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I am getting below error when I do a ./configure.

configure: error: Package requirements (gio-2.0 >= 0.23.0
                       libgcab-1.0 >= 0.1.10
                       uuid >= 1.41.3
                       libxml-2.0 >= 2.7) were not met:

No package 'libgcab-1.0' found

Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables WIXL_CFLAGS
and WIXL_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

Unlike my previous question (Getting a package not found when I do ./configure), this time the error is coming even after the module is installed.

sudo apt-cache search libgcab
libgcab-1.0-0 - Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library
libgcab-dev - Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - development files

sudo apt-get install libgcab-1.0-0
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree        
Reading state information... Done
libgcab-1.0-0:i386 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 120 not upgraded.

sudo apt-get install libgcab-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
libgcab-dev:i386 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 120 not upgraded.

What can be the problem causing this error?

Edit

apt-cache policy libgcab.*
N: Unable to locate package libgcab.*
N: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libgcab.*'

grep "universe" /etc/apt/sources.list
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security universe
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    *120 not upgraded* - maybe you should run a sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade first and try again afterwards? – Byte Commander Oct 26 '15 at 13:54
  • did this, still not working :( – am28 Oct 26 '15 at 14:20
  • Output of apt-cache policy libgcab.*, please? – Byte Commander Oct 26 '15 at 15:30
  • apt-cache policy libgcab.*
    N: Unable to locate package libgcab.*
    N: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libgcab.*'     – am28 Oct 26 '15 at 15:36
  • What Ubuntu version do you use? Do you have the universe repository enabled? Show the output of grep "universe" /etc/apt/sources.list, please. – Byte Commander Oct 26 '15 at 15:47
  • provided the o/p above in edit section. – am28 Oct 26 '15 at 16:01
  • You run 14.04 (Trusty), but gcab and its subcomponents are only available for Ubuntu versions starting in 15.04 (Vivid) and 15.10 (Wily). You should upgrade your system to 15.10 (as 15.04 will reach end-of-life in 3 months) or find an alternative for this package that is compatible with your version of Ubuntu. Reference: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?lang=eo&keywords=gcab&searchon=names – Byte Commander Oct 26 '15 at 16:14
  • The output of uname -a please – A.B. Oct 26 '15 at 16:15
  • uname -a : Linux ubuntu 3.19.0-25-generic #26~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 24 21:16:20 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux – am28 Oct 26 '15 at 17:15
  • As @ByteCommander said, upgrade your system. =) – A.B. Oct 26 '15 at 20:04
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    Upgrading my Ubuntu to 15.10 solved the issue. Thanks for the help! – am28 Oct 27 '15 at 13:24

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As you see, when you type sudo apt-cache search libgcab it will show you 3 versions. the 1.0-0, the documentation and the dev so if the ./configure thinks that there isn't file named that so try downloading dev version. sudo apt-get install libgcab-dev. You are trying to decompile an .msi file, aren't you? I had the same problem, and this method worked for me.

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