can't find /usr/include/ncurses

[maxim wexler]

--- Ben Sandee <tbsandee at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 7/26/06, maxim wexler <blissfix at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Been trying to install picprg3.0 from a tarball
> which
> > fails when it can't find
> /usr/include/ncurses/curses.h
> >
> 
> sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev

OK,here's what I got:

booyah at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/main Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/universe Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/multiverse
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/main
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-updates_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)W: Couldn't stat
source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com
breezy/main Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/restricted Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/universe Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/multiverse Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/main
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/universe
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these
problems
E: Couldn't find package libncurses5-dev

Ha! "Run apt-get update to correct these problems".
That's a good one.

No problem, I'll just download the deb file and dpkg
it.

booyah at ubuntu:~$ ls D*
download  libncurses5-dev_5.4-4_i386.deb
booyah at ubuntu:~$ dpkg -i D*/libncurses5*
dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege
booyah at ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg -i D*/libncurses5*
Selecting previously deselected package
libncurses5-dev.
(Reading database ... 68240 files and directories
currently installed.)
Unpacking libncurses5-dev (from
.../libncurses5-dev_5.4-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
libncurses5-dev:
 libncurses5-dev depends on libncurses5 (= 5.4-4);
however:
  Version of libncurses5 on system is 5.4-9ubuntu4.
dpkg: error processing libncurses5-dev (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libncurses5-dev


No problem I'll go back to Debian and get the 5.4-4

booyah at ubuntu:~$ ls D*
download  libncurses5-dev_5.4-4_i386.deb 
libncursesw5_5.4-4_i386.deb

Hmm, all they got is this _w5_ thing. I'll try it.

booyah at ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg -i D*/libncursesw5*
dpkg - warning: downgrading libncursesw5 from
5.4-9ubuntu4 to 5.4-4.
(Reading database ... 69155 files and directories
currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libncursesw5 5.4-9ubuntu4 (using
.../libncursesw5_5.4-4_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libncursesw5 ...
Setting up libncursesw5 (5.4-4) ...

Cool! So I'll go back and try again.

booyah at ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg -i D*/libncurses5*
(Reading database ... 69155 files and directories
currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libncurses5-dev 5.4-4 (using
.../libncurses5-dev_5.4-4_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libncurses5-dev ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
libncurses5-dev:
 libncurses5-dev depends on libncurses5 (= 5.4-4);
however:
  Version of libncurses5 on system is 5.4-9ubuntu4.
dpkg: error processing libncurses5-dev (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libncurses5-dev
booyah at ubuntu:~$


Arrgh, same thing!

One last chance. I'll go back to the old file
repository. Nope, no 5.4.4 there either.

I got it! I'll just uninstall the original 5.4.9ubuntu
using synaptic. Yow! It want's me to _also_ uninstall
a couple of hundred other filles.

The end.



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