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I can't find most of the applications in the Ubuntu software store. If I go to the terminal and try to install Fortran, for example, using sudo apt-get install gfortran, this is what I get:

E: El paquete «gfortran» no tiene un candidato para la instalación

Translated:

E: Package 'gfortran' has no installation candidate

I'm new in Linux and so far I haven't found a solution to this specific problem. If any one could help me I would be soooo grateful! Thanks for your time

wjandrea
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  • Related: [What does Package has no installation candidate mean?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/14685/what-does-package-package-has-no-installation-candidate-mean) – wjandrea Oct 29 '17 at 06:05
  • Are you sure that's the full error message? Looking up similar errors, I can't find any that are just one line. Normally they say something like "*Package gfortran 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*" – wjandrea Oct 30 '17 at 00:04

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gfortran is located in the universe repository - please ensure that you have 'Community-maintained free and open-source software' selected in the "Software & Updates" program, as shown below.enter image description here

After adding this repository, you will need to let "Software & Updates" refresh the list of available packages.

From the terminal, enter the commands

sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gfortran
Charles Green
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