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I am new to using Ubuntu, and so in need of some help getting my development box up and running. I am trying to develop C++ code, but when I try to install CodeBlock IDE or Eclipse indigo, I run into some wall.

When I attempt to use Ubuntu Software to install Eclipse Indigo, I get an error about my internet connection "Failed to download Package File, Check your internet connection"(I use wireless and have no problems using the internet). When I try to install Codeblock, I get the same error. Is there some configuration issue I have not handled here? I am running Ubuntu on VMWare. Any help will be very much appreciated.

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Try running sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade and then downloading the software from the software center. – nitstorm Sep 14 '11 at 23:11
Like I said I am new to Ubuntu. How exactly would I run this command please? – user272671 Sep 14 '11 at 23:11
Press Ctrl+Alt+T that will open a terminal. There copy & paste the code – nitstorm Sep 14 '11 at 23:13
Thanks. I did that, and it is running. What exactly would the above do? – user272671 Sep 14 '11 at 23:22
Posted the explanation as an answer, so that you can mark it as the correct answer :) – nitstorm Sep 14 '11 at 23:29

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Open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and type sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get update refreshes your sources, basically it refreshes the sources from where the packages are going to be downloaded from and looks for new updates and so on.

sudo apt-get upgrade will download updates, if there any.

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