Re: Installing aptitude
On Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:44:02 +0000
Julius Hamilton <julkhami@gmail.com> wrote:
> I tried to search for aptitude with apt-cache search aptitude and it
> returned nothing. I also tried apt-get install aptitude and it said no
> package was found.
>
> I am on Ubuntu 20.
This is a Debian list. Did you try the usual Ubuntu resources?
>
> Would anyone know why aptitude is missing from my packages list?
Probably not, but we might help you diagnose the situation.
I found aptitude on Ubuntu 20.04.
Is your /etc/apt/sources.list set up correctly? Mine looks like:
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charles@ubuntu2004:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates universe
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates multiverse
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal partner
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main restricted
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security multiverse
charles@ubuntu2004:~$
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Have you done "apt update" since you installed Ubuntu?
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