{"id":46,"date":"2008-07-25T09:23:38","date_gmt":"2008-07-25T09:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fir3netwp.gmsrrpobkbd.com\/2008\/07\/25\/ubuntu-cannot-install-via-apt-get\/"},"modified":"2021-07-24T19:36:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T19:36:48","slug":"ubuntu-cannot-install-via-apt-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/UNIX\/Linux\/ubuntu-cannot-install-via-apt-get.html","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu – Cannot install via apt-get"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue<\/h2>\n

I cannot install via apt-get as I get the message,<\/p>\n

E: Package ssh has no installation candidate<\/span><\/pre>\n
When running apt-get install [package name]<\/span> you get,<\/p>\n
root@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install ssh
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package ssh 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 ssh has no installation candidate<\/pre>\n
Solution <\/h2>\n
root@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install update<\/pre>\n
Once the update has finished then re-try your apt-get install [package name]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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