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Can't install software

Asked by d0nnie2

In a fresh default install of breezy 5.10 I cant install software . I'm trying to install transcode; imagemagick; dvdrip. I can down load the packages but I don't know which dir to put them in so they will work or how to tell it where the compiler is I get error command not found " tar , gunzip " . or no suitable compiler found . I can logon as root if I want or use sudo so I don't think it's a permission problem . I've benn trying for two weeks and read many of your pages and the faq's . Is there any step by step instructions out there that work . If you want you can e'mail me , <email address hidden> , also

                                                                  Donnie

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Ante Karamatić (ivoks) said : 		#1

Don't download them. Open synaptic, enable universe and multiverse channels (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AddingRepositoriesHowto). Reload and then search for those packages. Check them for install and hit Apply.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SynapticHowto

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d0nnie2 (donnie-2062000) said : 		#2

I did all the above , these packeges are not avalible there

                                                       Donnie

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Juan V. Guerrero (Coredumped) (juan.guerrero) said : 		#3

Just as a test, save your /etc/apt/sources.list to a temporary location (your home directory maybe).
Then edit /etc/apt/sources.list, delete everything and just add the following:
deb http://pa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy main restricted
deb-src http://pa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy main restricted
deb http://pa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy universe
deb-src http://pa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy-security main restricted
deb http://pa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy multiverse
deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free

Then run:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install transcode

If it does not work then post the above commands ouput and return your sources.list to normal by copying the previous backup on top of /etc/apt/sources.list.

I really hope this can help you.

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