Difference between package and source on http://packages.ubuntu.com/

Question

I wonder what difference there is between source and package at the top left corner here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/en/utopic/devel/gcc

It says:

- Source: gcc-defaults
- Package: gcc

I am aware of what the source of a program is, but here I am confused.

I don't know what to do if for instance I want to install gfortran:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/en/utopic/gfortran

It says the same :

- Source: gcc-defaults
- Package: gfortran

A sudo apt-get install gfortran simply doesn't work, while sudo apt-get install gcc does.

Command sudo apt-get install gfortran should worked. Post output. — Pandya, Nov 10 '14 at 17:06
that is another question visit this follow answer(s) help you — Pandya, Nov 11 '14 at 09:46
@Pandya I don't understand in which way this link addresses the question. The question remains: why does sudo apt-get install gcc work and not sudo apt-get install gfortran ? I hope I'm not missing any point. — bela83, Nov 11 '14 at 17:35

Pandya · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-10T17:12:19.920

Visit ubuntuupdates:

Package "gcc-defaults"

This package is just an umbrella for a group of other packages, it has no description. Description samples from packages in group:
GNU C preprocessor (cpp)
Documentation for the GNU C preprocessor (cpp)
GNU C++ compiler
GNU C++ compiler (multilib files)
Packages in group

cpp cpp-doc g++ g++-multilib gcc gcc-doc gcc-multilib gccgo-doc gcj-jdk gcj-jre gcj-jre-headless gfortran gfortran-doc gfortran-multilib gobjc libgcj-bc libgcj-common libphobos-dev

Hence gcc-defaults is head/source/umbrella package for gcc, gfortran etc.

Difference between package and source on http://packages.ubuntu.com/

1 Answers1