On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 12:47:17PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: > Hello debian users, > > I'm currenty experiencing some difficulty in trying to install 'aktion' > from KDE. Here's what happens: > bash$ apt-get install aktion > Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... > Package aktion has no available version, but exists in the database. > This typically means that the package was mentioned in a dependency and > never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not available with the contents > of sources.list > E: Packagae aktion has no installation candidate > > I'd install the entire multimedia package but I despise having software > that I never use. I picked aktion for a movie player. Any help or > suggestion is greatly appreciated. Apt is pretty much spot on with this error message. aktion is listed in the package database, but not as an actual installable package. This usally means that it's Provided by several packages. 'apt-cache search aktion' should show you which packages actually provide it. -rob
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