now you have missed this particular sentence: > and replace {distribution} with the appropriate choice for your OS version:
> On 16. May 2019, at 15:56, Rene Veerman <seductivea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > thanks. > > but it still doesnt work : > root@albatross:~# sudo apt update > Hit:1 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease > Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88,7 > kB] > Hit:3 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates > InRelease > Hit:4 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports > InRelease > Ign:5 https://apache.bintray.com/couchdb-deb {distribution} > InRelease > Err:6 https://apache.bintray.com/couchdb-deb {distribution} > Release > 404 Not Found [IP: 54.93.138.218 443] > Reading package lists... Done > E: The repository 'https://apache.bintray.com/couchdb-deb {distribution} > Release' does not have a Release file. > N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore > disabled by default. > N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration > details. > > > On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 3:44 PM Jan Lehnardt <j...@apache.org> wrote: > >> looks like you skipped this step: >> >> >> http://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/install/unix.html#enabling-the-apache-couchdb-package-repository >> >> Best >> Jan >> — >> >>> On 16. May 2019, at 15:39, Rene Veerman <seductivea...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> ubuntu 18.04, installed, updated, then : >>> >>> root@albatross:~# curl -L >> https://couchdb.apache.org/repo/bintray-pubkey.asc >>> | sudo apt-key add - >>> % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time >>> Current >>> Dload Upload Total Spent Left >>> Speed >>> 100 3100 100 3100 0 0 20129 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- >>> 20129 >>> OK >>> root@albatross:~# sudo apt update >>> Hit:1 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease >>> Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease >>> Hit:3 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease >>> Hit:4 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease >>> Reading package lists... Done >>> Building dependency tree >>> Reading state information... Done >>> All packages are up to date. >>> >>> root@albatross:~# apt install couchdb >>> Reading package lists... Done >>> Building dependency tree >>> Reading state information... Done >>> Package couchdb 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 'couchdb' has no installation candidate >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> i wonder whatś going on here.. >> >> -- >> Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: >> https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/ >> >> -- Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/