PROBLEMS WITH INSTALLATION

[Charlie Kravetz]

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On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 20:46:31 -0300
"Bruno Contigiani" <brunocontigiani at uolsinectis.com.ar> wrote:

> Buenos Aires, July 9th, 2008
> 
> Gentlemen:
> 
>                 I have installed the Ubuntu 7.04 operating system in my computer, a Pentium 4 dual-core,
> without any problem, it works very well.
> 
>                 But unfortunately I can't install any program in it, because every time that I try to install
> some application using the "Add and Remove applications" program, always the following sign appears:
> 
> " (Name of application) cannot be installed in an equipment like yours (i386). Either the application requires special hardware functions, or the vendor decided not to support the equipments with caracteristics like yours" 
> 
>                 I searched in the forums in Internet, and there I saw that many other people have the same problem,
> and it seems there is no practical solution to this problem, that makes the operating system almost useless.
> 
>                 Do you have any suggestion about how to solve this problem?
> 
>                 I look forwards to your answer and thank you very much in advance!
>               
> Best regards
> Bruno Contigiani
> brunocontigiani at uolsinectis.com.ar

Try doing the installations through the Synaptic Package Manager. In
Gnome, System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager. I had a
system that did the same, and I think this works. 

You may also have to update the repositories list, if the programs
are in Universe or Multiverse. You can do that in Synaptic, also. After
starting it, go to Settings -> Repositories. Check all of them, then
hit the reload button in the upper right corner. That should also let
you use Add/Remove again.

You can use search to find the program by entering the name without
capital letters.

Good luck,

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Charlie Kravetz 
Linux Registered User Number 425914          [http://counter.li.org/]
Never let anyone steal your DREAM.           [http://keepingdreams.com]
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