Public bug reported: On 18.04 I want to be able to run the xset command but it is not installed.
The man page says it is part of x11-server-utils: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man1/xset.1.html But when I try to install it is not found (even though it says it is referred to by another package). $ sudo apt-get install x11-server-utils Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package x11-server-utils 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 'x11-server-utils' has no installation candidate I am running this version: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Release: 18.04 ** Affects: x11-xserver-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: x11 xset ** Summary changed: - can't install x11-server-utils or xet + can't install x11-server-utils or xset -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to x11-xserver-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1834788 Title: can't install x11-server-utils or xset Status in x11-xserver-utils package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On 18.04 I want to be able to run the xset command but it is not installed. The man page says it is part of x11-server-utils: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man1/xset.1.html But when I try to install it is not found (even though it says it is referred to by another package). $ sudo apt-get install x11-server-utils Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package x11-server-utils 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 'x11-server-utils' has no installation candidate I am running this version: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Release: 18.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/x11-xserver-utils/+bug/1834788/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
