acl can't be installed on ubuntu server

Question

setfacl/getfacl commands not running on my server, it says:

The program 'setfacl' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install acl

when i tried to install it, it says:

sudo apt-get install acl

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package acl 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 'acl' has no installation candidate

It's interesting http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=acl&searchon=names&suite=trusty&section=all — A.B., May 19 '15 at 13:38
Put the output of apt-cache policy acland apt-cache showpkg acl if there is an output. — A.B., May 19 '15 at 15:56
I added ubunut source for the apt configuration file, deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main and it worked now. — MohammedSimba, May 20 '15 at 12:43

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 20 '15 at 12:44

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I added the following source line to apt configuration source list:

deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main

then i can install acl normally.

answered May 20 '15 at 12:44

MohammedSimba

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Interesting, this should be provided as standard. – A.B. May 20 '15 at 12:49
exactly, that was very weird as this line wasn't existed. – MohammedSimba May 20 '15 at 13:36

acl can't be installed on ubuntu server

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