Hi! I'm new to UBUNTU! - hijacked from: Goodbye Linux/Ubuntu

[Karl Larsen]

On 05/29/2010 07:29 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 29 May 2010 14:19, Karl Larsen<klarsen1 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> On 05/29/2010 07:13 AM, Colin Law wrote:
>>      
>>> On 29 May 2010 14:00, Karl Larsen<klarsen1 at gmail.com>    wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> ...
>>>> karl at Lucid:~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin
>>>> [sudo] password for karl:
>>>> Reading package lists... Done
>>>> Building dependency tree
>>>> Reading state information... Done
>>>> Package sun-java6-jre is not available, but is referred to by another
>>>> package.
>>>> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
>>>> is only available from another source
>>>> E: Package sun-java6-jre has no installation candidate
>>>> karl at Lucid:~$
>>>>
>>>>      This does not work on my 10.04
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> It works ok for me.  Have you enabled the Partner repository?
>>>
>>> Colin
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>         No idea.
>>      
> Are you really trying to tell us after all these years using Ubuntu
> that you do not know about enabling repositories?  Go to System,
> Administration, Software Sources, Other Software and check that the
> ubuntu partner repository is enabled.
>    
         It was not enabled. After giving my password I was able to put 
a check before ubuntu partner and I am now getting the desired software. 
I checked all the things in Other software and it complained that some 
were too old.

     You also need to remember how to say yes and ok in a terminal 
window. I tried Tab-Enter and that worked.


73 Karl



> Please do not reply to me personally, just to the list.  I do not need
> two copies of your post.  Thanks.
>
> Colin
>
>    


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