How to Enable Universal Mirror Repo (E: Unable to locate package xyz)

Question

I was running into issues trying to install the third party software gtypist. The error present was:

E: Unable to locate package xyz

Suggestions on updating mirror environment would be appreciated.

Does this answer your question? How do I enable the "Universe" repository? . Also see https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=all&searchon=names&keywords=gtypist . — N0rbert, Jun 13 '21 at 07:28

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 13 '21 at 07:17

Third party software can be installed from universal mirror. However, be careful as Ubuntu doesn't ensure regular security checks.

To check if you have universal mirror enabled enter:

apt policy | grep "universe"

You can then enable universe mirror by entering:

sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt update

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