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Old 11-10-2005, 02:50 AM   # 1 (permalink) Top
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Default I'm in! Finally!

I made it in after some very intense installing. I'm writing this from my first Linux install.

I was wondering about apps for Kubuntu. It comes with a few and i found the package installer but, are there other apps?

I'm about as new as they come. Any help would be great.

P.S. The single click freaks me out, I get 2 of every progam open.

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Old 10-10-2005, 10:21 PM   # 2 (permalink) Top
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I was wondering about apps for Kubuntu. It comes with a few and i found the package installer but, are there other apps?
The default mirrors that are setup with Kubuntu/Ubuntu are the basic main packages that are available on the installation CD. There are other packages available in additional software repositories called "Universe" and "Multiverse", which are already setup in Kubuntu/Ubuntu but not enabled by default. You must enable them through your package manager to be able to install software from those sources.
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P.S. The single click freaks me out, I get 2 of every progam open.
You can enable the double-click through the "Peripherals" section of the KDE control panel, but IMHO single click is better. Think about it -- why double-click anyway? You may be more used to double-clicking, but you're also more used to Windows, so the point is moot.

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Thanks I will try the universe/multiverse.


I'm going to try the single click. Just a learning curve.
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Ok i'm really green here.

I do not know what most everything in the package manager is.
Everything starts with a "K". If you could be a little more specific it would be much appreciated.


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Ok i'm really green here.

I do not know what most everything in the package manager is.
Everything starts with a "K". If you could be a little more specific it would be much appreciated.


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OK Rik, but you must first be more specific with your question, as I'm not really sure what you're asking. What are you trying to do?

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Sorry I'm a little overwhelmed here. I tried 4 types of Linux before I found one that would work.

Mandriva would not open the gui, installed about 5 times

Gentoo was just weird, to hardcore for my first time

with Fedora every download had errors, made me sad

Debian kind of worked, video and sound problems then started crashing to a black screen. Used Debian grand total of 15 mins, but found it had lots of apps that installed with it. e.g Kstars

Then I found the link to Kubuntu in Anti-trends sig
Decided to try it and low and behold i'm using Linux.

Thats the history upto now. My Question is there were alot of apps in Debian that are not in the package manager list in Kubuntu. Can I get these in Kubuntu? If so how would i do this?


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Sorry I'm a little overwhelmed here. I tried 4 types of Linux before I found one that would work.
No problem, I'm confident that we can work any problems you might have. Everybody must start somewhere, so my advice is to work slowly and patiently, keep in mind that the learning curve isn't as steep as it might seem to a new user. I'm speaking from personal experience here.

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Mandriva would not open the gui, installed about 5 times
You must configure the X server during the installation process for the GUI to work on first boot. That means selecting your video card and monitor from a list on one of the setup screens instead of clicking "Next". If no video card is selected, that section will be highlighted in red. If you did manage to get Mandriva installed without configuring your video, you can always do it from the non-GUI interface by logging in as root and typing drakconf ...just for future reference.
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Gentoo was just weird, to hardcore for my first time
IMHO, Gentoo is vastly overrated. Source-based distros are very involved anyway, and most often for home users the drawbacks outweigh the advantages.
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with Fedora every download had errors, made me sad
Don't get me started on Fedora.
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Debian kind of worked, video and sound problems then started crashing to a black screen. Used Debian grand total of 15 mins, but found it had lots of apps that installed with it. e.g Kstars
I would have to have more info to even guess at what was causing that, but sounds like a bummer.
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...My Question is there were alot of apps in Debian that are not in the package manager list in Kubuntu. Can I get these in Kubuntu? If so how would i do this?
Like I said, you will have to enable the Universe and Multiverse repositories in your package manager. Then the next time you look at your list of available packages, you'll see a whole lot more available packages than you did before.

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