Tuesday, May 14, 2013

How do i install things on linux?

Q. Sorry if this is confusing :l
Basically i have just bought a new acer aspire one linux netbook, i want to install ubuntu so i can install wine. I do not have a disc drive on my netbook so i would need to use a memory stick to transfer the files. But when i download absolutely anything Xarchiver opens the download and i have no idea what to do when it has opened. How do i install it?
Thanks,
(:

A. Well the Aspire One ships with a custom version of Linpus Lite Linux.
Here is a good review
http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2008/09/15/linpus-linux-lite-review/
The fact is that Linux is Linux and adding wine or any other program works basically the same regardless of the version.
You can visit the Linpus website http://www.linpus.com/
You can also check the manuals http://www.linpus.com/help.php
Changing to Ubuntu is ok, but I simply don't see the advantage.

Linux is not difficult, just different than what you may be used to using.
You should be able to directly download and install most items from the notebook itself off any web connection.
Here is step by step how to install wine or just about any other app!
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/wine/130578-wine-1-1-4-linpus.html

How do i delete the files from my memory stick?
Q. I have a linux netbook and i have a verbatim 2gb memory stick. I cannot add or delete any files onto the stick. i press delete on the keyboard but it does nothing... i cant right click the file and click delete as it is not highlighted/enabled . help?
thank you

A. Format the stick (right click, Format); that will delete every file and the non-working formating, and/or any corruption or bug.

how to uninstall programs on linux? and how to download skype?
Q. i just got a new linux netbook. i tried to download skype and i could not. so i want to know how to download it, i tried everything.

also, i downloaded it like 10 times and i want to save disk space, so how do i uninstall all the skype programs?

A. How you install something depends on how you installed it. If you installed it via source, then go into the file where you compiled it and type sudo make uninstall. If you installed it with a package manager then you'll need to use the package manager to uninstall it.

If you want to install skype, then you have two options. Since skype is not open source, you can't compile the source for it. You can use your package manager to install whatever version they provide though the repos, or you can go to http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/linux/ and download an updated version for whatever linux distro you are using.

WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE WORLD OF LINUX!



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