Can't install a .deb file

[Re-JeeP]

Hello guys!

The problems just keeps coming! =)

Now I'm trying to change the look of my kdm.

I'm not sure of this but i think that you have to install kdm theme manager for that!?

I downloaded a file (kdmtheme_1.1-3_i386.deb) and tried to install it but with no success.

I have tried to rightclick / Kubuntu package menu / Install Package but it dosen't work.

I have also tried things like
sudo ark kdmtheme_1.1-3_i386.deb

But nothing works!

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

// Johan

[aysiu]

Re: Can't install a .deb file

Is it on your desktop? If so, try this:

cd Desktop
sudo dpkg -i kdmtheme_1.1-3_i386.deb

For more info... http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware

[Re-JeeP]

Re: Can't install a .deb file

No. It's not working!

Alot of text is comming up, but it dosen't get installed.

Excuse me for my bad translate! =)

dpkg: Wrong at manage of kdmtheme
leaving unconfigured

Is it something wrong with the file?
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=22120

If you read the text on the link you can see this:
A Kubuntu package is now in "Universe" so look for updates there.

EDIT:
I saw now after I tried to install it the way you recomended that the KDM Theme Manager was in the adept list as BROKEN (installed).

The only option is to install it but when I press that nothing happends!

I can't find it!?
My repository list:

deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 5.10 _Breezy Badger_ - Release i386 (20051012)]/ breezy main restricted


deb [url]http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy main restricted
deb-src [url]http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb [url]http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-updates main restricted
deb-src [url]http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb [url]http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy universe multiverse
deb-src [url]http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb [url]http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src [url]http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-security main restricted
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-security main restricted

deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-security universe multiverse
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] breezy-security universe multiverse

[aysiu]

Re: Can't install a .deb file

As far as I can tell, that package is not easily installable on Ubuntu. I just tried.

sudo dpkg -i kdm*.deb

has dependency errors.
Same thing with adding the KDM Theme Manager repositories and trying to apt-get install.

The Fedora .rpm is a dead link and so can't be alien-ed in.

I tried to build it from source but got some weird error.

You know, it's actually easier to unzip the KDM theme you want, put it in /usr/share/apps/kdm/themes/ and then edit the /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc file to point to the theme you want.

[Dirk]

Re: Can't install a .deb file

or you could use Kpackage to intall the deb

[aysiu]

Re: Can't install a .deb file

or you could use Kpackage to intall the deb

KPackage is just a front-end for apt-get/ dpkg. The dependency problems will still be there.