mc is definitely available; did you search for mc? (instead of midnight commander?) sounds like a repository issue as pointed out by Conrad. Edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list and uncomment the commented source lines (there should be lines for universe, multiverse, etc.) Then update & search for mc again.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Conrad Lawes <[email protected]> wrote: > Spokeman, > > I just installed midnight commander on 2 of computers both running Ubuntu > 9.04. Also installed automake without incident. > > I just ran the following commands: > > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get install mc automake > > > It sounds like you need to enable some more or all the repositories listed > in your /etc/apt/sources.list file. I have attached a copy of mine for you > to review. > > ---------------/etc/apt/sources.list---------------- > # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1)]/ > jaunty main restricted > # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to > # newer versions of the distribution. > > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted > > ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the > ## distribution. > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main restricted > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main > restricted > > ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu > ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any > ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team. > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty universe > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty universe > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates universe > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates universe > > ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu > > ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to > > ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in > ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu > ## security team. > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty multiverse > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty multiverse > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates multiverse > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates multiverse > > ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports' > ## repository. > ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as > ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes > ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features. > ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review > ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team. > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted > universe multiverse > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main > restricted universe multiverse > > ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's > ## 'partner' repository. > ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the > ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users. > deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner > deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner > > deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security main restricted > deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security main restricted > deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security universe > deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security universe > deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security multiverse > deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security multiverse > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 5:53 PM, spokeman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Ok, trying a search on my machine for automake* gets not much, and no >> directories or files. A search for auto* gets too much, with a few >> autoconf, autoconfig, auto.conf, etc in various locations. Not sure >> about any of that. >> >> A google for the error gets me to a website for automake, a gnu >> automated makefile utility. I could install it, but this is not listed >> in the Ubuntu repositories tho. So, I don't know if I've made progress >> or not. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 24, 5:44 pm, spokeman <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I'm sorry, Shaun, I couldn't quite hear that -- ;-p >> > >> > On Jul 24, 5:04 pm, Shaun Marolf <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > On Fri, 2009-07-24 at 13:42 -0700, spokeman wrote: >> > > > Aha, I've made progress, but to where I'm not sure. >> > >> > > > As I said, it gave me the message, even with sudo bash, that >> configure >> > > > didn't like install-sh. Well, the location it lists is a symlink. It >> > > > points to >> > >> > > > /usr/share/automake-1.10/install-sh >> > >> > > > I have no automake directory, and no install-sh file inside it! >> > >> > > > So what does that do? >> > >> > > > Mark >> > >> > > > On Jul 24, 2:17 pm, Shaun Marolf <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > > On Fri, 2009-07-24 at 11:07 -0700, spokeman wrote: >> > > > > > I've installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my machine. MC (Midnight >> Commander) is >> > > > > > not available in any of the repositories, but I can get a source >> > > > > > tar.gz from their home site. I tried to install following their >> > > > > > install recommendations, but it ain't working. The MC install >> > > > > > instructions say to run configure first. >> > >> > > > > > $ ./configure >> > >> > > > > > but that gets me this error, and I'm stuck. >> > >> > > > > > configure: error: cannot find install-sh or >> install.sh in >> > > > > > config "."/config >> > >> > > > > > There is an install.sh in /config, but it's a zero-byter. >> > >> > > > > > Ideas? Help? >> > >> > > > > sudo bash >> > > > > enter your password >> > > > > ./configure >> > > > > exit >> > > > > make >> > > > > sudo make install >> > >> > > > > --Shaun >> > > > sudo apt-get install automake >> > >> > >> >> > > > -- > Regards, > Conrad Lawes > > > > > -- Daniel --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. 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