Ultimate install guide

[Snake]

Hey guys, my names snake, new kubuntu user, new linux user. I have  to applaud anyone that helped  create kubuntu's package manager, it is a great resource. However, as good as it is, it obviously doesn't include every program ever written for debain...or linux for that matter. After googling around a bit, I couldn't find not one decent guide to install programs into kubuntu. For example: Opera. I would love install opera. Or AIM. I know GAIM Works, but I think it's ugly, and I NEED the direct connect feature. Point being, I assume there are a lot of kubuntu/ ubuntu vets here, perhaps one of them could write up a ultimate n00b guide to installing .debs, .rpms, and ,tgzs

My problem: I don't know when I should be root to install programs (if always), I don't know where it installs to after I type

sudo dpgk -i opera.deb

as it's not listed in the "K" menu (i'm not sure what to call this

Please, any help on my problems, and perhaps that ultimate guide would be a great help to me, and any other new users.

-Ken

P.S. After I get used to this for a while, expect to see me around

EDIT: Also, when should I use ark to decompress things, and where should I decompress them to?

[aysiu]

Re: Ultimate install guide

I don't know about the "ultimate" guide, but I wrote this guide, which should be a good start.

[Snake]

Re: Ultimate install guide

Yes I read that over, thats what gave me the reminder to install opera . That's a great guide, and I everything is there, but in the "2. Manual installation of a .deb" section, it says it won't check dependenices, is there any for it to do that??

Also, where the hell does it dpkg to!? Like if I go to the package manager, and select the program I want to install (firefox, as a example) It loads it to the Kmenu ---> Internet ---> Mozilla Firefox. Then (As a arcade game for example) that loads it to Kmenu ---> Games ---> Arcade Games ---> Name of game.

Sorry if i'm being unclear....but wouldn't opera install into the "Internet" catagory??

[Patrick]

Re: Ultimate install guide

Just add it to the menu:- Right click the menu -> Edit Menu -> click on the internet list -> New item -> For name have: Opera and command: "opera" : (small o) see if that works

[aysiu]

Re: Ultimate install guide

Yes I read that over, thats what gave me the reminder to install opera . That's a great guide, and I everything is there, but in the "2. Manual installation of a .deb" section, it says it won't check dependenices, is there any for it to do that??

It will check dependencies--it just won't automatically download and install them for you. The installation will fail, and it'll say "such-and-such depends on blahblahblah, which won't be installed."

If you want dependencies to be taken care of, use Adept, Synaptic Package Manager, or apt-get.

Also, where the hell does it dpkg to!? Like if I go to the package manager, and select the program I want to install (firefox, as a example) It loads it to the Kmenu ---> Internet ---> Mozilla Firefox. Then (As a arcade game for example) that loads it to Kmenu ---> Games ---> Arcade Games ---> Name of game.

Sorry if i'm being unclear....but wouldn't opera install into the "Internet" catagory??

It's up to the person who packaged the .deb. If there's a shortcut entry, it'll be added to the menu. Otherwise, you have to add it yourself.