Fix E: “Unable to Locate Package” Error in Kali Linux

Accidentally, I had removed the Kali Linux from my computer system. And when I reinstalled it I got an error Unable to Locate Package, I browsed over numerous blogs and sites around the web for the solutions and I got it by summing all the information collected from various sites. And I thought why not share this collected info to you.

While I was trying to install the gedit app in Kali Linux through this code:

sudo apt-get install gedit

I got an error:

codie@kali:~$ sudo apt install gedit
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
E: Unable to locate package gedit

Solution for Unable to Locate Package in Linux

I have presented two solutions for you to fix the problem of E: “Unable to Locate Package” Error in Kali Linux

The solutions of “Unable to Locate Package” is categorized and explained below:

Update the apt installer

Copy the below code and update the apt installer:

sudo apt update

And simply install your package after being updated.

If this worked, Hooray!!!

If not… Here’s an amazing and guaranteed solution for you.

Add the URL in sources.list and update apt

1. Open sources.list file with the following command in Linux terminal

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

If you don’t have nano or getting the issue of unable to locate package nano, here’s the fix for unable to locate package nano.

2. Paste the below repository code at the top sources.list

deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-last-snapshot main non-free contrib
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-experimental main non-free contrib
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib

Add more repositories…

It should look something as below:

GNU nano 4.9.2 /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-last-snapshot main non-free contrib
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-experimental main non-free contrib
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib
#deb cdrom:[Kali GNU/Linux 2020.2rc3 Kali-last-snapshot - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 with fi>
#deb cdrom:[Kali GNU/Linux 2020.2rc3 Kali-last-snapshot - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 with fir>
#This system was installed using small removable media
(e.g. netinst, live or single CD). The matching "deb cdrom"
entries were disabled at the end of the installation process.
#For information about how to configure apt package sources,
see the sources.list(5) manual.

3. Update apt

Update the apt which this command:

sudo apt update

Solved!!! Now, you should try to reinstall the package again.

Hope it helped you…

Thanks… Happy Linuxing!!!