Software Installation Pains

[Jay Daniels]

On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 10:50 -0600, 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
> 
> 

First, you must stop thinking like a Windows user.

Try...

sudo apt-get packagenamehere

wvdial should already be installed.

search goolge if you want latest version of wine and learn how to add
repositories to apt, but I don't understand why anyone would want to run
that nasty emulator.  Better if you want to use Windows software, you
should just boot up in Windows and save yourself the hassle.

However, there is a Linux replacement for just about any Windows
software except for shockwave.



jay d
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