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Can't install ubuntu-xen-server using aptitude

Asked by Daniel

Hi,
I wanted to try out xen on my ubuntu gutsy gibbon laptop.
One of the places I went to was https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Xen.

When I try:
% aptitude install ubuntu-xen-server [1]
aptitude says I need linux-xen package but when I try to install linux-xen, aptitude says "No candidate version found for linux-xen".
(I noticed there was a linux-image-xen which I installed after the above but it doesn't solve the problem).

Many Regards,
Daniel Bush

[1] - output from aptitude
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[ snip first part with lots of xen-related packages ]
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  ubuntu-xen-server: Depends: linux-xen which is a virtual package.
Resolving dependencies...
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Keep the following packages at their current version:
ubuntu-xen-server [Not Installed]

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

With my updated Ubuntu 7.10 i have no problem to install linux-xen.

The system install:
  linux-image-2.6.22-14-xen linux-image-xen
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22-14-xen linux-restricted-modules-xen
  linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-14-xen linux-xen

What is your /etc/apt/sources.list contents...?

Thank you

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Ivan Lautaro Lemos (ivancete) said : 		#2

You need to add repositories of xen

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

after, sudo apt-get update

To fix the broken packages, you just need to open up Synaptic Package Manager, go to Edit, and select Fix Broken Packages.

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Daniel (dlb-id-au) said : 		#3

Hi, thanks for following up.
See below:
On 03/11/2007, elart.it <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Your question #16886 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/16886
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> elart.it proposed the following answer:
> With my updated Ubuntu 7.10 i have no problem to install linux-xen.
>
> The system install:
> linux-image-2.6.22-14-xen linux-image-xen
> linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22-14-xen linux-restricted-modules-xen
> linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-14-xen linux-xen
>
> What is your /etc/apt/sources.list contents...?

deb http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu gutsy main restricted universe
#multiverse
deb http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu gutsy-updates main restricted
universe
deb http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu gutsy-backports main restricted
universe
deb http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
universe #multiverse
deb-src http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu gutsy main restricted universe
#multiverse

(I've commented out multiverse)

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Daniel (dlb-id-au) said : 		#4

Hi Ivan,
On 03/11/2007, ivancete <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Your question #16886 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/16886
>
> ivancete proposed the following answer:
> You need to add repositories of xen

Do you mean I have to include a special repo in my sources.list ?
I can edit the file, but I'm not sure outside of the usual entries what goes
in there.

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> after, sudo apt-get update
>
> To fix the broken packages, you just need to open up Synaptic Package
> Manager, go to Edit, and select Fix Broken Packages.

 Tried this. But I think my system is mostly in order and there wasn't much
to fix.

Thanks,
Daniel.

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Daniel (dlb-id-au) said : 		#5

Problem solved.
I needed to have multiverse enabled in my /etc/apt/sources.list in order for the missing packages to be available (linux-xen and the xen restricted modules etc).
My thanks to elart.it and ivancete for giving me the clue :)
Thanks guys.

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Daniel (dlb-id-au) said : 		#6

Thanks elart.it, that solved my question.