ubuntu-restricted-extras doesn't exist, apparently

[P.T.L.]

Tinkering around with Ubuntu 9.10 on a spare laptop and desktop, i'm
trying to get Ubuntu-restricted-extras to install. it installed fine
on the desktop, but isn't working on the laptop. any ideas? it's not
recognizing the package despite it clearly existing...

Here's the console log:

evan@evan-laptop:~$ sudo aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "ubuntu-
restricted-extras"
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "ubuntu-
restricted-extras"
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not
upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done

evan@evan-laptop:~$ ^C
evan@evan-laptop:~$

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[Joseph Brower]

Try issueing a sudo apt-get update first. It could be that it hasn't
synced package information with the repo yet.

[Ken Starks]

Had this problem myself and have dealt with it often with other 9.10
installs. Have to manully add the repo then get errors. Went back to
.Mint where this problem does not exist.

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[Mackenzie Morgan]

On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 10:28:28 pm P.T.L. wrote:
> Tinkering around with Ubuntu 9.10 on a spare laptop and desktop, i'm
> trying to get Ubuntu-restricted-extras to install. it installed fine
> on the desktop, but isn't working on the laptop. any ideas? it's not
> recognizing the package despite it clearly existing...

What's in your /etc/apt/sources.list ? You need to have the "restricted"
section enabled, and you need to run "sudo apt-get update" so that it knows
what software is available.

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[Ken Starks]

Just love installing my system wearing handcuffs...That's why we moved to Mint.

"A child's exposure to technology should never be predicated on the ability to afford it."

[Mackenzie Morgan]

Thing is, I thought restricted was enabled by default. At the very
least, Add/Remove had a way to say "show all packages" and it'd enable
everything for you, then you could get u-r-e. Did the move to
Software Center lose this functionality?

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