Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread Wulfy
John wrote: > I'm not sure that's the correct subject line, but I mistakenly stopped a > terminal whilst it was still doing something. Now I get this message > --- > E: dpkg was inte

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread John
Yipp. Its working. I thought I might try viewing a downloaded bit of film I have, to see if that might work, and low and behold, it needed updated made, 2 of them, and installed those, adn it now works. I just started to play the film off the DVD and it looks brilliant. The picture playback

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread John
Alec Wright wrote: > uname -m in the terminal. If it sayd i686, you're running x86. If it > says anything else, post it here. > > 2009/2/20 John : > >> Alec Wright wrote: >> >>> You need libdvdcss2, which allows you to watch DVDs with CSS (content >>> scrambling system) copy prevention. If

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread Alec Wright
uname -m in the terminal. If it sayd i686, you're running x86. If it says anything else, post it here. 2009/2/20 John : > Alec Wright wrote: >> You need libdvdcss2, which allows you to watch DVDs with CSS (content >> scrambling system) copy prevention. If you're using ubuntu intrepid >> x86, get i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread John
Alec Wright wrote: > You need libdvdcss2, which allows you to watch DVDs with CSS (content > scrambling system) copy prevention. If you're using ubuntu intrepid > x86, get it here: > http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.2medibuntu1_i386.deb > If youre using amd

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread Alec Wright
You need libdvdcss2, which allows you to watch DVDs with CSS (content scrambling system) copy prevention. If you're using ubuntu intrepid x86, get it here: http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.2medibuntu1_i386.deb If youre using amd64, use this one: http://pack

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread John
Alec Wright wrote: > Stick sudo in front and run it in the terminal > sudo dpkg --reconfigure -a > > Sudo makes you administrator and allows you to run commands which > affect the entire system. Itll ask you for your password > > 2009/2/20 John : > >> Sorry again, for asking, but I tried to use

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread Alec Wright
Stick sudo in front and run it in the terminal sudo dpkg --reconfigure -a Sudo makes you administrator and allows you to run commands which affect the entire system. Itll ask you for your password 2009/2/20 John : > Sorry again, for asking, but I tried to use a different Terminal, and it > says I

[ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread John
Sorry again, for asking, but I tried to use a different Terminal, and it says I cant use it, until I run that. So I'm rather stuck at the moment. :( Sorry again. John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread John
I'm not sure that's the correct subject line, but I mistakenly stopped a terminal whilst it was still doing something. Now I get this message --- E: dpkg was interrupted, you must ma