ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 100, Issue 29

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On Dec 8, 2012 7:01 AM, <ubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
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>    1. Re: Installing cinnamon (Colin Law)
>    2. Re: audio/video packages for ubuntu (Oliver Grawert)
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> Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 09:25:37 +0000
> From: Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>
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> Subject: Re: Installing cinnamon
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> On 8 December 2012 02:38, JD <jd1008 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On 12/07/2012 07:21 PM, Steve Pearce wrote:
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> >> On 08/12/12 02:08, JD wrote:
> >>>
> >>> The cinnamon web page
> >>>
> >>>
https://launchpad.net/~gwendal-lebihan-dev/+archive/cinnamon-stable?field.series_filter=quantal
> >>>
> >>> asks the user to:
> >>> add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable
> >>>
> >>> Which I did.So I thought that's all I need in order to proceed
> >>> and issue
> >>>
> >>> apt-get -y install cinnamon
> >>>
> >>> Well, it could not find it, and the web page does not elucidate
> >>> any further.
> >>>
> >> JD
> >>
> >> You added the cinnamon PPA, but forgot to update your package lists.
> >>
> >> Try:
> >>
> >>    sudo apt-get update
> >>    sudo apt-get install cinnamon
> >>
> >> I don't know much about Cinnamon, but I suspect it'll be available to
> >> select at the login screen as an alternative to Unity.
> >>
> >> stevepdp
> >>
> > I see. Should not the web page have explained that instead
> > of assuming every noob knows this?
>
> Most noobs would click on the link on that page "Read about
> installing" where the instructions appear clear and include
> instructions to run apt-get update.
>
> Colin
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>

You also need to understand that this ppa only installs the general
cinnamon DE without all the extra features and plugins. You may have
install additional PPAs if you want a complete cinnamon experience.
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:16:20 +0100
> From: Oliver Grawert <ogra at ubuntu.com>
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: audio/video packages for ubuntu
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> hi,
> Am Donnerstag, den 06.12.2012, 22:22 -0700 schrieb JD:
> > Wouldlike to install several audio/video libraries,
> > that provide flac, vorbis, wma, wmv, mpX....etc
> >
> > except I do not know the exact package names.
> >
> > How does one query the ubuntu repos using wildcards
> > as is done with yum on redhat distros:
> > yum list available "*flac*"
> >
> > andit lists every available package containing the word flaci
> > in the "enabled" repos in /etc/yum.repos.d/
> >
> sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
>
> the above line will install all restricetd codecs, webfonts etc for you
> in one go ...
>
> ciao
>         oli
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