Ishwor Gurung wrote: > ... >> Well, the first problem was listening to music. MP3s were associated >> with the movie player. I managed to sort that out easy enough but >> even when I pointed MP3s at Rhythmbox, no go...it can't play layer1 >> MP3s or something. Not a good start. >> > > libmad - http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/ (Choose one you like > down the bottom). Use Ubuntu's package manager called Synaptic to > install any software that are provided by a particular software > repository. http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/libmad0 has mad so you > need to install libmad0 using Synaptic. If you prefer command line > then - > $ aptitude install libmad0; as root. > > What Ishwor didn't mention is the reason that this is difficult: MP3s must be disabled in the default installation for legal reasons. See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/mp3 for more details. > ... >> OK, let's get Skype going. I downloaded the proper version only to >> have the install fail with the friendly message about a dependency >> needing dbus >= 4.3 I think it was. At this point I can imagine the >> average mug giving up and I wouldn't blame them, but I was >> determined. >> > http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/libdbus-1-3. That's in Karmic. I > don't know how/why its asking for >= 4.3. > > >> It took me a while to find dbus to download but I did it. Oh shucks, >> it depended on something or another XML. I grabbed that and guess >> what...on and on it went. It was just too hard. >> > Yep. Always try and use a package manager _unless_ the need be for > source install. > You can find the package manager in System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager. If you had selected dbus in there, it would have pulled in all the dependencies automatically.
I suggest you also use System -> Administration -> Software Sources to enable the universe, multiverse, and partner repositories before doing this - then Skype (and almost everything else you'll ever need) should just show up in there as well. > This is not meant as a troll, I am genuinely disappointed and look > forward to hearing from people about what you think...maybe even some > solutions, but I fear it is going to be ongoing dramas every time I > try to install something. The most important thing to remember with installing software is: use the right tool for the job - this usually means Synaptic in the GUI, or aptitude/apt-get from the command line. Hope this helps - welcome to Ubuntu, and i hope your experience improves as you learn and explore! Regards, Paul
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