Installing cinnamon

[Amichai Rotman]

It would be wiser to make the 'add-apt-repository' run an 'apt-get update'
right after adding the key...
On Dec 8, 2012 11:29 AM, "Colin Law" <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On 8 December 2012 02:38, JD <jd1008 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 12/07/2012 07:21 PM, Steve Pearce wrote:
> >>
> >> 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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