PPA added but apt-get doesn't see packages

Can you try: dpkg -l inkscape and paste the output?

Also can you paste the output of the apt-get update and apt-get install inkscape commands?

Hi Diogo,

'sudo dpkg -l inkscape':
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
ii inkscape 0.46.0-1cafueg vector-based drawing program

'sudo apt-get update':
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy
Release.gpg
Ign http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main
Translation-en_US
Ign http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted
Translation-en_US
Ign http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe
Translation-en_US
Ign http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse
Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner
Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy
Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security
Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main
Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted
Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy
Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main
Translation-en_US
Hit http://www.ftd4linux.nl hardy
Release.gpg
Ign http://www.ftd4linux.nl hardy/main
Translation-en_US
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates
Release.gpg
Ign http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main
Translation-en_US
Ign http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted
Translation-en_US
Ign http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe
Translation-en_US
Ign http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse
Translation-en_US
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy
Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy
Release
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates
Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy
Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe
Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse
Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security
Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy
Release
Hit http://www.ftd4linux.nl hardy
Release
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy
Release.gpg
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free
Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free
Translation-en_US
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy
Release
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main
Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main
Sources
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted
Packages
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted
Sources
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main
Sources
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse
Sources
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe
Sources
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe
Packages
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse
Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted
Sources
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner
Packages
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main
Packages
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted
Packages
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted
Sources
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main
Sources
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse
Sources
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe
Sources
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe
Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main
Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main
Packages
Hit http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse
Packages
Ign http://www.ftd4linux.nl hardy/main
Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted
Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted
Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main
Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main
Sources
Hit http://www.ftd4linux.nl hardy/main
Packages
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free
Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse
Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe
Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe
Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse
Packages
Hit http://debian.scribus.net hardy
Release.gpg
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free Packages
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free Sources
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free Sources
Hit http://debian.tagancha.org hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://debian.scribus.net hardy/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://debian.scribus.net hardy/non-free Translation-en_US
Hit http://debian.scribus.net hardy Release
Ign http://debian.tagancha.org hardy/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://debian.tagancha.org hardy/non-free Translation-en_US
Hit http://debian.scribus.net hardy/main Packages
Hit http://debian.scribus.net hardy/non-free Packages
Hit http://debian.tagancha.org hardy Release
Hit http://debian.tagancha.org hardy/main Packages
Hit http://debian.tagancha.org hardy/non-free Packages
Reading package lists... Done

'sudo apt-get install inkscape':
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
inkscape is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.

On Thu, 2009-10-01 at 19:41 +0000, Diogo Matsubara wrote:
> Your question #84457 on Launchpad itself changed:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/launchpad/+question/84457
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Diogo Matsubara requested for more information:
> Can you try: dpkg -l inkscape and paste the output?
>
> Also can you paste the output of the apt-get update and apt-get install
> inkscape commands?
>

BTW; packages held back (output of Aptitude;)
The following packages have been kept back:
  libsmbclient samba-common smbclient smbfs winbind

OK, it looks like the hardy builds are failing because the required version of some dependent software could not be installed. You can see this if you look at the build failure:
https://launchpad.net/~inkscape-nightly/+archive/ppa/+build/1270797

The build log has the following information:

{{{
After installing, the following source dependencies are still unsatisfied:
debhelper(inst 6.0.4ubuntu1 ! >= wanted 7.0.0)
Source-dependencies not satisfied; skipping inkscape
}}}

It might be worth contacting the owner of the PPA (in case they are not aware).

Hrm... but I'm not sure why the older versions aren't available... the Packages file (which apt-get uses) is empty:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape-nightly/ppa/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/binary-i386/Packages

Hi Michael,

Thanks for pointing that out, I have contacted the PPA admin.
Will update here later!

Ah, the last reply crossed mine.

I'll mark the tread as answered, in case I do get more info from the PPA admin I'll let you know.

Thanks all!

Thanks Michael Nelson, that solved my question.

I get a similar message which probably refers to a lacking content:

---
Es wurden 67,3kB in 12s geholt (5.510B/s)
W: Konnte http://ppa.launchpad.net/tp-fan/ppa/ubuntu/dists/karmic/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz nicht holen 404 Not Found

E: Einige Indexdateien konnten nicht heruntergeladen werden, sie wurden ignoriert oder alte an ihrer Stelle benutzt.
---

Or is the error on my side?

Hi theophrast,

If you look at the PPA:

https://edge.launchpad.net/~tp-fan/+archive/ppa

it shows that the packages have been built for Jaunty, Intrepid and Hardy, but there are not any Karmic builds. You could contact the PPA owner and request them.

Cheers