Unable to install latte-dock in Kubuntu 18.04

Question

So I uninstalled Latte a few days ago because it was giving some problems, but now I can't install it anymore. When I run:

sudo apt install latte-dock

I get the following:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package latte-dock is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'latte-dock' has no installation candidate

However, I tried to look for latte using apt search and I can see it in the list. I also tried to install it using Discover, but when I click on the install button it doesn't do anything.

The universe repository is already enabled.

Possible duplicate of How do I enable the "Universe" repository? as this package is located in universe pocket. Simply run sudo add-apt-repository universe and retry. — N0rbert, May 25 '19 at 18:53
@N0rbert when I run that I get 'universe' distribution component is already enabled for all sources. — reckless, May 26 '19 at 12:47
Then please run sudo apt update, check its output and it to the question (click edit to do so). — N0rbert, May 26 '19 at 14:43
@N0rbert I was able to fix the problem by adding the main universe restricted multiverse repository, using sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main universe restricted multiverse" — reckless, May 26 '19 at 14:57
Then add this solution as self-answer to help other users :) — N0rbert, May 26 '19 at 15:01

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 26 '19 at 15:06

Ok so for some strange reason (any input on this would be helpful), I had to add the main universe restricted multiverse to my list of repository. You can do this by:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main universe restricted multiverse"

Then running sudo apt update and installing latte works fine.

Unable to install latte-dock in Kubuntu 18.04

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