Tag Archives: aptitude

Ubuntu Aptitude Giving Me Attitude

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Lloyd

The Ubuntu command line tool to install software aptitude wants to install a bunch of additional packages that aren’t required according to apt-get.

Posted in Ubuntu | Also tagged apt-get, delin, Installing Software, Linux, package management, software update, Ubuntu | 6 Comments

WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Lloyd

Today, when I tried to <code>aptitude install</code> a package on Ubuntu the response was “WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!”
I received a similar warning when I tried to use Synaptic Package Manager.
I checked and made sure that the software … Continue reading →

Posted in Ubuntu | Also tagged apt-get, Authenticated, but, debian, error, installation, package management, problem, repository, secure, Security, synaptic, t42p, tip, Ubuntu, update, upgrade | 1 Comment