Probably stupid question, but

[Ric Moore]

On 08/27/2013 02:28 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:

> Then why is that particular repo not enabled by default in the distribution
> /etc/apt/sources.list?  When I discovered it wasn't in the list synaptic
> was showing me, I did the next most obvious thing, went browsing and when
> the failure showed up, clicked the button. 99% of the new users will do
> that.


Gene, just like with Red Hat and every other distro, all Adobe products 
are proprietary, requiring you to accept their non-GPL license. That you 
must manually do. The "Yes / Don't accept this license" box will pop up 
during the install, be sure to look under other opened windows for it, 
as the install will not proceed until you do. Use the tab key to switch, 
as by default it is set to "don't accept". It's been like that for as 
long as I can remember. Using the restricted driver repo insures that 
all things will go into their proper places and actually do useful work.

Again, back in the Slackware / Red Hat / Caldera days, what was going on 
under the hood was FAR more simple than it is today. Olde Head that I 
am, I don't mess under the hood anymore. It's past my knowledge level 
and pay grade nowadays. Surrender gracefully, and you will have far 
fewer problems. I know, it's tough for a screwdriver users like us! But, 
someone else has done the heavy lifting for us now. And, they have been 
shown to make relatively few major mistakes. :) Ric



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