New Ubuntu User

[Matt Galvin]

On 8/7/05, Don E. Kauffman <dekauff at cox.net> wrote:
> This is what I'd like to know.
> 
> A. are there reasons why mc is not included with the Ubuntu
> distribution? Is it non free software?

It is in the universe repository.

> B. How would I go about setting up the debian repository to get a copy.

You do not need to use the debian repository.

See:

    http://www.ubuntuguide.org/#extrarepositories

for details on how set up the *verse repositories.

Then:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install mc

This should do it.

> It's a small thing but so useful!!!
> 
> Don Kauffman

Hope this helps,

Matt