It looks like the reason it's gone is that it was removed from debian; see the corresponding debian bug report that triggered it's removal:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=444713 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #444713 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=444713 ** Changed in: prc-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/223048 Title: prc-tools missing in Hardy To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/prc-tools/+bug/223048/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs