installing g++ on ubuntu

[rajeshwari2413]

sudo apt-get install build-essential
I tried this.

No candidate version found for g++.

No packages will be installed.

Can someone help me?

Thanks

For want of sounding obvious?

sudo apt-get install g++?

[John A]

What have you got in the /etc/apt/sources.list file? Have you run 'sudo apt-get update' before trying to install build-essential?

[rajeshwari2413]

For want of sounding obvious?

sudo apt-get install g++?

Pakage g++ is not available, but is ref. to by another pkg. This may mean that the pkg is missing, has been obsoleted or is available from another source.
E : Pkg g++ has no installation candidate.

I also tried going thru the pkg manager (GUI tool). There were g++ pkges, I tried installing them from the list. But I got the error msg : Not installable.

Thanks

[rajeshwari2413]

What have you got in the /etc/apt/sources.list file? Have you run 'sudo apt-get update' 'sudo apt-get update' before trying to install build-essential?

I ran the 'sudo apt-get update' .

Then I tried sudo apt-get install g++
It says : Pkg g++ is not available but is referred to by another pkg.
This may mean that the pkg is missing /obsoleted or is only available from another source.

Pkg G++ has no installation candidate.

Thanks

[rajeshwari2413]

These are the steps I executed :

1. I ran the 'sudo apt-get update' .

2. Then I tried sudo apt-get install g++

the error message : Pkg g++ is not available but is referred to by another pkg.This may mean that the pkg is missing /obsoleted or is only available from another source.
Pkg G++ has no installation candidate.
end of error message

[John A]

So what's in your /etc/apt/sources.list file?

[rajeshwari2413]

Yes I did it !
Thanks

I ran the 'sudo apt-get update' .

Then I tried sudo apt-get install g++
It says : Pkg g++ is not available but is referred to by another pkg.
This may mean that the pkg is missing /obsoleted or is only available from another source.

Pkg G++ has no installation candidate.

Thanks

[rajeshwari2413]

So what's in your /etc/apt/sources.list file?

main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates universe

I have only these three lines.

All others have been commented out.

Thanks

[tclyae]

hello
use this
$sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
when the file opened put # as the first charactre of each line save file
and put ubuntu installation cd to optical drive
then try this and it will solve your problem
$sudo apt-get install g++