How to install packages in ubuntu?

Question

I have tried to install ubuntu-restricted-extras and vlc,
but I'm getting this:

$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
[sudo] password for aashay: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package ubuntu-restricted-extras

$ sudo apt-get install vlc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package vlc

Have you tried running sudo apt-get update and then sudo apt-get install vlc. Also, which version of Ubuntu are you using. — blade19899, Oct 02 '14 at 11:47
That is only about installing packages, not related to video players, right? (Your own first example also was something different.) — Volker Siegel, Oct 02 '14 at 11:57
yeah, I have even tried that also, but some updates just got failed. — ash11114, Oct 02 '14 at 12:05
Give the answer here a try: “Unable to locate package” while trying to install packages by apt — blade19899, Oct 02 '14 at 12:07

nux · Answer 1 · 2014-10-02T11:55:21.553

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To install the latest vlc version :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:djcj/vlc-stable

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install vlc

edited Oct 02 '14 at 11:55

answered Oct 02 '14 at 11:49

nux

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VLC package is available in official repositories for Ubuntu 14.04, don't need to add its PPA. – αғsнιη Oct 02 '14 at 11:52
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Never add PPA's you don't know, or trust. Specially when vlc is available in the official repo! – blade19899 Oct 02 '14 at 11:56

How to install packages in ubuntu?

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