problem installing gparted

[(``-_-´´) -- Fernando]

You can install any package by just using dpkg from the console
if gparted is on the Ubuntu CD, you can use it as a repository and
then just run dpkg -i gparted

On 6/28/07, Jimmy Wu <jimmywu013 at gmail.com> wrote:
> "sudo gparted" gives me this response:
> sudo: gparted: command not found
>
> So that means gparted must be missing.  Is there some way to install it
> without going online?
> I don't understand why "apt-get install gparted" does not work
>
> Thanks for the help
>
> Jimmy Wu
>
>
>
> On 6/28/07, Jeff Rice <lonewolf.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Jimmy Wu wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I installed Ubuntu 7.04 on my computer off a live CD.  When I boot
> > > from the CD, GPartEd is visible under the System/Administration menu.
> > > However, the Ubuntu installed on my hard drive does not have gparted
> > > installed (there is no GPartEd icon at the System/Administration menu).
> > > When I go to the Terminal and type in "sudo apt-get install gparted",
> > > it gives me this:
> > >
> > > Reading package lists...Done
> > > Building dependency tree
> > > Reading state information...Done
> > > Package gparted is not available, but is referred to by another package.
> > > This may mean that it is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only
> > > available from another source
> > > E: Package gparted has no installation candidate
> > >
> > > Using the synaptic package manager, I can see that my system does have
> > > libparted 1.7.1, as well as the parted package.  There is nothing when
> > > I search for gparted though.
> > > I can't install gparted via add/remove programs because my ubuntu
> > > computer is not connected to the internet.  I do have the live CD for
> > > Ubuntu 7.04 though, and I was wondering if anyone knew how to install
> > > gparted from that?
> > >
> > > I would greatly appreciate any help on getting gparted to install.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > What happens when you type "sudo gparted" in a terminal screen?  If it
> > works in terminal mode you need to add the icon by using
> > "System-->Preferences-->Main Menu"  when i upgraded to Fiesty I lost the
> > icon.  Had to add it back to the menu of Administration.
> >
> > Jeff Rice
> >
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