Open a command line prompt and type:
sudo apt-get install subversion
pecan@Herman:~$ sudo apt-get install subversion
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package subversion 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 subversion has no installation candidate
pecan@Herman:~$
Ok, what do I do now.
Thanks for being patient with me, I'll eventually get it...
pecan
Maybe that package is in universe and it'sn't enabled?
/etc/apt/sources.list almost at the end, be sure universe isn't commented. If it is, just remove the #, save the file (as root).
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## 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
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy universe
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## 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://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe
pecan@Herman:/etc/apt$
It looks like my "universe" is commented out. Could you give me a quick
lesson on how to copy this to a ".bak" file then edit it.
Oh Nooooo, I don't have to use vi do I? I hated that thing for years; haven't
used it for 10 years, and still hate.
thanks
pecan
EDIT:
I did the "sudo apt-get update".