Ubuntu

Ubuntu will not install a program

Asked by Dale

I am trying to install a program from this web site:

http://downloads-22.open-tx.org/nightly/companion/linux/

After downloading the file with Firefox, I click on the arrow at the top right of the page and the install page pops up. I then click on the install button. It appears that it starts to install, but then stops and shows messages below the install button. It says:

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[non-free] [3rd party]

      This software comes from a 3rd party and may contain non-free components

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The software is open source and is free. How can I install it?

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

If you are running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty), you can run these commands to install opentx-companion:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tornadorot/opentx-companion

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install opentx-companion

If you are not running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, please send us the output of the following command:

cat /etc/lsb-release

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

Please also send the output of this command:

uname -a

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Dale (dtle) said : 		#3

I reloaded Ubuntu and Companion now loads fine.

Thank you!