What should I do when apt tries to fetch a package that doesn’t exist?
I’ve checked at the ubuntu package servers and that specific package: linux-libc-dev_4.4.0-67.88_amd64.deb in not present on the server although there are many packages with similar version numbers, this one looks closest: linux-libc-dev_4.4.0-72.93_i386.deb What should I do from here to fix this problem and finish installing checkinstall ?
I checked the ubuntu package server that you linked to and the file you referenced is definitely there. To fix the error you’re seeing, try running sudo apt-get install -f . That should attempt to fix whatever is missing. If you still can’t pull a file down, your issue might be with your repo. You might need to change repositories. I’ve had similar issues with the neusoft repo in China. The file in question shouldn’t be related to repo though.
@b_laoshi the package you linked to was the wrong one, if you re-read the question you should understand.
@the_velour_fog, sorry for reading that wrong. Like muru says, run sudo apt-get update if you haven’t done that already. Then try running sudo apt-get install linux-libc-dev. If that fails, try a manual install. Download the more recent version run sudo dpkg -i linux-libc-dev_4.4.0-72.93_i386.deb That should install the most recent version which is the one you noted that looks closest. If this install goes through, run sudo apt-get install -f. Assuming linux-libc-dev was your only dependency problem, that last command should reattempt the installation of checkinstall and finish it off.
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For those who may be interested, I came up with a solution, although I dont think it was a good solution.
Essentially, I hoped the package which was requiring linux-libc-dev would hopefully accept a range of linux-libc-dev versions.
So I curled the closest version into /var/cache/apt/archives
% cd /var/cache/apt/archives % ..cache/apt/archives % sudo curl -O 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux/linux-libc-dev_4.4.0-72.93_amd64.deb' % cache/apt/archives % sudo dpkg --install linux-libc-dev_4.4.0-72.93_amd64.deb % The linux-libc-dev and checkinstall packages have now installed, but it looks like it may have displaced many other packages
cache/apt/archives % sudo dpkg --install linux-libc-dev_4.4.0-72.93_amd64.deb Selecting previously unselected package linux-libc-dev:amd64. (Reading database . 60543 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack linux-libc-dev_4.4.0-72.93_amd64.deb . Unpacking linux-libc-dev:amd64 (4.4.0-72.93) . Setting up linux-libc-dev:amd64 (4.4.0-72.93) . % cache/apt/archives % sudo apt-get install checkinstall Reading package lists. Done Building dependency tree Reading state information. 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