Install kmid for Kubuntu [SOLVED]

[JohanLingen]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu

Hello rmc007.

You can use alien without arguments:

cd [/path/to/package]
alien [package name]

Be sure to type in Konsole (that's not the run box! In the run box type KONSOLE and hit enter, this opens konsole).

Alien will convert your rpm package to a .deb package. You can then install the .deb package (for which the gdebi installer is suitable).

Because it is prefferable to install from the repositories, I advise you to install timidity from the repositories through Adept.

If you need any further assistence, please feel welcome to ask.

[kyonides]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu

1st question. Whereabouts please is kmid in the medibuntu repositories.

Did you add the Medibuntu repos to your Adept sources list? If you do, then your open either Adept Installer or Adept Manager and enter kmid and you find it in a few seconds. It plays MIDI, I wonder why someone would need it nowadays... maybe for ringtones hehehe.

[rmc007]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu

Ok,

Thanks guys. That gives me heaps to go on. I did type the things in Konsole - but i will follow those instructions again.

Yeah - i wanted midi so i could be obsessive and get all the listed pieces of a particular composer on classicalarchives.com Sometimes the only available sample is in midi!

Cheers,

[rmc007]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu

Maybe some thing is wrong with my computer. I went to download a debian version of kmid from a couple of mirrors and it didn't work - "major software breakage" notice.

And Adept doesn't open now.

But i did manage to change directories in konsole - but then i tried to get alien to convert the kmid package:

robert@robert-desktop:~/kmid-1.7$ alien kmid-1.7
Must run as root to convert to deb format (or you may use fakeroot).

robert@robert-desktop:~/kmid-1.7$ cd /home/robert
robert@robert-desktop:~$ alien kmid-1.7
Must run as root to convert to deb format (or you may use fakeroot).

Can anyone help me there?

Many Thanks.
RObert

[kyonides]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu

We all know this has been a very weird experience for you, but be patient and don't get mad at the poor Kubuntu.

You don't need to be root to do some stuff root can do, remember about the sudo command... open the konsole and enter...

sudo alien /home/robert/kmid-1.7

or wherever the file is located and let it convert it for you... I'm not sure if it forces you to specify some - or -- options before it starts converting the file... I'll tell you something, but don't get mad at me, please. If it's a debian package already...

conversion won't help you at all just because it's a DEB package already

unless some much more experienced user says the contrary. I still included these instructions many other users have provided for any other issue just in case you've downloaded the RPM package and tried to convert it

If you could add the Medibuntu repo before Adept stop running on your system (or you follow the instructions on how to add it from konsole), there's no problem with trying to install it from konsole.

sudo dpkg --configure -a && sudo apt-get install kmid

I included the first part just in case there's some broken package that might have made Adept crash or stop running it normally.

[rmc007]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu

We all know this has been a very weird experience for you, but be patient and don't get mad at the poor Kubuntu.

Okay. Yep..

You don't need to be root to do some stuff root can do, remember about the sudo command... open the konsole and enter...

sudo alien /home/robert/kmid-1.7

Great. Thanks.

or wherever the file is located and let it convert it for you... I'm not sure if it forces you to specify some - or -- options before it starts converting the file... I'll tell you something, but don't get mad at me, please. If it's a debian package already...

conversion won't help you at all just because it's a DEB package already

i did manage change it to root folder first and then typed alien and it worked so maybe now just need to install .deb file.

unless some much more experienced user says the contrary. I still included these instructions many other users have provided for any other issue just in case you've downloaded the RPM package and tried to convert it

If you could add the Medibuntu repo before Adept stop running on your system (or you follow the instructions on how to add it from konsole), there's no problem with trying to install it from konsole.

sudo dpkg --configure -a && sudo apt-get install kmid

I included the first part just in case there's some broken package that might have made Adept crash or stop running it normally.

Hmm.. Thanks. ive typed in "sudo dpkg --configure -a && sudo apt-get install kmid" and its saying - "E: Type 'medibuntu' is not known on line 57 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read."

Any ideas on that? Thanks for the quick and responsive help.

RObert

[kyonides]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu

Well, if you already followed this steps

Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex":

sudo wget [url]http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/intrepid.list[/url] --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron":

sudo wget [url]http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list[/url] --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

Then, add the GPG Key:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update

You should be able to find KMid on Adept or Konsole.

Did you enable these Software Sources options in Adept previously?

Canonical-supported Open Source software (main)
Community-maintained Open Source software (universe)
Software restricted by copyright or legal issues (multiverse)

[rmc007]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu

I tried the Intrepid then the GPG key then the Hardy then GPG (just in case i am not on one or the other) and i get:

E: Type 'medibuntu' is not known on line 57 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list

Yes i did enable those software sources too. Have to go now.. Thanks

[kyonides]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu

Mmm, I uninstalled it (after I had installed kmid after reading the first few posts) and tried to reinstall it and I never needed the Medibuntu repos... I even disabled it and it didn't matter... KMid version is 2.0 for KDE 3.5.10 as far as I know... Are you sure you can't find it? I opened Adept Manager and Konsole and both found it. Btw, I installed it from konsole...

Edit...

I know what you might actually need... the old hardy repos...

The following NEW packages will be installed:
 kmid
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 275kB of archives.
After this operation, 930kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] hardy-backports/main kmid 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1 [275kB]
Fetched 275kB in 9s (27.5kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package kmid.
(Reading database ... 242637 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kmid (from .../kmid_4%3a3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up kmid (4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1) ...

Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

If you can open Adept Installer or Manager later, add this to the Software Sources...

deb [url]http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu[/url] hardy partner

[rmc007]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu

Adept manager / installer looks like it loads but then disappears / crashes - with a notice of "SGBRT 6 and broken software".

[rmc007]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu


Managed to get Adept going again. Thanks to this thread:
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...8302#msg168302

[rmc007]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu

SOLVED. Once I got Adept going again i had another look at the software sources and this time "http://packages.medibuntu.org/hardy free non free" is ticked - at second to bottom of list - but the same line with "....(Source Code)" was not ticked - and so once i ticked that i got Kmid underway.
Thanks 4 the help / assistance along way.

[Snowhog]

Re: Install kmid for Kubuntu [SOLVED]

Very good. Persistanc pays off once again.