ubuntu unable to locate package code example
Example 1: E: Unable to locate package software-properties-common 2020
# that can be due to offline installation of the distro
# open the sources.list file using the following command
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
# check if the file contains the following lines
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib
# if it doesn't have these 2 lines, just add 'em at the beginning of the file and
# press ctrl+o save changes then ctrl+x to exit
# don't forget to type the following command in the terminal after you finish
sudo apt update
Example 2: E Unable to locate package sl
sudo apt update
Example 3: unable to locate package ubuntu
sudo apt install
Example 4: unable to locate package dos2unix
deb http://al.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
Example 5: e unable to locate package pyrit
sudo su
cd /etc/apt/
ls
nano source.list
You should be able to use any of the listed mirrors by adding a line to your /etc/apt/sources.list
like this : deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main universe
Replacing cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu with the mirror in question.
./source.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install pyrit