Software Installation Pains

[Karl F. Larsen]

Edwin McGuire wrote:
> New to Ubuntu, Last Linux distro I had was Mandrake 7.1
> anyways still learning.
> here's my problem.
> 
> I'm running Ubuntu 9.04
> Downloaded some files (Gparted,VirtualBox,Wine,WVDial,Debconf.) from the Web at the library, so far none will install.
> Location of files=
> /media/DAD'S THUMB/Linux/Wine/wine-dbg_1.1.26~winehq1-1_i386.deb
> If I Click on a file then package installer window opens then status says 
> 
> "Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: wine (= 1.1.26~winehq1-1)"
> 
> Plus same here.
> 
> /media/DAD'S THUMB/Linux/modem/wvdial_1.60.1+nmu2_i386.deb
> 
> "Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: libuniconf4.4"
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Thanks for any info.
> 
> Ed McGuire
> 
> Pueblo
> 
> 
	You should first try this: $sudo apt-get install filename and see if
the Ubuntu repository has waht you want. If it does apt-get will install
it and your done.

	If you can't get it from Ubuntu you get a "tar-ball" and try to compile
it on your Ubuntu. Many tar-balls are lacking a lot of libs.




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