installing KPPP

[umair ubuntu]

How  can i  add  "universe" to repositories in
etc/apt/sources.list?

On 10/2/06, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
>
> Lorin Pino wrote:
>
> > umair ubuntu wrote:
> >> i want to install kppp on UBUNTU where as this package is in KUBUNTU
> >> so i have tried following coomands but it didn't work
> >>
> >> sudo apt-cdrom add
> >> sudo aptitude update
> >> sudo aptitude install kppp
> >>
> >> Any body can tell me where i m wrong
> >> if i m totally wrong in installing kppp (which i think i m) tell me
> >> the rightway
> >>
> > If you have universe repos enabled, try the package: gnome-ppp.  In
> > synaptic, it is listed under networking (universe).
>
> That's hardly going to help him install kppp.  The correct answer is that
> (for either ppp gui) you need to add "universe" to the repositories
> in /etc/apt/sources.list.  Whether it's in Ubuntu or Kubuntu makes no
> difference if you're getting packages from the Ubuntu archives - they
> contain all the packages for both versions.  It only makes a difference on
> the distribution CDs (because there isn't room for both on one CD).
> --
> derek
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