I'm stuck again

[Raymond House]

This is what I get Frank: raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~$
./installer_linux.sh
bash: ./installer_linux.sh: No such file or directory
raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo ./installer_linux.sh
[sudo] password for raymond:
sudo: ./installer_linux.sh: command not found
raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~$



On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 9:27 AM, Frank Morris <morris.frank.a at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Raymond,
>
> From this output, I think you have extracted installer_linux.tar.gz
> already. Now, from here it looks as though you might need to execute
> installer_linux.sh. From ~/Downloads$ what happens when you do,
>
> ./installer_linux.sh
>
> If that gives no joy, you may need to do,
>
> sudo ./installer_linux.sh
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 19, 2015, at 8:56 AM, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Doug, this what I get:raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~$
> cd Downloads
> raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~/Downloads$ ls
> adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch(1).rpm
> adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch(2).rpm
> adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
> etc
> flash-plugin-11.2.202.451-release.x86_64(1).rpm
> flash-plugin-11.2.202.451-release.x86_64.rpm
> google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
> installer_linux.sh
> installer_linux.sh (2)~
> installer_linux.tar.gz
> install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64(1).tar.gz
> install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz
> LGPL
> libflashplayer.so
> readme.txt
> usr
> raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~/Downloads$
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Doug Stewart <doug.dastew at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:35 AM, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If I do ls Downloads, with capital D, yes all the files are there,
>>> highlighted in colour. How do I cd this Jeff?
>>>
>>
>> you did
>>
>>  ls Downloads
>>
>> now do
>>
>> cd  Downloads
>>
>> and then
>>
>> ls
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 8:33 PM, CrankyOldBugger <
>>> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Frank makes a good point.  Can you do an "ls" to find the file, then
>>>> actually cd into that folder and try the command again, starting from the
>>>> "tar ..." part (ignore the /home/... part at the start).  If you're in the
>>>> right folder then it should work (and the Tab auto-complete should also
>>>> work).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 at 20:29 Frank Morris <morris.frank.a at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've had similar "detected problem" PPP ups on a few VM running 14.04.
>>>>> I've just ignored them...seems fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> You've probably already checked but, I've pulled my hair out a bit
>>>>> with two different download directories. The last few posts I saw you
>>>>> working in "Downloads". Is there also a "downloads" directory?
>>>>> Capitalization has spanked me a few times in Linux.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 18, 2015, at 4:50 PM, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> What I'm tying to do in open the app for my VPN so I can get to use
>>>>> it.I did this twice before with ubuntu and star sapphire and it worked
>>>>> fine.I have had so many problems with ubuntu on this machine that I did a
>>>>> clean reinstall of 14.04 and now trying to get the VPN to work,even with
>>>>> nothing else on this machine, just ubuntu 14.04 I'm still getting all sorts
>>>>> of "14.04 trouble reports"and it always suggest that I shut down and
>>>>> restart.I think I'm getting close to heave it in the trash bin and get an
>>>>> android tablet.Sorry for the long story.You guys have been great with all
>>>>> your help but why does it not just WORK.
>>>>> .
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 4:05 PM, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I hit tab and nothing happens, yet, if I go to downloads, it's there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 4:00 PM, CrankyOldBugger <
>>>>>> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well you're in the right folder now (Downloads)
>>>>>>> Can you start with "tar xvzf inst" (without the quotes) then hit Tab
>>>>>>> to autocomplete the filename?  That's how I avoid spelling mistakes.  If
>>>>>>> you hit Tab and nothing happens, then the file isn't there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 at 15:58 Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> here is what I get:raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~$
>>>>>>>> cd ~/Downloads; tar xvzf installer_linux.tar.gz
>>>>>>>> tar (child): installer_linux.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or
>>>>>>>> directory
>>>>>>>> tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
>>>>>>>> tar: Child returned status 2
>>>>>>>> tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
>>>>>>>> raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~/Downloads$
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 3:56 PM, Stephen M. Webb <
>>>>>>>> stephen.webb at canonical.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 15-03-18 03:53 PM, Raymond House wrote:
>>>>>>>>> > if I do that I get the following:bash: /home/raymond/Downloads/:
>>>>>>>>> Is a directory
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Maybe this?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   cd ~/Downloads; tar xvzf installer_linux.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>>
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