Installing software in kubuntu 7.04

[su27flanker]

Hi everybody...... I'm new to dis linux world......
i'm havin trouble installing deb packages on Kubuntu 7.04. Can anyone help me out?
The adept package manager doesnt work on the packages. When i open it with adept, it asks for my password and after i type it, nothing happens. What should I do now

[Snowhog]

Re: Installing software in kubuntu 7.04

When you say 'nothing happens,' do you mean that Adept Manager doesn't open??

[su27flanker]

Re: Installing software in kubuntu 7.04

yes. Adept doesnt open.....

[Snowhog]

Re: Installing software in kubuntu 7.04

The likelyhood is a 'timing issue.'

The following should fix it - it did for me - as Adept "sometimes" wouldn't open the first time.

Press Alt+F2
Type: kdesu kate /etc/sudoers
Enter your password.
Add: ,timestamp_timeout=0 (note the leading apostrophe)
to the line:
Defaults !lecture,tty_tickets,!fqdn
so that is looks like this:
Defaults !lecture,tty_tickets,!fqdn,timestamp_timeout=0

Save and close Kate.

Retry opening Adept Manager. You should be prompted for your password, and Adept Manager should open.

[mechanism]

Re: Installing software in kubuntu 7.04

I'm a noob too and these links have been a great help to me for getting things installed:

http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/
http://berkshirelug.org/mediawiki/in...InstallTarball

These links may not make sense to you now but trust me, you'll find a use for them.

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