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plasmapkg utility missing from kubuntu jaunty

Asked by vyk

Please could someone help me locate the plasmapkg utility. I need it to complete the plasma tutorial.

It's supposed to be in either kdebase-workspace or kdebase-runtime but I can't seem to locate it in either.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

Here is the output of the following command on my system:

So plasmapkg seems to be in kdebase-workspace-bin

$ apt-file search plasmapkg

kdebase-workspace-bin: /usr/bin/plasmapkg
kdebase-workspace-dbg: /usr/lib/debug/usr/bin/plasmapkg
language-pack-kde-ar-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/ar/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-bg-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/bg/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-ca-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/ca/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-cs-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/cs/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-csb-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/csb/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-da-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/da/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-de-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/de/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-el-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/el/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-en-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-es-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/es/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-et-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/et/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-eu-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/eu/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-fa-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/fa/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-fi-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/fi/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-fr-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/fr/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-ga-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/ga/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-gl-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/gl/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-gu-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/gu/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-hi-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/hi/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-hu-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/hu/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-is-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/is/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-it-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/it/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-km-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/km/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-kn-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/kn/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-ko-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/ko/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-ku-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/ku/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-lt-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/lt/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-lv-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/lv/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-mai-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/mai/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-ml-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/ml/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-mr-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/mr/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-nb-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/nb/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-nds-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/nds/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-nl-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/nl/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-nn-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/nn/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-pa-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/pa/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-pl-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/pl/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-pt-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/pt/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-pt-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-ro-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/ro/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-ru-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/ru/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-sl-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/sl/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-sr-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/sr/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-sv-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/sv/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-ta-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/ta/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-tg-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/tg/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-th-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/th/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-tr-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/tr/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-uk-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/uk/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-wa-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/wa/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-zh-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
language-pack-kde-zh-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/plasmapkg.mo
$

i kdebase-workspace-bin - core binaries for the KDE 4 base workspace module

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

Here is more info on how to use apt-file

http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-find-missing-packages-with-apt-file

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vyk (vynce) said : 		#3

Hi Mark,

Thanks a million for taking the time to answer my question.

However, I don't have apt-file installed and I can't seem to install it. Here's the output when I try and Install it:

sudo apt-get install apt-file
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package apt-file

What sources do I need, am running kubuntu jaunty and here's the list of my current sources:

more /etc/apt/sources.list
## deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080423)]/ hardy main res
tricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted universe

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main restricted universe

## 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.

## 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
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates multiverse

## 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/ jaunty-backports main restricted univer
se multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted un
iverse multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/dell-team/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-security restricted main multiverse
universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports restricted main multiverse
universe
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/dell-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-experimental/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/experimental/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ jaunty free non-free
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/project-neon/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

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Best Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#4

If you need to install apt-file, try running the following commands:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install apt-file

But you do not need apt-file to install kdebase-workspace-bin, which contains plasmapkg

To install kdebase-workspace-bin, run the following commands

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install kdebase-workspace-bin

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vyk (vynce) said : 		#5

Thanks Mark. You answering my queries.

There was something wrong, i guess and still don't know what, with my repository I had to reinstall all kdebase components drastic but necessary.

1) I updated

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

2) I installed kdebase-workspace-bin - it was already installed

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

3) still no plasampkg

plasmpkg
bash: plasmpkg: command not found

4) resulted to drastic measures - uninstalled everything to do with kdebase and reinstalled it and after a few more stops and starts it finally worked:

plasmapkg
plasmapkg: One of install, remove, upgrade or list is required.
plasmapkg: Use --help to get a list of available command line options