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| Thread ID: 83468 | 2007-10-03 06:02:00 | Help Me Get Firefox On KUBUNTU...Please? | SurferJoe46 (51) | Press F1 |
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| 597488 | 2007-10-03 07:15:00 | I need to get flash player installed for GTalk..so it says..I got them dnldd, and they appear in the desktop/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz-Ark, but I am lost as to what to do with them now... I have extracted them all, and it says it will NOT overwrite an existing file..so I go in circles and still haven't got it installed. I think "apt" is "adept" in kubuntu..maybe? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 597489 | 2007-10-03 07:26:00 | it's 1 am Tuesday here...gotta get some sleep if I can stop having such a good time...thanks for it all tonight...tomorrow starts a full-session of Q & A's.... | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 597490 | 2007-10-03 07:39:00 | OK...I am Sooooooooooooooooo-oooooo having a good time here...somehow I got FF downloaded and adept installed it...but don't ask me how I did it....just fortunate I guess.... I want to add my favorite tab-mix-plus and stuff a little later...but I am off and running! <pray hard for me!> I'm sure you know it SJ, but once you've got FFox hooked up to the net you can download/install FFox add-ons through FFox (just like in Windows land Firefox version)... just go to Mozilla org, download and install what you need by clicking on the install' button for the downloaded file once it shows in the FFox downloads menu. Well- it will give you something to play with in the morning while I'm sleeping like a baby :) |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 597491 | 2007-10-03 07:55:00 | I need to get flash player installed for GTalk..so it says..I got them dnldd, and they appear in the desktop/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz-Ark, but I am lost as to what to do with them now... I have extracted them all, and it says it will NOT overwrite an existing file..so I go in circles and still haven't got it installed. I think "apt" is "adept" in kubuntu..maybe? 'apt' is the underlying method of getting programs. Adept is a front-end. So basically, adept lets you do all the thing you can to with apt, all in a nice gui instead of the commandline. PS: Using 'apt' in konsole won't get you very far. In kubuntu, you have to go 'sudo apt-get......' (yes, apt-get, not apt) |
Sherman (9181) | ||
| 597492 | 2007-10-03 14:57:00 | It's like learning Swahili....and this after a good 5.125 hours sleep too! <fog...foggy, really...and I need coffee!!!!> <Mmmmm! and donuts!!> :) <that's me, all sun-shiny and bright!> |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 597493 | 2007-10-03 18:37:00 | Linux users are responsible for 90% of the world's coffee consumption :) But seriously - well done for sticking with it. The longer you do the easier and less confusing it will be. I would advise hooking up with your local LUG ( linux user group ) as there are usually people who have lots of linux experience and willing to help newbies. Command line skills are handy but not mandatory these days. Most of the linux apps setup/install/uninstall can be done via gui these days. Old schoolers just prefer the bash prompt :) |
racepics (7812) | ||
| 597494 | 2007-10-03 21:40:00 | as a new user to linux myself. i find that using the CLI / termianl is faster than trying to find where a program i want to use is located, especially for installing software, although the synaptic package manager that came with ubuntu is rather easy to use for installing and removing packages. + if my GUI does happen to break cos i done something stupid. i can use the CLI to fix it :) i like fedora and yum. easiest thing to use. well just dont have to worry about putting sudo infront of anything, just log in as root. |
Cho (12330) | ||
| 597495 | 2007-10-03 22:23:00 | Linux users are responsible for 90% of the world's coffee consumption :) But seriously - well done for sticking with it. The longer you do the easier and less confusing it will be. I would advise hooking up with your local LUG ( linux user group ) as there are usually people who have lots of linux experience and willing to help newbies. Command line skills are handy but not mandatory these days. Most of the linux apps setup/install/uninstall can be done via gui these days. Old schoolers just prefer the bash prompt :) I'll try to find a LUG..but it may be a little hard...this place is full of old guys and they don't even have computers...let alone fingers or toes on which to count. The biggest hobby here is sitting around listening to your arteries harden or taking a bugle down to the Old Soldiers' Home and playing taps. |
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