sudo apt-get install python-software-properties Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Package python-software-properties 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 However the following packages replace it: software-properties-common E: Package 'python-software-properties' has no installation candidate
How can i fix this error?
Install software-properties-common by running,
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
software-properties-common package is an alternate one for python-software-properties.
for <= 12.04
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
for >= 12.10
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
python-software-properties package will only be available for the versions below 12.04.
Commented
Feb 19, 2014 at 6:17
python-software-properties in torch/install-deps after installing software-properties-common.
dpkg --listfiles python-properties-common and dpkg --listfiles software-properties-common indicates that python-properties-common adds files for only Python version 2.7. And, that software-properties-common provides files for Python 3.
Commented
Feb 7, 2019 at 19:46
I had this issue on Ubuntu 18.04
Tried several way finally this fixed my issue
sudo apt --fix-broken install python-pycurl python-apt
apt-get upgrade). And finally yours is the solution that worked for me. I guess the apt package was broken somewhere..
I was getting started with the torch and faced the error.
Here is how I got it resolved.
goto
Home -> Torch -> Open
install-deps
find the keyword python-software-properties and replace it with software-python-common, save and exit.
install the software-python-common with the command
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
run the command
cd ~/torch; bash install-deps;
You are done!!
software-python-common (should be software-properties-common)
Commented
Jan 24, 2019 at 12:27
software-properties-common instead of software-python-common it works like a charm !
In the executable install-deps within ~/torch, you need to edit it so that every instance of python-software-properties should be software-properties-common
An easy solution that worked for me would be to just run this simple python3 script:
with open(PATH_TO_<install-deps>, "r") as f:
text = f.read()
change = text.replace("python-software-properties", "software-properties-common")
with open(PATH_TO_<install-deps>, "w") as f:
f.write(change)
This is my 1st post and I have only used linux for a few weeks so please go easy on me =].
If ymin's method hits an error of
root@my32bitbox:~# sudo apt-get install python-software-properties git-core. Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done Package python-software-properties 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 However the following packages replace it:
software-properties-common
... this slightly tweaked line worked for me (note: if it makes any difference...I needed it to install 32-bit dependencies for my own wine build)
> sudo apt-get install software-properties-common git-core
I also got the same error. Open terminal and type below command
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common
then, this
sudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties
I hope this will work. It worked in my system.
