updated system.
>
>Ziyad.
>
>  
>
NVU is in hoary backports.  you just need to add these in your sources.list
deb     http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/  hoary-backports main
universe multiverse restricted
deb     http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/  hoary-extras    main
universe multiverse restricted
then apt-get update

steve





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