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hi everbody i've surfed the net alot but i could'nt get my answer,i've checked all the forums but no good result,please help me out with this error i can't install any package even net-tools,please don't say have you done apt update,because i will do every single time . . . error : >>>>>>>> Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done Package rar 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 'rar' has no installation candidate

Erfan Mostafavi
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Let's review how to find packages in the Ubuntu repositories.

First, let's look for rar using the packages.ubuntu.com website. The web page for rar shows that the rar package does exist in the Ubuntu repositories, it's available for 20.04, and it's in the "multiverse" pocket:

packages.ubuntu.com

Next, let's look for "multiverse" in the Software & Updates control panel. In my example below, you can see the "multiverse" is unchecked. Check it.

Software and Updates

  • You can find Software & Updates using your normal Desktop Search.

Finally, run sudo apt update because your sources changed.

Now rar and unrar will be installable for you.

unrar-free is slightly different. It's in "universe" instead of "multiverse". The process is the same; merely a different checkbox.

user535733
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