Kubuntu help

[shaunak]

> I ve just moved from ubuntu 6.06 kubuntu EE and am facing some problems with adept. It is unable to install vlc media player. On typing in

 sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-esd

i get an "package not found" error.

> Also i am unable to install .deb files. [i remember gnome had gdebi. any similar software for kde?]

>I am also unable to use the WYSIWYG editor while posting in knoquror. [imm typing this from the simple text box] How do i fix that?


please help
someone,
anyone!

 

[mehulved]

For the VLC problem I guess it's your repositories that you need to add vlc.
I have this line in my /etc/apt/sources.list

deb *nightlies.videolan.org/build/dapper-i386 /

You can add it but remember it's unstable. Maybe someone else has the stable repo.
For installing deb files use dpkg

sudo dpkg -i <filename>

I guess gdebi should work on Kubuntu too if you install gnomelib.
And yeah many of these WYSIWYG editors don't work well on Konqueror and Opera. That's the price you pay for following the standards.

 

[kalpik]

VLC is available in the universe/multiverse repos. Check if they are enabled.

 

[praka123]

ubuntu-use it with GNOME.the best.And use synaptic and check availability of packages.
btw check ur srcs.list and try matching.

prakash@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
###gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv KEY
###gpg --export --armor KEY | sudo apt-key add -



## Add comments (##) in front of any line to remove it from being checked.   
## Use the following sources.list at your own risk.

deb *archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted universe multiverse
##deb-src *archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted universe multiverse

deb *archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
##deb-src *archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-proposed main restricted universe multiverse

##### MAJOR BUG FIX UPDATES#####
##(produced after the final release)
deb *archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
##deb-src *archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates main restricted universe multiverse

##### UBUNTU SECURITY UPDATES #####
deb *security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted universe multiverse
##deb-src *security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted universe multiverse

##### BACKPORTS REPOSITORY #####
##(Unsupported.  May contain illegal packages.  Use at own risk.)
deb *archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
##deb-src *archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
                                                                                                                                                                          
##### CANONICAL COMMERCIAL REPOSITORY #####
##(Hosted on Canonical servers, not Ubuntu servers. RealPlayer10, Opera and more to come.) 
deb *archive.canonical.com/ubuntu dapper-commercial main

##### PLF REPOSITORY #####
##(Unsupported.  May contain illegal packages.  Use at own risk.)
#deb *packages.freecontrib.org/plf edgy free non-free
#deb-src *packages.freecontrib.org/plf edgy free non-free

##### PLF #####
##(Please report any bug on *launchpad.net/products/plf/+bugs)
##deb *packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ edgy-plf free non-free
##deb-src *packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ edgy-plf free non-free

##### LISTEN #####
deb *theli.free.fr/packages/ dapper listen
##deb *theli.free.fr/packages/ dapper listen listen-unstable
##deb-src *theli.free.fr/packages/ dapper listen listen-unstable

## Fonts
deb *www.elisanet.fi/mlind/ubuntu edgy fonts

##### ntfs-3g #####
deb *givre.cabspace.com/ubuntu/ edgy main-all

## Brasero (*mrpouit.tuxfamily.org/dists/edgy-pouit/extra/)
deb *mrpouit.tuxfamily.org edgy-pouit extra

## Seveas
deb *seveas.imbrandon.com/ edgy-seveas all

##### Treviño's Ubuntu Repository
##(for Flash 9 Beta)
deb *3v1n0.tuxfamily.org dapper 3v1n0
##deb-src *3v1n0.tuxfamily.org dapper 3v1n0

deb *vdlinux.sourceforge.jp/ experimental audacious

deb *www.debian-multimedia.org testing main
prakash@ubuntu:~$

 

[shaunak]

Thanks,
i managed to install opera using the dpkg command. Atleast i have a half decent browser now.

Can i install gimp on kde? If can you suggest any other immage editing software. Any light one will do. need for very basic editing.

 

[JGuru]

@Shaunak, Copy the code given by @prakash in the file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'

$ sudo apt-get update

Now wait for updates from the Net to finish. Now you can install VLC, MPlayer, GIMP etc.,

Install FireFox:

$ sudo apt-get install firefox

In Kubuntu, 'Adept' is the Package Manager, you can use it to install, remove packages.

$ gksu adept

Ofcourse, you can install GNOME applications in KDE, that will work.

 

[eddie]

>I am also unable to use the WYSIWYG editor while posting in knoquror. [imm typing this from the simple text box] How do i fix that?

Have you made sure that javascript is enabled? Open Konqueror window, go to Settings --> Configure Konqueror --> Java & JavaScript. Go to JavaScript tab and then check the box that says "Enable JavaScript globally".