easyubuntu: so close, and yet so far...

[Lorin Pino]

David Armour wrote:

> hello list!
>
> from the If It's Possible To Screw (Something) Up Dept....
>
> i need some help translating the error/info message the easyubuntu 
> install script is throwing up. i've tried using the script as is, but 
> didn't seem to get any of the claimed benefits, or any obvious error 
> or info pages. next, i tried installing stuff in passes.
>
> 1st pass: multimedia tab:     codecs
>                                                binary codecs
>                                                ibdvdcss
>                                                midi
>                system tab:            repository lists
>                                                fonts
>
> 2nd pass: web tab:            videos
>                                            skype
>                                            openwengo
>
> 3rd pass: web tab:            flashplugins
>                                            java
>
I didn't get the benefits, either.  Easyubuntu locked up the first time 
I ran it (multimedia tab), and wouldn't run again.  Had to download it 
again to try the system tab.  It did manage the repos for me.
I gave up on easyubuntu, and went back to synaptic.  The packages that 
easyubuntu was supposed to have installed for multimedia were listed, 
and when I marked them for install they were already on the system.  
Synaptic didn't download anything, but installed the packages.  So, you 
might check synaptic, and see if the packages you want are there.
HTH,
~Lorin