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Firefox deleted

Asked by jochem van Twillert

Hello,

Because firefox was very slow i tried to delete it and then re-install it through the terminal, but it couldn't find a file to re-install firefox, so i tried it in the software center.
The first problem was the jockey that crashed, but i've killed it in the terminal.
Now the problem is that i can't update the cache (querying software sources), it just doesn't load.
I hope you can help me.

Jochem

P.s. I'm new in the linux world, but i can use the terminal (if i can't, then i will ask for sidenotes)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Uninstalling then reinstalling an application changes nothing. You will remove files from the system them put the same files in the same place. How is that a fix in any OS?

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; apt-cache policy firefox

Thanks

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jochem van Twillert (jochem96) said : 		#2

The problem is that i can't re-install firefox (for if it wasn't clear)

I'm just typing the output over:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: ubntu
Description: ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux jochem-easynote-MX37-V-058NL 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25 17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Firefox:
 Geinstalleerd: (geen)
 Kandidaat: (geen)
 Versietabel:

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jochem van Twillert (jochem96) said : 		#3

I see there are some dutch words in the output (because i'm from the netherlands)

Geinstalleerd = installed
Kandidaat = candidate
Versietabel = version table (literally translated)
Geen = none

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

Run:

sudo apt-get install firefox

What is output?

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jochem van Twillert (jochem96) said : 		#5

Output is all in dutch, so i will translate it

Packetlists have been read... Done
Tree of requirements has been built
Status of reading information... Done
Packet (file) firefox is not available.
E: packet firefox has no candidates for installing.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox

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jochem van Twillert (jochem96) said : 		#7

When i use sudo apt-get update, then it will load to 99% and it says waiting for headlines.

And the problem is still that firefox is completely gone and not hidden in a file somewhere.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#8

What is the output of:

df -h

Thanks

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jochem van Twillert (jochem96) said : 		#9

Output of df -h:
Filesystem Size. Used. Avail. Use%. Mounted on
/dev/sda1. 145G. 2,3G. 136G. 2%. /
Udev. 935M. 4,0K. 935M. 1%. /dev
Tmpfs. 378M. 832K. 378M. 1%. /run
None. 5,0M. 0. 5,0M. 0%. /run/lock
None. 945M. 156K. 945M. 1%. /run/shm
/home/jochem/private
                          145G. 2,3G. 136G. 2%. /home/jochem

All the points come automatic, sorry for that.
Ineed some sleep now, so i can't react again until tomorrow evening

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#10

Use the commands below . Copy - paste from here one by one.

    wget "http://ubuntuone.com/16urbk8yYDSe1SDhIM18sa" -O ~/fixpackage
    chmod +x fixpackage
    sudo ./fixpackage
    sudo apt-get install firefox

PLEASE post back FULL output of 3rd and 4th commands

Regards
 NikTh

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jochem van Twillert (jochem96) said : 		#11

This goes wrong after the first step,because when i type in the second line, it does nothing.
After step 1 it says:
Resolving ubuntuone.com (ubuntuone.com)... 91.189.89.205, 91.189.89.204
Connecting to ubuntuone.com (ubuntuone.com) |91.189.89.205| :80... Connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting responde... 404 not found
2013-06-12 16:57:04 ERROR 404: not found.

P.s. I type this all over, because as the title says i don't have firefox (web browser), but i've typed it over correctly.
I can answer, because i only have Ubuntu on my laptop and not on my mac.

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jochem van Twillert (jochem96) said : 		#12

I've changed my connection from cable and wireless and now it suddenly works. But thx for the reactions.