missing headers?

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stripe
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Iscritto: 10/02/2012

Hi all

made a fresh install of 5.5 mini on my wifes machine (with all the updates), when trying to install software (tried clementine and mumble from the command line, with synaptic and with add/remove software) I get a message that the headers could not be found, I know the software is there and works as I have it installed on my machine. anybody have any ideas?

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stripe

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Iscritto: 07/24/2010

You are brand new in the GNU/Linux world, aren't you? Welcome. :-)

Try to forget the painful way you used to install software on Windows (searching the application on the Web, downloading an installer, searching the installer, executing it, clicking "Next" a dozen of times, removing the useless entries in the menu, etc.).

Trisquel has a repository of free software that makes it very easy to install an application:

  1. Run "Add/Remove applications" (to be found in the main menu);
  2. Type the name of application you want (both Clementine and Mumble are present in Trisquel's repositories);
  3. Check the boxes in front of them;
  4. Click on "Apply changes";
  5. Enter your password when queried (the user needs to be allowed to perform an administrative task).

A few minutes later the requested applications are ready to be used. :-)

stripe
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Iscritto: 10/02/2012

with the add/remove software, I get the following message:

Some of the packages could not be retrieved from the server(s).
Do you want to continue, ignoring these packages?

the same message is displayed with synaptic

and using #sudo apt-get install mumble
returns the error #E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

wich I tried without sucsess

Problem solved with another clean install (same medium with correct md5sum, so no idea what the problem was)

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Iscritto: 07/24/2010

I believe that the mirror of the repository had a temporary problem, i.e., the server it is on was not accessible. You could have simply tried to change the mirror, i.e., access machine serving the same repository. It is only about running "Software sources" and selecting the mirror in a list. Reinstalling was kind of a drastic solution!