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    Installing software

    I have downloaded the gedit software. How do I install this in Kubuntu. I have copied the downloaded file on the desktop and created a folder and extracted all the files into this folder as well.

    Your assistance will be appreciated


    Pieter
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    Re: Installing software

    I assume you mean gedit, the GNOME editor.

    To install this you will have to install the base GNOME libraries so it will compile.

    However, a much easier route exists. Open a shell, and type

    Code:
    sudo apt-get install gedit
    This will install the prebuilt binary for you, along with all files on which it is dependant. However I would urge you to look at kedit (for KDE) or the excellent kate.
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      Re: Installing software

      I have tried the shell method, but it seems it cannot find the software.

      Pieter
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        However I would urge you to look at kedit (for KDE) or the excellent kate.
        You don't need gedit in Kubuntu - although it can be convient. If you are following instructions that say "gedit" just use the word "kate" instead. If it says "gksudo gedit" change that to "kdesu kate".
        "A problem well stated is a problem half solved." --Charles F. Kettering
        "Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."--Dr. Seuss
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          Re: Installing software

          Ok I got into the grub file via KATE, now I want to change the grub to start-up with Windows XP for now as I am still learning KUBUNTU.
          Which part of the file should I edit to make XP default boot-up?

          Any help please?
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            Re: Installing software

            See "Set Windows as Default OS when Dual Booting Ubuntu" at http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubunt...ooting-ubuntu/
            "A problem well stated is a problem half solved." --Charles F. Kettering
            "Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."--Dr. Seuss
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              Re: Installing software

              Be careful not to take the cited post 'litterally.' 4 most likely won't be your choice. If you will post your /boot/grub/menu.lst we will be able to tell you what to change it to specifically.
              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: Installing software

                If you don't get from that, you can try this one (see Reply #1 only)
                How To GRUB Methods - Toolkit
                http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3081671.0
                --- HOW To: Change the Default Operating System (Also: Changing the timeout, boot menu, and other tips) Reply #1
                An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski
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