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Adding parallel zip to ubuntu 9.10

Asked by Melvin Wells

I saw in one post that all I need to do is add ppa to the /etc/modules. This is all fine if you know where the file is and how to edit the /etc/modules. A little more indepth instruction is needed, thanks. Very new to Linux.

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Ricardo Moreno (ricardinho) said : 		#1

Hi,
It is less daunting as it seems :)

Oen a terminal window. (applications- Accessories - Terminal)

write the following:
sudo gedit /etc/modules
(you are asking the computer to open the 'modules' file that sits in the 'etc' folder, using gedit: the text editor. sudo means you want to open it with administrator privileges)

You will be asked for your password. After this the editor window should be opened.
Godspeed
Ricardo

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

use:

gksudo gedit /etc/modules

at the bottom of the file add the word 'ppa' without the 's and press enter on the end of it (to end the line

Then save the file and close gedit. That is all it is, adding the word to the file. You can save yourself having to not reboot by running:

sudo modprobe ppa

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