How to fix apt E: Unable to locate package rpi-imager
Problem:
While trying to install rpi-imager
using
apt_install_rpi_imager.sh
sudo apt install rpi-imager
you see this error message:
apt_error_rpi_imager.txt
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
No apt package "rpi-imager", but there is a snap with that name.
Try "snap install rpi-imager"
E: Unable to locate package rpi-imager
Solution
sudo apt -y install rpi-imager
only works on Raspbian. On Ubuntu etc, you can install rpi-imager
using
snap_install_rpi_imager.sh
sudo snap install rpi-imager
Then start it using
start_rpi_imager.sh
rpi-imager
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