adept installer and cube question

[tym]

I gave up on Linux because of kde crashing all the time. With the new 4 version out I am back to try again.

There was a trick kinda with the adept installer to find more programs. Example. I just can not find opera in the installer. Think there was a list I needed to add?? If it matters I am using the latest version of kubuntu.

I just can not figure out how to enable cube. I really don't want cube per say, But I remember I enabled it with only 2 desktops and it did this kinda cool flip thing. Like turning a page over.

I appreciate any help.

[dibl]

Re: adept installer and cube question

I gave up on Linux because of kde crashing all the time. With the new 4 version out I am back to try again.

There was a trick kinda with the adept installer to find more programs. Example. I just can not find opera in the installer. Think there was a list I needed to add?? If it matters I am using the latest version of kubuntu.

I just can not figure out how to enable cube. I really don't want cube per say, But I remember I enabled it with only 2 desktops and it did this kinda cool flip thing. Like turning a page over.

I appreciate any help.

OK, those are two very different questions about different subjects.

1. Assuming you're referring to 8.10, open the Konsole and

sudo apt-get install synaptic

Then use KMenu>System>Synaptic to find and install packages. I'm afraid I won't live long enough to explain the new Adept Manager!


2. "Desktop Effects". Not knowing anything about your graphics hardware, it's a bit of a stab in the dark. However, open KMenu>System Settings>Session Manager and enable Desktop Effects and see what you can do with it.

[Rog131]

Re: adept installer and cube question

About package managers (Adept is the default but you don't have to use it )

> FAQ: Package Managers


About Opera

> Ubuntu community - Opera Browser

Shortly (my way )

Pressing Alt + F2 and typing (konsole):

kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list.d/addons.list

man sources.list

SOURCES.LIST.D
The /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory provides a way to add
sources.list entries in seperate files that end with .list. The format
is the same as for the regular sources.list file.

Adding one line:

deb [url]http://deb.opera.com/opera/[/url] stable non-free

Save and exit.

Adding Opera GPG key and updating application database (konsole):

wget -q [url]http://deb.opera.com/archive.key[/url] -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update

After this:

Package: opera
Version: 9.62.2466.gcc4.qt3
...
Maintainer: Opera Packaging Team <packager@opera.com>
...
Description: The Opera Web Browser
Welcome to the Opera Web browser. It is smaller, faster,
customizable, powerful, yet user-friendly. Opera
eliminates sluggish performance, HTML standard violations,
desktop domination, and instability. This robust Web
browser lets you navigate the Web at incredible speed and
offers you the best Internet experience.
The binaries were built on Debian using gcc-4.0.0.