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python-serial package not listed

Asked by David

Hello,

I recently installed Kubuntu 6.10 on a new desktop, but I do not see 'python-serial' listed as a package that I can install from the Adept GUI package manager. I used the same disk to install Kubuntu on a laptop, and on that system the package is listed, and I can install it. I also noted that the installation dvd shows up as a repository resource on the laptop, but not on the desktop, although this may be unrelated. Both systems were updated on-line.

Although perhaps a bit extreme, I have repeated the complete Kubuntu install process twice on each system now, with the same findings; I can't seem to get the python-serial package to come up, such that I can install it and have access to the python serial module. I am not a (k)ubuntu nor Linux expert, but I will dig into config files if I have to.

I would appciate learning how to get access to the python serial module intstall package, and secondarily, why such a package would show up on one system and not on another system (which might help me in the future).

David

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Best Paolo Sammicheli (xdatap1) said : 		#1

Hi there,

python-serial is a package on "universe" repository, as you can see here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/edgy/python/python-serial

Probably you don't have universe repository in /etc/apt/sources.list

A simply way to generate source.list is using this web application:

http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/source-o-matic/

and a full guide is here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu

Let me know if you solved this problem.

Cheers

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David (david-projectworkshop) said : 		#2

Yes. Thanks. That got it. I copied the text the link application
generated, into the sources.list file, and now the serial package shows up
and installs and works!

And the doc page is something I stumbled over before, and now I see the
connection, so that's good too. (No that I understand much of the
convolution of it all.)

Thanks again...on to posting my next difficulty...

David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paolo Sammicheli" <email address hidden>
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Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 5:22 PM
Subject: [Support #3184]: Re: python-serial package not listed

Your support request #3184 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ticket/3184

    Status: Open => Answered

Paolo Sammicheli proposed the following answer:
Hi there,

python-serial is a package on "universe" repository, as you can see
here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/edgy/python/python-serial

Probably you don't have universe repository in /etc/apt/sources.list

A simply way to generate source.list is using this web application:

http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/source-o-matic/

and a full guide is here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu

Let me know if you solved this problem.

Cheers

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David (david-projectworkshop) said : 		#3

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