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I can't install on Ubuntu using the following command

sudo yum install python-setuptools

I get this message 

Setting up Install Process
No package python-setuptool available.

So I checked my repolist 

sudo yum repolist

that return 

repolist: 0

Wich repository should I add, Or what else could I be missing ?

Thanks in advance

svassr
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    why are you using `yum` on ubuntu and not `apt` or `aptitude` ? – Zypher Mar 06 '12 at 00:09
  • just because all the resources I have found used it – svassr Mar 06 '12 at 15:30
  • @svassr We have an [Ubuntu Specific Stack Exchange Site](http://askubuntu.com/) which may be a better fit for questions like this which are not specifically about server administration (we generally don't mind answering these kinds of questions here either, but I like to point people their way because they have a lot of deep Ubuntu-specific knowledge) – voretaq7 Jul 27 '12 at 20:49

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Ubuntu generally doesn't use yum, unless yo've taken specific steps to enable it.

Instead, use apt:

apt-get install python-setuptools

I highly recommend reading through the Ubuntu package management pages: https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/serverguide/C/package-management.html (they'll probably say to use some newer version of the apt command, which I'm guessing someone here on SF will educate me about in a comment or another answer).

Jed Daniels
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  • Thanks Jed. What about adding repolist to yum. I'm still interested in learning how to do so. – svassr Mar 06 '12 at 19:06
  • Honestly, I have no idea. If I wanted to use yum, I's use a RedHat based system like CentOS instead of a Debian based system like Ubuntu. My understanding is that yum in based on aptitude anyway. If you really want to learn about it, I'm sure `man yum` will get you started. – Jed Daniels Mar 06 '12 at 22:58