ID:32513
 Jul 12 2007, 4:58 am
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Nothing I try to install acually works. I tried installing Limewire but I got an error and it won't work. Other programs won't work either.
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Danial.Beta wrote:
Frostwire is a Ubuntu version of Limewire I believe. Frostwire is Limewire Pro, without the shit. | |
Ok. Let me see.
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I got Frostwire but now I can't get it to work.
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You need to give us INFORMATION!
Don't just say "it doesn't work" What's the console output? How did you install it? I wouldn't use Automatix, it screws up your sources.list something terriable after a while, theres easier ways to install Frostwire. (Like a tutorial.) Check out ubuntuforums.org Search around there. | |
Really? I've never had any problems with automatix. It also gives you more repositories to choose from. And are you sure that the messing up sources list isn't an outdated thing? They update the program quite a bit. Just like Ubuntu, it is constantly evolving. So if you tried it a year ago and it messed out your list, then that could be a problem that no longer exists.
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Well, I've just heard bad stuff about it.
Besides, that's the cheap way to install stuff! Be a man! Use the terminal! :P | |
Meh, some of us don't feel like spending that type of time. Automatix is a great example of how simple it can and should be to install all applications. Google has proven with Google Earth that you can have installers, like those in Windows, in Linux on any distro. I get annoyed at using the terminal. I know most of the commands like the back of my hand, and know how most files are stored, but that doesn't mean I want to bother with it all.
Besides, he is new to Linux. He needs a helping hand to begin with. You don't run before you can walk and all that jazz. Many die-hard Linux fanboys don't like Automatix because it allows you to easily install "Non-free" software(Non-free as in not open-sourced. Not as in costs money). They thing that non-free software is evil and shouldn't exist. PirateHead is a good example of one of those people. I, however, think that non-free software has its place. I don't think that non-free codecs should be the standard though. Imagine if someone had to pay money to make a ruler that used inches and and feet because another company decided they owned the rights. Thats basically what the problem with non-free codecs is. | |
Meh, some of us don't feel like spending that type of time. Automatix is a great example of how simple it can and should be to install all applications. Google has proven with Google Earth that you can have installers, like those in Windows, in Linux on any distro. I get annoyed at using the terminal. I know most of the commands like the back of my hand, and know how most files are stored, but that doesn't mean I want to bother with it all.
Besides, he is new to Linux. He needs a helping hand to begin with. You don't run before you can walk and all that jazz. Many die-hard Linux fanboys don't like Automatix because it allows you to easily install "Non-free" software(Non-free as in not open-sourced. Not as in costs money). They thing that non-free software is evil and shouldn't exist. PirateHead is a good example of one of those people. I, however, think that non-free software has its place. I don't think that non-free codecs should be the standard though. Imagine if someone had to pay money to make a ruler that used inches and and feet because another company decided they owned the rights. Thats basically what the problem with non-free codecs is. | |
Flame Sage wrote:
Besides, that's the cheap way to install stuff! Be a man! Use the terminal! :P Be a man, use Slackware, Linux From Scratch or Gentoo. | |
There is a great package manager in Ubuntu that will let you find all kinds of packages. Frostwire is a Ubuntu version of Limewire I believe.
I also suggest checking out "The Automatix2". It will give you easy access to a lot of very useful programs.