How to install softwares

how can i install softwares in linux
do i need to add repository for each software ??
i searched on google how to install gedit
it say s apt-get install gedit
but when i tried it it says pakage not found

What version of linux are you using? Wheezy? If it's Wheezy is out of date. I think you can reset the repositories to make it work again.

Chris M

Its streach after wheezy i also added official repositories but doesn't work
Any repos suggestions please???

you need to have internet connection to install software

lol i am not that dumb buddy

I gave up on gedit which I used to love and have switched to geany.

sudo apt install geany

JT

this happens when i try to install any new softwares

Copy and paste the output is always better than a screen shot.

What OS are you using?

You may need to update with sudo apt-get update.

JT

hi i wars just gussing

as of lts support stop debian wheezy
he might be better up on

vi /etc/apt/sources.list
######### change the main and updates to

deb archive.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib
deb-src archive.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib

deb archive.debian.org/debian-security/ wheezy/updates main non-free contrib
deb-src archive.debian.org/debian-security/ wheezy/updates main non-free contrib

Run

apt-get update


if you get key error
apt-get install debian-archive-keyring

... and run

apt-get update

then you can update by apt all the old software

You are welcome to take a look at my Video channel
www.youtube.com/channel/UCGuJsIoXW-exBAwdn38dXow/videos
gives some advice

BigJohnT wrote:
sudo apt install geany

JT

shouldn't that be
sudo apt-get install geany ?

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