Rookie needs help with install

[langdon]

when using the command -> sudo apt-get install php5-cli

I installed the suite on another system using the same distro and it went okay. The distro I am using is Ubuntu 8.10.


why am I getting this error message.


Package php5-cli is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package php5-cli has no installation candidate

[L33F3R]

check out synaptic.

php5-cli requires php5-common

sudo apt-get install php5-cli works just fine in ubuntu 9.see if u can find it in synaptic.

Zero idea why you are having this problem if it worked fine on the same distro tho. Note that I am by no means qualified to give you any advice what so ever.

[Michael]

It should be as easy as: sudo apt-get install php5-cli

Maybe you need to first run: sudo apt-get update