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    Noob needs help

    Alright so I'm migrating from Windows XP Pro SP2 to Kubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. I used the live CD to install from the desktop off the live CD. At one point in the installation it asks "Who are you" and it has area's for "Your name" and "User name". I put in a desired user name and pass thinking that I will enter this info when like the start up screen before you get to the desktop ala. Windows XP. But every time I try to start up Kubuntu after I installed it, It asks for the user name. So I type it in then I push enter and it then asks for the pass. When I attempt to type in the pass it hangs and my keyboard doesn't work. Then it says "Entering user information times out after 60 seconds". Then after that it won't allow my keyboard to attempt at reentering the User name and Pass. So that is where I'm at. If there is a way to bypass that feature then I'm all ears.

    Also it freezes at 94% of the installation when it says its detecting the hardware. There is also a time when it says it is installing? Or Setting up security? Then it comes up with an error message saying "Could not download security updates. You should look into this later". Now thats not word for word but if you know what I'm talking about then maybe you already know what is going on. Again I'm all ears to any and all help

    thanks for your time!

    P.s. Sorry every body for the short novel but yeah.
    "If you get up in a quarrel everyday, You are saying prayers to the devil I say" - Bob Marley
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    Re: Noob needs help

    Questions (needing answers):
    Type of PC: laptop or desktop
    Video card/chip: manufacture/model
    CPU type: i386 (32- or 64-bit), PPC (Power PC), AMD, ...
    Keyboard/mouse: PS/2, USB, ....
    Internal HD type(s): IDE, SATA, PATA
    Any USB Thumb drives attached: Yes/No
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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      #3
      Re: Noob needs help

      It is a Laptop Compaq Presario 1500
      Video Card: ATI Radeon 7500 Mobile
      CPU: Pentium 4, 2.0 GHz
      Keyboard/Mouse: Internal? (Since It's a laptop and all)
      Internal HD: 30Gb IDE (I Think)
      Any USB Drives Attached: No
      "If you get up in a quarrel everyday, You are saying prayers to the devil I say" - Bob Marley
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        Re: Noob needs help

        I made a little progress if you can call it that? Anyhow I used my Kubuntu 7.04 CD instead of the 7.10 CD. Now how do I upgrade from 7.04 to 7.10?
        "If you get up in a quarrel everyday, You are saying prayers to the devil I say" - Bob Marley
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          Re: Noob needs help

          Upgrading from 7.04 (Feisty)
          Windows no longer obstructs my view.
          Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
          "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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            Re: Noob needs help

            Thanks Snowhog for all your help! Now I've upgraded to 7.10 "Gutsy". When I start up Gutsy it has a icon in the taskbar? That says "Restricted Drivers" and its for my wireless network adapter. It asks for administrator privileges and then It downloads something from a website. After all that my wireless network adapter only works without any password to get into the router but I've got to have a pass to protect my internet from other users. So any help in this regard would be much appreciated.
            "If you get up in a quarrel everyday, You are saying prayers to the devil I say" - Bob Marley
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              Hmm... Mybe Linux is just too much, I'm driving my self mad trying to figure this out. So maybe I've got to go back to Windows XP. I'm not sure Im just tired of Xp lagging so friggen bad. I thought that linux would be a good alternative but I can't even figure out how to install Flash player for Firefox!
              "If you get up in a quarrel everyday, You are saying prayers to the devil I say" - Bob Marley
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                #8
                Re: Noob needs help

                Please check this out. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/Flash And This for JAVA https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java?highlight=%28java%29
                Reg Kubuntu user 19940
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                  Re: Noob needs help

                  I am also trying to use applications from Kde-apps.org and kde-look.org. I'm not sure how to do that either. My understanding is that all the apps off of kde-apps.org come in a pack called "Tar Balls?". But from there on how do I install those applications?
                  "If you get up in a quarrel everyday, You are saying prayers to the devil I say" - Bob Marley
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                    Re: Noob needs help

                    Most (if not all) applications on kde-look.org have installation instruction links.
                    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                      #11
                      Re: Noob needs help

                      Really? Man I have got to be blind! I'll have to look into that.
                      "If you get up in a quarrel everyday, You are saying prayers to the devil I say" - Bob Marley
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                        Re: Noob needs help

                        most applications you find on kde-apps.org can probably be installed using adept package manager (kmenu>system>adept). Adept is the standard way to install applications, not to mention far and away the easiest.

                        Re flash: you prob have it by now, but another way is simply to point your browser (konqueror or firefox) to any bands myspace and it will ask you if you want to install flash, just click yes.
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                          Re: Noob needs help

                          I have a Linksys WPC54G v.3 Wireless PCI Card and it doesn't want to work with Kubuntu. Every time I start up the system there is a Icon in the task bar that says restricted drivers. Then I use the Administrator privileges and let it install something from the internet but yet it still doesn't work. So I need someone to help me out. Ive tried to try and understand the many guides on how to do this but I'm all confused.
                          "If you get up in a quarrel everyday, You are saying prayers to the devil I say" - Bob Marley
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                            Re: Noob needs help

                            A little update! It turns out that when I enabled the restricted driver it now works. But I can't use any WEP keys with it for some reason so my network is unprotected. I'm not sure what the difference is here but I need to be able to use it with a WEP key.
                            "If you get up in a quarrel everyday, You are saying prayers to the devil I say" - Bob Marley
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                              #15
                              Re: Noob needs help

                              I had the same problem when i switch to Kubuntu yesterday.

                              Apparently it doesn't support WPA keys, but a WEP key should work for your wireless

                              Find your wireless card in Network manager and input the WEP key there also specify WEP for your wireless router
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