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The wine command doesent work

Asked by Ed

When i type in th install wine command, this is what i get and doesent work.
Anyone know how to fix this??:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install wine
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package wine is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package wine has no installation candidate
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

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Nick Ellery (nick.ellery) said : 		#1

You can install wine by going to Add/Remove.. or Synaptic Package Manager. Search for wine and install it with a GUI.

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Andrew (and471) said : 		#2

Could you post the contents of your /etc/apt/source.lst file? To do this:

Go to the terminal (In the Menu - Applications>Accessories>Terminal), and type

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

And then copy everything it gives you and paste it here.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#3

Hello ed

To install wine

you need to have extra repositories enabled..
To enable all the software repositories do ref this link..

http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/sources

after getting all the required repositories enabled

Type the following command in a terminal (applications -> accessories -> terminal)

sudo aptitude install wine

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

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