How to install a tar.gz file I transferred off a usb key

[naughtyme]

Major help needed. I want to install support using ndiswrapper for a d-link wireless usb. I extracted it to my user directory. However, I cannot make head nor tail of the installation notes on the web. They tell of using a "make" command:

Installing ndiswrapper:

Go to the directory holding your ndiswrapper, and run:

sudo make install

According to what I'm told - "make" is not a command.

Other notes say I need to install the build-essential in order to use the make command.

I write: "sudo apt-get install build-essential"

Next the I get this:

"E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable0
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
Reading package lists .....Done
Building dependency tree...Done
Initializing package states...Done
Building tage database...Done
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?"

When I then try and use the "make" command it is still not recognised

Trying to re run the build-essential stuff just gives the reply:

"E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable0
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?"

And the "make" command still doesn't work...geez I am such a noob at this...help please...

[Gediminas2]

Re: How to install a tar.gz file I transferred off a usb key

you seem to be running some other dpkg application (aptitude,apt,adept,synaptic).
try using ksysguard to close it if it is not visible. Or end the session and start a new one. that should help

[naughtyme]

Re: How to install a tar.gz file I transferred off a usb key

OK, thank you for that help..I killed an apt process and I didn't get all the errors whilst installing build-essential - except - it just says now:

"Reading package lists...Done
Building dependency tree...Done
E: Couldn't find package build-essential"

Oops?

[aysiu]

Re: How to install a tar.gz file I transferred off a usb key

Try this:

sudo apt-cdrom add
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils build-essential

[OU812]

Re: How to install a tar.gz file I transferred off a usb key

I have not done this on my kubuntu box since it connects to network using an ethernet cable. On my laptop using dlink dwl-g650+ and zenwalk linux, I got things working using

http://support.zenwalk.org/index.php/topic,6781.0.html

You will have to adapt it to work in kubuntu.

john

[kasunbg]

Re: How to install a tar.gz file I transferred off a usb key

Major help needed. I want to install support using ndiswrapper for a d-link wireless usb. I extracted it to my user directory. However, I cannot make head nor tail of the installation notes on the web. They tell of using a "make" command:

Installing ndiswrapper:

Go to the directory holding your ndiswrapper, and run:

sudo make install

According to what I'm told - "make" is not a command.

I don't see a need of using make command. I've written a blog post on how to install ndiswrapper and install windows drivers for d-link adapters. Have a look at it and you may figure an answer

http://kasunbg.blogspot.com/2010/02/...ork-under.html

HTH