Uninstalling/fixing skype

[damnedthing]

Ok - I installed skype on my system using the pre-built deb package.
Note: This problem is with kubuntu not skype - bear with me.

Now there are several "problems" here from the perspective of a windows user:

1 - double clicking a .deb doesn't actually run the thing - it opens it in an archiver. Not exactly intuitive when you're trying to install something.

2 - Once I'd found the install function, I ran it - and got a console come up. At the bottom it said "press x to exit" - which isn't very useful - it didn't actually tell me if it was installedl, just unpacked. If I've never used it before how am I supposed to know that that is successfully completed?

Anyway, having run the thing I couldn't tell that it'd been installed - as I said, no feedback. So I ran it again. Same thing. Did it a third time - still nothing. I Take a more thorough look around and sure enough, it's installed. Nice of kubuntu to tell me. :-?

Except that now, a few boots later I'm noticing a couple of problems:
a) THREE copies of skype start up when I load up kubuntu - how do I uninstall 2 of them? I have no idea how these things work in linux. I can't see anything in the package manager thing.
b) I don't want the remaining copy of skype to be starting when I boot - what do I need to edit to fix this?

[arochester]

Re: Uninstalling/fixing skype

there are several "problems" here from the perspective of a windows user

Linux is not Windows, Windows is not Linux.

double clicking a .deb doesn't actually run the thing

Double clicking is a Windows thing, Linux is single clicking.

it opens it in an archiver. Not exactly intuitive when you're trying to install something.

You've gone past the easy Linux way. When you download a .deb RIGHT click on it ONCE, choose Kubuntu Package Menu>Install Package.

I'm noticing a couple of problems:
a) THREE copies of skype start up when I load up kubuntu - how do I uninstall 2 of them?

Do you mean the little green buttons at the bottom? RIGHT click on each and choose "Close". If you close them I think, though I may be wrong, that the program will not start at boot - the file isn't in .kde/Autostart

[arochester]

Re: Uninstalling/fixing skype

Also meant to say that if you install the script Automatix from http://www.getautomatix.com/ it can download and install several useful thing for you e.g. Skype

[damnedthing]

Re: Uninstalling/fixing skype

there are several "problems" here from the perspective of a windows user

Linux is not Windows, Windows is not Linux.

double clicking a .deb doesn't actually run the thing

Double clicking is a Windows thing, Linux is single clicking.

That's being pedantic. I was just trying to make a point. I said Double click out of habit.

it opens it in an archiver. Not exactly intuitive when you're trying to install something.

You've gone past the easy Linux way. When you download a .deb RIGHT click on it ONCE, choose Kubuntu Package Menu>Install Package.

Thanks, but I'd already figured that out. My problem was that this wasn't the default option. Indeed I'm wondering if there is ANY easy way to install stuff on linux. :?

Do you mean the little green buttons at the bottom? RIGHT click on each and choose "Close". If you close them I think, though I may be wrong, that the program will not start at boot - the file isn't in .kde/Autostart

Nope, not in .kde/Autostart, but thanks.

So anyone got any ideas?

[mchuskie]

Re: Uninstalling/fixing skype

Thanks, but I'd already figured that out. My problem was that this wasn't the default option. Indeed I'm wondering if there is ANY easy way to install stuff on linux. :?

Yes, there is. It's called the APT package management system, and nice GUI frontends for it include Adept and Synaptic (the latter is not installed by default). You'll find a rather large number of packages available for you to install in a few clicks.