HOW TO USE TERMINAL TO RUN COMMANDS?

Hello,

please post what kind of command should be started. A build in command, a application, a bash script? (The easy way to get a solution is to post your code.
br
Mathias

i wanted to install wine to run .exe files.
code: sudo aptitude update
          sudo aptitude install wine

Did everything seem to be ok. Did you get a message that looked like

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  xdg-utils
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  wine
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 10.3MB of archives.
After unpacking 47.9MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-backports/universe wine 0.9.41-0ubuntu2~feisty1 [10.3MB]
Fetched 10.3MB in 1m35s (108kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package wine.
(Reading database ... 134856 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking wine (from .../wine_0.9.41-0ubuntu2~feisty1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up wine (0.9.41-0ubuntu2~feisty1) ...

If yes, then wine was installed you can now just leave the terminal by typing exit or by just clicking the x in the top right corner of the window.

do i just type in the code and let it run?

Hello,

yes, just open a terminal and enter, at the command prompt:
sudo aptitude update (hit enter)
enter you root password (hit enter)
sudo aptitude install wine (hit enter)
br
Mathias

i tried that and nothing shows up. When i press enter, it just makes a new line. Also when i type my password there are no characters that show.

Hello,

that you do not see your password is correct. Okay at first to fix your problem install wine via synaptic. gnome-panel ->system ->administration ->synaptic package manager ->search for wine ->mark wine for install by left clicking the checkbox ->hit the apply button.

To check whats went wrong with the command line installation look at this:
mathias@mathias-laptop:~$ sudo aptitude update
Hole:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty Release.gpg [191B]
Hole:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main Translation-de [85,7kB]
...
Did your terminal show you something that look like this?
br
Mathias

i have no synaptic package manager under administration,

Hello,

so how do you installed ubuntu. The synaptic package manager is installed by default. Please try sudo apt-get install synaptic (only to see whats happens) and how do you open your terminal?
br
Mathias

i installed ubuntu with a live cd and i open teminal by applications>accessories>terminal. Also, nothing happens when i try sudo apt-get install synaptic.

Hello,

please enter aptitude in a terminal and post whats happens (only the command aptitude)
br
Mathias

a black and blue scrn shows up

Hello
Okay that shows that aptitude is installed, please enter aptitude in a terminal a after aptitude comes up enter u for update become root and shows what happens.
br
Mathias

it says "E: Subprocess exited with an error -- did u type your password correctly?"

Hello,

please check two things at first is there a crash file in the /var/crash directory and second is there a file called sources.list in the /etc/apt directory.
br
Mathias

Hello,

please start synaptic from a terminal by entering sudo synaptic.
br
Mathias

everytime im asked to put in my password, there's an error message after

Hello,

try to change the root password:
gnome-panel ->system ->administration ->User/Groups -> select root -> hit the properties button and change the password,
br
Mathias

i opened synaptic package manager

Hello,

okay then install wine via synaptic (see above)
br
Mathias

thank u that worked but what should i do with my terminal problem? How will i update?

Hello,
for an update use the update-manager. Enter sudo /usr/bin/update-manager in a terminal. For your terminal problem check apt and aptitude within the synaptic.
br
Mathias

should i reinstall them or what??

i also cant apply any installations

is this because im not admin?

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