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Reinhold Rumberger rrumberger at web.de
Sat Feb 27 10:19:57 UTC 2010


On Saturday 27 February 2010, Bruce MacArthur wrote:
> On Saturday 27 February 2010 02:38:16 am Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
> > following link should also install it:
> >   http://apt:kubuntu-restricted-
> 
> extras?section=universe?section=multiverse
> 
> Hello, Lindsay --
> 
> I did this and absolutely nothing would happen.  I also manually
> (and with GREAT care!!!) copied the URL into Konqueror and could
> get NOTHING to happen!  I notice that there is no
> top-level-domain name specified here, that there is no ".html"
> ((or similar), and that "apt:xxx" is a structure that I do not
> recall seeing in a URL -- but I do NOT want to suggest that my
> ignorance should be compared favorably with your knowledge!  Do
> you have any refinements or further suggestions for me?

Are you sure *nothing* happened? Not even some error message? Anyway, 
that URL should have been:
apt:kubuntu-restricted-extras?section=universe?section=multiverse

No "http://" or similar...
Also, this URL will only work in konqueror and possibly the "Run 
Command" dialog (Alt+F2).

  --Reinhold




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