[SOLVED] Install zip on SteamOS

[markmnl]

# apt-get install zip
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package zip 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

E: Package 'zip' has no installation candidate

# apt-cache show zip
N: Can't select versions from package 'zip' as it is purely virtual
N: No packages found

I have already install unzip, but now I need just zip - how can I get it on Steam OS?

[S]

Not sure what your trying to install, but if you want a simple Terminal program for extracting ZIP files then do

sudo aptitude install unzip(or sudo apt-get install unzip)

to install unzip then do

sudo unzip <filename> Filename should be in your CD(home by default i think).

[markmnl]

Yup did that already, now I want to make zip files, unfortunately neither Steam OS nor wheezy-backport repos seem to have the zip package?!

[Shark]

The package is called unzip I think.

[Player]

If you like GUI apps, then download PeaZip and install it or unpack it and make a link to the desktop. Its easy.

[markmnl]

@Shark, already installed unzip.

@Player problem is a I need zip from command line as scripts depend on it!

[Shark]

Oh, zip is in the wheezy repo. Wheezy backports doesn't contain all software from the regular wheezy repo. I do wonder why you don't just use tar, though.

[FloatInTheCloud]

Also if you want a gui try file-roller