How to install gparted in ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]

When I used the command following output is showing.

$ sudo apt-get install gparted Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package gparted $ apt-cache policy gparted N: Unable to locate package gparted 

3 Answers

You need update the apt repository lists using:

sudo apt-get update 

then try again

sudo apt-get install gparted 

Also you can install Gparted from the source. To do so, run the following commands in Terminal:

sudo apt-get build-dep gparted sudo apt-get install git gnome-common git clone git:// cd gparted ./autogen.sh make sudo make install 

Also if none above works please check your /etc/apt/sources.list or try to change to main server and then run again: sudo apt update

default apt source list:

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 16.04 LTS _Xenial Xerus_ - Release amd64 (20160420.1)]/ xenial main restricted deb xenial main restricted universe multiverse deb-src xenial main restricted universe multiverse deb xenial-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb-src xenial-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb-src xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb xenial-security main restricted universe multiverse deb-src xenial-security main restricted universe multiverse # deb xenial-proposed main restricted universe multiverse deb xenial partner deb-src xenial partner 

sudo apt-get install gparted 

The above command should work fine. If it's not, you can download the file and do it manually also.

This question addresses the same problem that you have, you can have a look at "Unable to locate package" while trying to install packages with APT.

Just use the apt command like this:

$ sudo apt install gparted 

That should work, let us know.