I don't know how to install anything i DL off the Internet,Can someone help me ?

[Newbie84]

I Downloaded second life and winrar and other software but i can get none of them to install,I don't understand how to use the command that well,is there a another way you can install a program easlier? If not can someone give me some tips?

[dibl]

Re: I don't know how to install anything i DL off the Internet,Can someone help

Since you posted under New Guy, I'll assume that you haven't got the word about downloading files randomly from the Internet and installing them on your Linux system. Here's the magic formula:

New Guy + Kubuntu = DON'T DO IT!



Seriously, there are 22,854 packaged applications in your standard repository, if you add the Medibuntu repository. I don't know anything about Second Life -- maybe someone can help you with that one. Winrar is a Windows compression app, and Linux has built-in compression capabilities, if you need them. But winrar.exe won't work on Linux -- neither will any other .exe file.

At a point in time when you're comfortable with your Kubuntu system and you find a Debian packaged application, recognizable by its ".deb" extension, then if it is a match to your architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) you can download and install that without getting into too much trouble.

[marshallbanana]

Re: I don't know how to install anything i DL off the Internet,Can someone help

Seriously, there are 22,854 packaged applications in your standard repository, if you add the Medibuntu repository.

Just thought I'd mention that the way you access the repositories is with adept package manager, opening this app will give you a list of all the available packages and installing them is just a matter of selecting them, choosing install, and then clicking apply. This is one of the huge strengths of a debian linux based distro that is just lightyears ahead of mac/windows.

Re second life, search this forum for more on that, there have been a few threads on it just this week.

[amber123]

Re: I don't know how to install anything i DL off the Internet,Can someone help

If you have kubuntu then it is probably because it doesn't work on Linux when you download something like a game it should say what thingy(Linux,windows) it can be downloaded on if it doesn't say linux you can't download it

[Rog131]

Re: I don't know how to install anything i DL off the Internet,Can someone help

I Downloaded second life and winrar and other software but i can get none of them to install,I don't understand how to use the command that well,is there a another way you can install a program easlier? If not can someone give me some tips?

Winrar is Windows program. Do you need archiver ? rar ? Maybe:
Topic: WinRAR for linux?
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086498.0



Repos and installing in the Kubuntu (K/X/ubuntu is a Debian based Linux distribution):

Repositories/Kubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu

How to install ANYTHING in Ubuntu!
http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/

A graphical guide for all new users with a Windows background using Ubuntu

Installing Software in Ubuntu
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware

Using Wine on Ubuntu
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/wine

Topic: TAR BALLS (If you want to install programs that are not in the Debian Linux Package format)
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3085135.0

Topic: FAQ: Installing from source
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3085626.0

[lingenfr]

Re: I don't know how to install anything i DL off the Internet,Can someone help

I had second life running. It was not for me, but to each their own. I kept reaching for my BFG 9000 and it wasn't there... I agree with the other posters about installing software. If you have a rar'd file, you likely have the wrong version.

Choice 1: Use packages in the standard repositories
Choice 2: Find the software packaged in another repository you can add
Choice 3: Use GetDeb http://www.getdeb.net/ make sure you use the debs for your version. Second Life is there, but only for Feisty. You can always contact the contributor and ask if they will build a package for Gutsy. Usually, they get updated eventually.
Choice 4: Compile using a good how-to or instructions for your version of buntu.

Good luck. Keep that live CD handy as it sounds like you may be needing it.