Fix Tesseract not found Ubuntu 17.10 for OpenCV and OpenALPR

Sometimes you don't get the packages you need. This short guide will fix that.

By : Moe Alam

Date Added : Sat Apr 28 2018 12:48:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Last Updated : Sat Apr 28 2018 12:48:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

1. Back up your current sources list. 

sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list_bak

2. Create a new sources list. 

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

3. Paste the following contents and save. 

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ artful main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ artful-updates main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ artful universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ artful-updates universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ artful-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu artful partner
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-security universe

4. Update your packages list to enable the new sources list. 

apt update