How to install dos2unix on a Ubuntu app on a Windows-10 machine

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I have a Ubuntu app, installed on my Windows-10 machine. As far as versions are concerned, this is the result of uname -a:

Linux <username> 4.4.0-17134-Microsoft #523-Microsoft Mon Dec 31 17:49:00 PST 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Using this Linux "emulator", as I call it, I regularly do grep, find, wc -l, sort, ..., for analysis purposes, but this sometimes generates output files in UNIX format (I'm talking about line endings).

In order to get Windows line endings, I decided to launch a unix2dos on the file, but this gave following error message:

The program 'unix2dos' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:

sudo apt install dos2unix

In other words, my app knows that, in order to do unix2dos, the package dos2unix is needed. This looks like good news, except for the fact that I'm not able to install it:

sudo apt install dos2unix

[sudo] password for <username>:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

E: Unable to locate package dos2unix

I have already installed packages before, so it should be a problem specific for the dos2unix package.

For your information:

I don't have a /var/log/messages file.

dmesg doesn't work: dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Function not implemented

I have a /var/log directory, but the latest file/directory modification is around a week ago.

I have a /var/log/apt directory, but the latest file/directory modification is around a week ago.

I tried debugging this myself, using strace, but this failed (strace: exec: Operation not permitted, +++ exited with 1 +++).

Edited after first comment

apt-cache policy

Package files:

 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

     release a=now

 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-security,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin security.ubuntu.com

 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-security,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin security.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-updates,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-updates,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

Pinned packages:

Does anybody have an idea?

edited Feb 12 at 15:38

asked Feb 12 at 10:21

Dominique

1107

Please add the output of apt-cache policy to your question. It shows the packages sources you are using.

– Florian Diesch
Feb 12 at 15:05

@FlorianDiesch: I edited my question accordingly (I have no knowledge about apt-cache policy, I have no idea what this means.

– Dominique
Feb 12 at 15:39

Can you sudo add-apt-repository universe and then sudo apt update && sudo apt install dos2unix

– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 15:44

@CharlesGreen: thanks: the get-repository universe was obsolete, but the two second ones solved my situation. Please add it as an answer, I'll accept it.

– Dominique
Feb 12 at 15:47

it ad add-repository... but I'm glad it worked for you. Basically @FlorianDiesch and I were going in exactly the same direction, and he was here 1st! Please note that the apt commands usually com in two parts apt update my list of software and apt upgrade the software in my system.

– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 15:51

add a comment |

I have a Ubuntu app, installed on my Windows-10 machine. As far as versions are concerned, this is the result of uname -a:

Linux <username> 4.4.0-17134-Microsoft #523-Microsoft Mon Dec 31 17:49:00 PST 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

In order to get Windows line endings, I decided to launch a unix2dos on the file, but this gave following error message:

The program 'unix2dos' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:

sudo apt install dos2unix

In other words, my app knows that, in order to do unix2dos, the package dos2unix is needed. This looks like good news, except for the fact that I'm not able to install it:

sudo apt install dos2unix

[sudo] password for <username>:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

E: Unable to locate package dos2unix

I have already installed packages before, so it should be a problem specific for the dos2unix package.

For your information:

I don't have a /var/log/messages file.

dmesg doesn't work: dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Function not implemented

I have a /var/log directory, but the latest file/directory modification is around a week ago.

I have a /var/log/apt directory, but the latest file/directory modification is around a week ago.

I tried debugging this myself, using strace, but this failed (strace: exec: Operation not permitted, +++ exited with 1 +++).

Edited after first comment

apt-cache policy

Package files:

 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

     release a=now

 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-security,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin security.ubuntu.com

 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-security,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin security.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-updates,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-updates,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

Pinned packages:

Does anybody have an idea?

edited Feb 12 at 15:38

asked Feb 12 at 10:21

Dominique

1107

Please add the output of apt-cache policy to your question. It shows the packages sources you are using.

– Florian Diesch
Feb 12 at 15:05

@FlorianDiesch: I edited my question accordingly (I have no knowledge about apt-cache policy, I have no idea what this means.

– Dominique
Feb 12 at 15:39

Can you sudo add-apt-repository universe and then sudo apt update && sudo apt install dos2unix

– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 15:44

@CharlesGreen: thanks: the get-repository universe was obsolete, but the two second ones solved my situation. Please add it as an answer, I'll accept it.

– Dominique
Feb 12 at 15:47

it ad add-repository... but I'm glad it worked for you. Basically @FlorianDiesch and I were going in exactly the same direction, and he was here 1st! Please note that the apt commands usually com in two parts apt update my list of software and apt upgrade the software in my system.

– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 15:51

add a comment |

I have a Ubuntu app, installed on my Windows-10 machine. As far as versions are concerned, this is the result of uname -a:

Linux <username> 4.4.0-17134-Microsoft #523-Microsoft Mon Dec 31 17:49:00 PST 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

In order to get Windows line endings, I decided to launch a unix2dos on the file, but this gave following error message:

The program 'unix2dos' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:

sudo apt install dos2unix

In other words, my app knows that, in order to do unix2dos, the package dos2unix is needed. This looks like good news, except for the fact that I'm not able to install it:

sudo apt install dos2unix

[sudo] password for <username>:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

E: Unable to locate package dos2unix

I have already installed packages before, so it should be a problem specific for the dos2unix package.

For your information:

I don't have a /var/log/messages file.

dmesg doesn't work: dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Function not implemented

I have a /var/log directory, but the latest file/directory modification is around a week ago.

I have a /var/log/apt directory, but the latest file/directory modification is around a week ago.

I tried debugging this myself, using strace, but this failed (strace: exec: Operation not permitted, +++ exited with 1 +++).

Edited after first comment

apt-cache policy

Package files:

 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

     release a=now

 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-security,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin security.ubuntu.com

 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-security,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin security.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-updates,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-updates,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

Pinned packages:

Does anybody have an idea?

edited Feb 12 at 15:38

asked Feb 12 at 10:21

Dominique

1107

I have a Ubuntu app, installed on my Windows-10 machine. As far as versions are concerned, this is the result of uname -a:

Linux <username> 4.4.0-17134-Microsoft #523-Microsoft Mon Dec 31 17:49:00 PST 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

In order to get Windows line endings, I decided to launch a unix2dos on the file, but this gave following error message:

The program 'unix2dos' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:

sudo apt install dos2unix

In other words, my app knows that, in order to do unix2dos, the package dos2unix is needed. This looks like good news, except for the fact that I'm not able to install it:

sudo apt install dos2unix

[sudo] password for <username>:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

E: Unable to locate package dos2unix

I have already installed packages before, so it should be a problem specific for the dos2unix package.

For your information:

I don't have a /var/log/messages file.

dmesg doesn't work: dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Function not implemented

I have a /var/log directory, but the latest file/directory modification is around a week ago.

I have a /var/log/apt directory, but the latest file/directory modification is around a week ago.

I tried debugging this myself, using strace, but this failed (strace: exec: Operation not permitted, +++ exited with 1 +++).

Edited after first comment

apt-cache policy

Package files:

 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

     release a=now

 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-security,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin security.ubuntu.com

 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-security,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin security.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-updates,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-updates,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/restricted amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=restricted,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

     release v=16.04,o=Ubuntu,a=xenial,n=xenial,l=Ubuntu,c=main,b=amd64

     origin archive.ubuntu.com

Pinned packages:

Does anybody have an idea?

apt package-management software-installation windows-10

edited Feb 12 at 15:38

asked Feb 12 at 10:21

Dominique

1107

edited Feb 12 at 15:38

asked Feb 12 at 10:21

Dominique

1107

edited Feb 12 at 15:38

asked Feb 12 at 10:21

Dominique

1107

asked Feb 12 at 10:21

Dominique

1107

asked Feb 12 at 10:21

Dominique

1107

Please add the output of apt-cache policy to your question. It shows the packages sources you are using.

– Florian Diesch
Feb 12 at 15:05

@FlorianDiesch: I edited my question accordingly (I have no knowledge about apt-cache policy, I have no idea what this means.

– Dominique
Feb 12 at 15:39

Can you sudo add-apt-repository universe and then sudo apt update && sudo apt install dos2unix

– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 15:44

@CharlesGreen: thanks: the get-repository universe was obsolete, but the two second ones solved my situation. Please add it as an answer, I'll accept it.

– Dominique
Feb 12 at 15:47

it ad add-repository... but I'm glad it worked for you. Basically @FlorianDiesch and I were going in exactly the same direction, and he was here 1st! Please note that the apt commands usually com in two parts apt update my list of software and apt upgrade the software in my system.

– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 15:51

add a comment |

Please add the output of apt-cache policy to your question. It shows the packages sources you are using.

– Florian Diesch
Feb 12 at 15:05

@FlorianDiesch: I edited my question accordingly (I have no knowledge about apt-cache policy, I have no idea what this means.

– Dominique
Feb 12 at 15:39

Can you sudo add-apt-repository universe and then sudo apt update && sudo apt install dos2unix

– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 15:44

@CharlesGreen: thanks: the get-repository universe was obsolete, but the two second ones solved my situation. Please add it as an answer, I'll accept it.

– Dominique
Feb 12 at 15:47

it ad add-repository... but I'm glad it worked for you. Basically @FlorianDiesch and I were going in exactly the same direction, and he was here 1st! Please note that the apt commands usually com in two parts apt update my list of software and apt upgrade the software in my system.

– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 15:51

Please add the output of apt-cache policy to your question. It shows the packages sources you are using.

– Florian Diesch
Feb 12 at 15:05

@FlorianDiesch: I edited my question accordingly (I have no knowledge about apt-cache policy, I have no idea what this means.

– Dominique
Feb 12 at 15:39

Can you sudo add-apt-repository universe and then sudo apt update && sudo apt install dos2unix

– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 15:44

@CharlesGreen: thanks: the get-repository universe was obsolete, but the two second ones solved my situation. Please add it as an answer, I'll accept it.

– Dominique
Feb 12 at 15:47

it ad add-repository... but I'm glad it worked for you. Basically @FlorianDiesch and I were going in exactly the same direction, and he was here 1st! Please note that the apt commands usually com in two parts apt update my list of software and apt upgrade the software in my system.

– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 15:51

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You need to ativate the "universe" repository component. See How do I enable the "Universe" repository? for how to do that.

See What's the difference between multiverse, universe, restricted and main? for more information about repository components.

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You need to ativate the "universe" repository component. See How do I enable the "Universe" repository? for how to do that.

See What's the difference between multiverse, universe, restricted and main? for more information about repository components.

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You need to ativate the "universe" repository component. See How do I enable the "Universe" repository? for how to do that.

See What's the difference between multiverse, universe, restricted and main? for more information about repository components.

answered Feb 12 at 15:48

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You need to ativate the "universe" repository component. See How do I enable the "Universe" repository? for how to do that.

See What's the difference between multiverse, universe, restricted and main? for more information about repository components.

answered Feb 12 at 15:48

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You need to ativate the "universe" repository component. See How do I enable the "Universe" repository? for how to do that.

See What's the difference between multiverse, universe, restricted and main? for more information about repository components.

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