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    Retropie on ubuntu is broken.

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      Renario910
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      I'm trying to get retropie on ubuntu which i have installed on a flash drive, but when i type "sudo apt-get install -y git dialog unzip xmlstarlet" i get this error:
      ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install -y git dialog unzip xmlstarlet
      Reading package lists... Done
      Building dependency tree
      Reading state information... Done
      Package dialog 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 'dialog' has no installation candidate
      E: Unable to locate package xmlstarlet
      ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

      Please help me. I really want to get retropie working on ubuntu. i am using ubuntu 16.04

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        BuZz administrators @Renario910
        last edited by BuZz

        @renario910 Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

        which version of Ubuntu ? (ok 16.04 - you should try 18.04 as 16.04 is now quite old). Did you sudo apt-get update first ? What's the output of that command ?

        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          Renario910 @BuZz
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          @buzz i tried to read the rules, but my browser kept crashing. Sorry.
          Yes i did "sudo apt-get update" and nothing worked, it still gives the same error when typing "sudo apt-get install -y git dialog unzip xmlstarlet" Also sorry for still not reading the rules, i'll do it after reinstalling ubuntu 18.04, as my browser is still crashing :/

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            mitu Global Moderator @Renario910
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            @renario910 Are you sure it's Ubuntu you have installed and not a derivative with different repos ? The dialog package is part of the base Ubuntu repository (https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/dialog). What did you mean by installed on a flash drive ?

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              BuZz administrators @Renario910
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              @renario910 you didn't post the output of apt-get update as I requested. I need to see the output of that to see which repositories are hooked up.

              To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                Renario910 @mitu
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                @mitu sorry, i'm quite new at all of this ubuntu stuff, i have no idea what is a "derivative with different repos" I installed ubuntu on a usb flash drive using rufus.

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                  mitu Global Moderator @Renario910
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                  @renario910 Please provide the answer to @BuZz's question - the output of apt-get udpate.

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                    Renario910
                    last edited by Renario910

                    I'm extremely sorry for not replying in 2 days, i ran into a new problem, my ubuntu flash drive didn't save between reboots (i had to reinstall ubuntu and give it allocate it space or something) but i think it's fixed now. Anyways, i can't really type the output of

                    apt-get update

                    yet, as i typed

                    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

                    like two or three hours ago, and it still keeps going. I'll see if doesn't stop in an hour or so, and if it doesn't i'll just install ubuntu 18.04, and try there.

                    Edit: turns out i installed ubuntu i386 instead of amd64. My fault, sorry!

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                      Renario910 @BuZz
                      last edited by

                      @buzz here, the output

                      ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ apt-get udpate
                      E: Invalid operation udpate

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                        mitu Global Moderator @Renario910
                        last edited by

                        @renario910 You mis-typed the command - it's update not udpate.

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                          Renario910 @mitu
                          last edited by

                          @mitu oops. Well you did the same. I just copied it from you :P

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                            Renario910
                            last edited by

                            here, the output:https://pastebin.com/iii8fdkE
                            Also i'm going to switch to ubuntu 18.04 and try the thing there, but i can reinstall ubuntu 16.04 back any moment.

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                              mitu Global Moderator @Renario910
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                              @renario910 You should be running these commands as the root user or prefix them with sudo, as detailed in the docs. Can you retry the installation steps and see if you succeed this time ?

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                                Renario910
                                last edited by Renario910

                                i installed ubuntu 18.04, i typed

                                sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

                                then i did

                                sudo apt-get install -y git dialog unzip xmlstarlet

                                and it gave the same error. After that i did

                                sudo apt-get update

                                and it gave me this:

                                ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
                                Ign:1 cdrom://Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver - Release amd64 (20180426) bionic InRelease
                                Hit:2 cdrom://Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver - Release amd64 (20180426) bionic Release
                                Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
                                Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [83.2 kB]
                                Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]
                                Fetched 172 kB in 1s (215 kB/s)
                                Reading package lists... Done
                                ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

                                Sorry for not putting this in pastebin, ubuntu firefox is a trainwreck, keeps crashing :/

                                i tried the xmlstartlet thing and it gave the same error.

                                I'm going to do the same on 16.04 soon.

                                Oh an btw it gives the same error if i type something instead of xmlstartlet. Maybe the thing in github is misspelled?

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                                  BuZz administrators @Renario910
                                  last edited by BuZz

                                  @renario910 you are missing some main repositories. post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list or use this one

                                  # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic main restricted
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates main restricted
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-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://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic universe
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic universe
deb http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates universe
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-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://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic multiverse
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic multiverse
deb http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates multiverse
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates multiverse

## 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://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security 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 bionic partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
# deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main
# deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main

                                  Note I am using the nl mirrors - you could use a mirror closer to you. I switched from the GB mirrors as they were being problematic for me.

                                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                    BuZz administrators @Renario910
                                    last edited by BuZz

                                    @renario910 said in Retropie on ubuntu is broken.:

                                    Oh an btw it gives the same error if i type something instead of xmlstartlet. Maybe the thing in github is misspelled?

                                    It's xmlstarlet not xmlstartlet - although you spell it correctly in the original post.

                                    To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                      Renario910 @BuZz
                                      last edited by Renario910

                                      @buzz yeah i didn't copy that one. Should i do the same thing on 16.04 or should i try to find etc?
                                      Edit: i found the file, but i am having difficulties posting the file, or opening it.

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                                        mitu Global Moderator @Renario910
                                        last edited by

                                        @renario910 No, the lines @buzz has pasted are for the 18.04 version of Ubuntu, not for 16.04. Which one do you have installed right now ?

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                                          Renario910
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                                          18.04, i just installed it and tried the same stuff, @BuZz recommended that i try 18.04 in the beginning of the post, however i can reinstall 16.04 again.

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                                            Renario910 @BuZz
                                            last edited by Renario910

                                            @buzz use what? do i type that text into the terminal?

                                            Edit: i think this is the list?

                                            deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver - Release amd64 (20180426)]/ bionic main restricted
                                            deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic main restricted
                                            deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main restricted
                                            deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates main restricted

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