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**wheresamerica?** · Jun 29, 2007, 02:57 PM

Re: getting driver file installed on laptop

you should be able to copy straight to a CD without opening it first. im not on my kubuntu comp right now, but i believe, you would right click, send to, then select whichever cd drive youd like.
as far as the directory goes, i dont have a clue cuz im pretty new to kubuntu.

**ptmb** · Jul 01, 2007, 11:03 AM

Re: getting driver file installed on laptop

You can copy it to the CD easily.

1. Open K3b on the K menu > Multimedia;

2. Select "New Data CD Project" or something similar (not using an English version);

3. On top, select the files you want to record on the cd;

4. Then select burn, choose the options you want and press the button to start the burning.

If you want to put it to the cd to keep it save, I suggest that you copy it to your home folder.

If you want to install it you don't have to copy it to the cd, just have to compile it.

1. Open the terminal on the K menu > System;

2. Check if you have the right tools:
the following code will check if you have them and install them:

Code:

sudo aptitude install build-essential
sudo aptitude install linux-headers-`uname -r`

3. move or copy the file to your home folder

4. Now, in the terminal:

4.1. Extract the package

Code:

tar zxvf file

replace "file" by the name of the file (Linux is case sensitive, by the way)

4.2. go to the new directory created by that file

Code:

cd ~/directory

Replace "directory" by the name of the file without the extension (the ".tar.gz")

4.3. Type:

Code:

./configure

4.4. When it is done type:

Code:

make

4.5. Then type:

Code:

make install

And done, wait that the terminal sets up everything and probably it will be everything ok.

Hope to have helped

Update: instruction 4 (in bold) before it was not what I meant to say

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