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installing manpages

Asked by anasgeorg

I am trying to install manpages (i want help for fork ,waipid, sleep e.t.c).
i have opened a terminal and gave : sudo apt-get install manpages-dev.
After it searces the packages lists it gives me the message that " the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source".
Do i have to put the iso cd Ubuntu to install manpages?
If someone can help me , please do.
Also do i need another package to be installed , i want to write my first C program and my first shell script.
Thanks

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Best Gord Allott (gordallott) said : 		#1

you need to make sure you have your repositories enabled, you can do this by going to system -> administration -> software sources. there you can enble the main, universe, restricted and multiverse repositories (where the software is actually kept). after doing that you may need to run 'sudo apt-get update' before running your command again.

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anasgeorg (anasgeorg) said : 		#2

Thanks.
It's okay now.