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sudo apt-get install libxxf86vm-dev fails on Ubuntu 16.04

How can I get this to install?

It says "unable to locate package".

yes I did sudo apt-get update

Output of apt-get update

Hit:1 nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease 
Hit:2 nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease 
Hit:3 nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease 
Ign:4 dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease 
Hit:5 dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release 
Get:6 security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB]      
Fetched 94.5 kB in 4s (23.3 kB/s) Reading package lists... Done
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  • Give us the output of apt-get update – Anwar Oct 13 '16 at 05:30
  • Post output of sudo apt-get update – Liso Oct 13 '16 at 05:33
  • Hit:1 http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease Hit:2 http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
    Hit:3 http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
    Ign:4 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
    Hit:5 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release
    Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB]
    Fetched 94.5 kB in 4s (23.3 kB/s)
    Reading package lists... Done     – Esenthel Oct 13 '16 at 05:38
  • Open software & updates in dash, then go to "Ubuntu Software" tab. Theres 4 check boxes below "Downloadable from the Internet", make sure you enabled them all – Liso Oct 13 '16 at 06:02
  • You can just follow the instruction http://askubuntu.com/questions/378558/unable-to-locate-package-while-trying-to-install-packages-by-apt

    It's not fully related to you. But It will be helpful to solve your issue.

     – Abul Kashem Shamim Oct 13 '16 at 06:13
  • I have 4 checkboxes enabled and still doesn't work – Esenthel Oct 14 '16 at 01:29

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libxxf86vm-dev package is exist on Xenial package directories, so most likely the problem was disabled-by-default 4 ubuntu sources in Software & Updates. Here's how you enabled them :

  1. Go to Software & Updates by searching in dash.
  2. Open "Ubuntu Software" tab.
  3. Make sure you enabled all the checkbox that represent each sources (main, universe, restricted, multiverse).

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  1. Once you enabled them, open terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T, then test with following command :

    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libxxf86vm-dev

If the above trick doesn't work, you can try download from Ubuntu Packages

Open terminal, then execute following command one-by-one :

wget "http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libx/libxxf86vm/libxxf86vm-dev_1.1.4-1_i386.deb"
sudo dpkg -i libxxf86vm-dev_1.1.4-1_i386.deb
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  • I already had 4 checkboxes enabled, but download from was set to New Zealand server. – Esenthel Oct 13 '16 at 23:30
  • ugh.. I pressed enter and comment finished and I can't edit it? anyway.. I changed the New Zealand Server to Main Server. did update, this time more packages got downloaded, I thought it would solve the problem. but then I do install.. and it still says unable to locate package – Esenthel Oct 13 '16 at 23:31
  • entire output can be visible here: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/402979 – Esenthel Oct 13 '16 at 23:43
  • Thank you. This fixes for me. – daparic Sep 12 '22 at 06:48
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wow the problem was that there was some invisible character located here -> libxxf86vm*-dev Thanks everyone for help, and Manfred Hampl for finding the problem.

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