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| Thread ID: 65190 | 2006-01-10 09:32:00 | Install anything with Ubuntu help please | sam m (517) | Press F1 |
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| 419763 | 2006-01-10 09:32:00 | Hi, As a fresh start to the New Year I have unistalled Xandros from kids computer and installed Ubuntu. That went well but so far not looking good as I am unable to do the same things I had before with Xandros. With Xandros straight out of the box I was able to watch DVD's, with Ubunutu (totem) it doesnt like it. Researching the net I tried to install libdvdcss2. The instructions werent 100% clear so from root terminal I entered. sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 This was the result : Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Package libdvdcss2 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 libdvdcss2 has no installation candidate More research and thought I would try a different application like VLC. Tried sudo apt-get install vlc Result: Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: Couldn't find package vlc I then discovered Synaptic Package Manager, but searching all over the place I cant figure out how to use this to download and install any packages, I only get the impression it is used for updating installed packages. I am focussing on one problem at a time, the other issues are networking with XP box via alcatel router and also installing Macromedia Flash. Anyways if any enlightened Linux people could recommend or inform me simply how to make this thing read DVD's would be much appreciated. Cheers Sam |
sam m (517) | ||
| 419764 | 2006-01-10 17:30:00 | The latest Ubuntu (5.10) has really good documentation included with it which is basically the same as the online User Documentation (wiki.ubuntu.com). It should be found under Help and includes setting up for DVD viewing. If you haven't already, you need to set up the Restricted Formats (wiki.ubuntu.com) repositories. I bascially followed those instructions and got DVD to work fine. Another thing to watch out for is DMA not being enabled by default, it hasn't on the Ubuntu systems I've set up. Check that out as well (wiki.ubuntu.com). Ubuntu does not include DVD or MP3 (for example) support out of the box due to licensing issues. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 419765 | 2006-01-16 08:44:00 | Thanks for advice Jen. I wasnt successful with Totem but your links lead me down another path (I am all over the place with this distro) and found xine, which works fine and my kids are used to it from Xandros so that is easier. Now the drama continues (this is soooo much harder than Xandros, but the funny thing is.....I like it) I am looking for a p2p programme with Ubuntu. I have been trying to install Limwire. I spent ages with Java stuff and then on to the limewire. I got to the GUI and thought I had it sorted. When it asked me where to install I left it at default which was.... /root/Limewire...... It finished installing without incident but for the life of me I cant find out where it is. I ran "run" and it is nowhere to be found. Not deterred by that I tried to install gtk-gnutella using Synaptic and apt-get. Both times it confirmed that it installed ok but aint nowhere to be found. Any ideas where these programmes may be found? Cheers Sam edit - I am running "warty warthog" - ver 4.10 |
sam m (517) | ||
| 419766 | 2006-01-16 12:08:00 | [QUOTE=sam m]Thanks for advice Jen. I wasnt successful with Totem but your links lead me down another path (I am all over the place with this distro) and found xine, which works fine and my kids are used to it from Xandros so that is easier./QUOTE] I too will intersted in a reoly if forthcoming. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 419767 | 2006-01-16 20:56:00 | Having just installed Breezy (5.10) over the weekend on spare machine (just to have a lookie at how Ubuntu was going) I decided to have a go at installing Java (Sun) and Limewire. I followed these 2 guides: HowTo - P2P (wiki.ubuntu.com) HowTo - Java (wiki.ubuntu.com) If you followed the above P2P guide, you should have a file that you can run from command line called runLime.sh (found in the /opt/Limewire or possibly just /opt/ directory). To run Limewire you just type 'runLime.sh' (without the ') from the terminal As far as where downloaded files are stored.. by default (for the above instructions) it will be /home/username/Shared NOTE: in the above P2P guide, the Limewire download site didnt exist, I went to Limewire site and got it from there instead Hope this is what youre after :) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 419768 | 2006-01-16 21:10:00 | i don't know if it still exists but there used to be a script that installed all the necessary proprietry plugins, flash, java, realmedia, mp3 and dvd support I think the latest version is called automatix anyway if you look in the tips and tricks section of the version you are using www.ubuntuforums.org there will be good guides |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 419769 | 2006-01-16 21:39:00 | here is the link (www.ubuntuforums.org) to it i think | Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 419770 | 2006-01-16 23:05:00 | Tazz Downloaded file to /home followed unzip procedure but it said unable to find the file (even though I know where it is and I tried doing it in root and also in that directory, same result. Nigel - I found automatix few days ago but it states wont work with Warty I used Synaptic to install aMule. That was what I was after except............I cant add any Servers. It says to download server.met which I have but I have to put it in .aMule folder which for the life of me I cant find. I know I am learning lots from this journey but I need a couple of successes to keep me going, but I am patient and I will persevere. What I dont understand is this: I can run 'chmod 777 LimeWireLInux.bin I can run ./LimeWireLinux.bin and the GUI installer for LimeWire appears. I click all the right buttons and leave everything as default. It tells me that it is installed in the /root/LimeWire folder, but that is it. I installed gtk-gnutella with synaptic and that too told me it is installed. When I run sudo apt-get install gtk-gnutella it tells me that it is already the newest version, but where the hell it is and how I run it is lost on me. I think a lot of the support online seems to point to Breezy so thinking that may be the way to go but I would at least like to do two more things. One - install and successfully use a p2p programme - any programme will do, and Two - network this machine to XP box via adsl router. Thanks for the help so far as I have a few more links I can explore as often I get sidetracked and learn something else in the bargain. cheers |
sam m (517) | ||
| 419771 | 2006-01-17 00:19:00 | Didn't realise you were on Warty, if you look in the Warty section of the ubuntu forums, customisation, tips and tricks you'll find a lot of links ubuntuforums.org ubuntuguide.org |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
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