cant install known programs

You have to add "partner" and "medibuntu" repositories, see

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

i went here
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

and added for the 8.04 version.

but thing is im on kubuntu, and now the "install programs" doesn't work
anymore.

how do i take it back?

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Vojtěch Trefný <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #41586 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Vojtěch Trefný proposed the following answer:
> You have to add "partner" and "medibuntu" repositories, see
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu
>
> --
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> know that it is solved:
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Can you post the output of

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

Thank you.

in the terminal i typed " cat /etc/apt/sources.list"
and the output was:

deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080701.2)]/ hardy
main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe
deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted
universe multiverse
# deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main
restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner

deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted
deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted
deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe
deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe
deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security multiverse
deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security multiverse
hermann@hermann-laptop:~$

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Johannes Pilkahn <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #41586 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Johannes Pilkahn requested for more information:
> Can you post the output of
>
> cat /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
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Your sources.list looks perfectly fine. Unfortunately, the problem is not here.

Quoting Henning: but thing is im on kubuntu, and now the "install programs" doesn't work
anymore.

- medibuntu theoretically works with any ubuntu release, Kubuntu included
- exactly since when does the "install programs" not work and how does the error show? --> any error message?
- is the "install programs" adept, by any chance?

If you run

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

from a terminal, does it produce an error or upgrade smoothly?

Also try running

sudo dpkg --configure -a

then try the installation dialog again.

" sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
from a terminal, does it produce an error or upgrade smoothly?"

i get the following error:
hermann@hermann-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
E: Type '--10:25:03--' is not known on line 1 in source list
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
hermann@hermann-laptop:~$

"sudo dpkg --configure -a
then try the installation dialog again."

i did, still doesnt work.

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Johannes Pilkahn <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #41586 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Johannes Pilkahn proposed the following answer:
> Your sources.list looks perfectly fine. Unfortunately, the problem is
> not here.
>
> Quoting Henning: but thing is im on kubuntu, and now the "install programs"
> doesn't work
> anymore.
>
> - medibuntu theoretically works with any ubuntu release, Kubuntu included
> - exactly since when does the "install programs" not work and how does the
> error show? --> any error message?
> - is the "install programs" adept, by any chance?
>
> If you run
>
> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> from a terminal, does it produce an error or upgrade smoothly?
>
> Also try running
>
> sudo dpkg --configure -a
>
> then try the installation dialog again.
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586/+confirm?answer_id=4
>
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Okay.

Where closing in on the culprit.

Please also run

cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

It should look like this:

## Medibuntu - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "hardy heron"
## Please report any bug on https://bugs.launchpad.net/medibuntu/
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free

If it doesn't, open it as root with

gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

and add the above, save, close. If it does look like it, have you added the GPG key? Run the following if you haven't, are unsure, or had to change the medibuntu.list because it didn't look like the above:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update

" Please also run
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

It should look like this:
>
> ## Medibuntu - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "hardy heron"
> ## Please report any bug on https://bugs.launchpad.net/medibuntu/
> deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
> deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free

"

it looks like this:
hermann@hermann-laptop:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
--10:25:03-- http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list
           => `hardy.list.1'
Resolving www.medibuntu.org... 87.98.242.110
Connecting to www.medibuntu.org|87.98.242.110|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 226 [text/plain]

    0K 100% 30.86
MB/s

10:25:06 (30.86 MB/s) - `hardy.list.1' saved [226/226]

hermann@hermann-laptop:~$

"If it doesn't, open it as root with

gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
>
> medibuntu.list

"
i tried that, but it says the gksu program isnt installed.
and when i try to install it i get error.
the following is how it went:

hermann@hermann-laptop:~$ gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
The program 'gksu' is currently not installed. You can install it by
typing:
sudo apt-get install gksu
bash: gksu: command not found
hermann@hermann-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install gksu
E: Type '--10:25:03--' is not known on line 1 in source list
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
hermann@hermann-laptop:~$
hermann@hermann-laptop:~$

sot its always complaining about this:
E: Type '--10:25:03--' is not known on line 1 in source list
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Johannes Pilkahn <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #41586 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Johannes Pilkahn proposed the following answer:
> Okay.
>
> Where closing in on the culprit.
>
> Please also run
>
> cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
>
> It should look like this:
>
> ## Medibuntu - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "hardy heron"
> ## Please report any bug on https://bugs.launchpad.net/medibuntu/
> deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
> deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
>
> If it doesn't, open it as root with
>
> gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
>
> and add the above, save, close. If it does look like it, have you added
> the GPG key? Run the following if you haven't, are unsure, or had to
> change the medibuntu.list because it didn't look like the above:
>
> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo
> apt-get update
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586/+confirm?answer_id=6
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
>
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
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>

Quoting Hermann: gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
It needs to be /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

Quoting Hermann: The program 'gksu' is currently not installed.
This is very odd.

Quoting Hermann:
hermann@hermann-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install gksu
E: Type '--10:25:03--' is not known on line 1 in source list
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
Same thing. Unless we resolve this error you won't be able to install anything, that obviously goes for gksu also.

You have two options, I'd go for option 1 first:

1) Open medibuntu.lst in a commandline text-editor:

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

delete all text and copy/paste

## Medibuntu - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "hardy heron"
## Please report any bug on https://bugs.launchpad.net/medibuntu/
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free

this into the file. Then press Ctrl+O to save and Ctrl+X to exit.

2) Run

sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

to remove the file, then run

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

to put a fresh one.

1+2) And finally, this goes for both options, run

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update

to add the GPG key

that really made things better.

now i can add/remove programs again.

but i can still only install the default programs... not skype and opera
etc.

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Johannes Pilkahn <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #41586 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Johannes Pilkahn proposed the following answer:
> Quoting Hermann: gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
> It needs to be /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
>
> Quoting Hermann: The program 'gksu' is currently not installed.
> This is very odd.
>
> Quoting Hermann:
> hermann@hermann-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install gksu
> E: Type '--10:25:03--' is not known on line 1 in source list
> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
> Same thing. Unless we resolve this error you won't be able to install
> anything, that obviously goes for gksu also.
>
> You have two options, I'd go for option 1 first:
>
> 1) Open medibuntu.lst in a commandline text-editor:
>
> sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
>
> delete all text and copy/paste
>
> ## Medibuntu - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "hardy heron"
> ## Please report any bug on https://bugs.launchpad.net/medibuntu/
> deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
> deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
>
> this into the file. Then press Ctrl+O to save and Ctrl+X to exit.
>
>
> 2) Run
>
> sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
>
> to remove the file, then run
>
> sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O
> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
>
> to put a fresh one.
>
>
> 1+2) And finally, this goes for both options, run
>
> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo
> apt-get update
>
> to add the GPG key
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586/+confirm?answer_id=8
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
>
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
>

continuing to try to get opera and skype and those to work... i now did it
again just like it says it should be done.

that went like this:

"
y.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
[sudo] password for hermann:
--11:39:20-- http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list
           => `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list'
Resolving www.medibuntu.org... 87.98.242.110
Connecting to www.medibuntu.org|87.98.242.110|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 226 [text/plain]

100%[====================================>] 226 --.--K/s

11:39:20 (30.25 MB/s) - `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list' saved
[226/226]

hermann@hermann-laptop:~$ clear

hermann@hermann-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install
medibuntu-
keyring && sudo apt-get update
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080701.2) hardy
Relea
se.gpg
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080701.2)
hardy/main
Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080701.2)
hardy/restr
icted Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080701.2) hardy
Relea
se
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080701.2)
hardy/main
Packages
Ign cdrom://Kubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080701.2)
hardy/restr
icted Packages
Err cdrom://Kubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080701.2)
hardy/main
Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update
can
not be used to add new CD-ROMs
Err cdrom://Kubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080701.2)
hardy/restr
icted Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update
can
not be used to add new CD-ROMs
Get:1 http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy Release [9335B]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Translation-en_US
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy Release
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/free Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy/non-free Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Packages
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Sources
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Sources
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources
Fetched 190B in 0s (367B/s)
W: GPG error: http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy Release: The following
signatu
res couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY
2EBC
26B60C5A2783
W: Failed to fetch cdrom:[Kubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386
(20080701.
2)]/dists/hardy/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz Please use apt-cdrom to make
this
CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

W: Failed to fetch cdrom:[Kubuntu 8.04.1 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386
(20080701.
2)]/dists/hardy/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz Please use apt-cdrom to
make
this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new
CD-ROMs

E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones
used
instead.
hermann@hermann-laptop:~$
"

And theres still no skype or opera in the add/remove programs thing.

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 11:21 AM, hermanningjaldsson <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #41586 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> You are still having a problem:
> that really made things better.
>
> now i can add/remove programs again.
>
> but i can still only install the default programs... not skype and opera
> etc.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Johannes Pilkahn <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
> > Your question #41586 on Ubuntu changed:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
> >
> > Status: Open => Answered
> >
> > Johannes Pilkahn proposed the following answer:
> > Quoting Hermann: gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
> > It needs to be /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
> >
> > Quoting Hermann: The program 'gksu' is currently not installed.
> > This is very odd.
> >
> > Quoting Hermann:
> > hermann@hermann-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install gksu
> > E: Type '--10:25:03--' is not known on line 1 in source list
> > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
> > Same thing. Unless we resolve this error you won't be able to install
> > anything, that obviously goes for gksu also.
> >
> > You have two options, I'd go for option 1 first:
> >
> > 1) Open medibuntu.lst in a commandline text-editor:
> >
> > sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
> >
> > delete all text and copy/paste
> >
> > ## Medibuntu - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "hardy heron"
> > ## Please report any bug on https://bugs.launchpad.net/medibuntu/
> > deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
> > deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free
> >
> > this into the file. Then press Ctrl+O to save and Ctrl+X to exit.
> >
> >
> > 2) Run
> >
> > sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
> >
> > to remove the file, then run
> >
> > sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O
> > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
> >
> > to put a fresh one.
> >
> >
> > 1+2) And finally, this goes for both options, run
> >
> > sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo
> > apt-get update
> >
> > to add the GPG key
> >
> > --
> > If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> > know that it is solved:
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586/+confirm?answer_id=8
> >
> > If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> > following page to enter your feedback:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
> >
> > You received this question notification because you are a direct
> > subscriber of the question.
> >
>
> --
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> subscriber of the question.
>

Quoting Hermann: The program 'gksu' is currently not installed.
--> My mistake, actually. Had for a second forgotten you're on Kubuntu. To launch graphical applications as root, use 'kdesu'. In other words, 'kdesu gedit ...' would have worked. Not odd at all, just as an aside.

Quoting Hermann: but i can still only install the default programs... not skype and opera etc.
--> If you run

sudo apt-get install opera skype

it should install both applications. If you get an error message, post here, if not hit the 'Y' key every time you get a yes/no prompt, done.

Quoting Hermann: W: GPG error: http://packages.medibuntu.org hardy Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY

This error message appears, since something must have gone wrong with acquiring the public key. Since you have updated already, run

sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring

on it's own. Errors?

i can now run opera.
i was always expecting skype and opera and those to appear under "add/remove
programs" after this had completed.
so where can i now see what i can install of those new things im able to
install now?

i would really make the difference if all of this just happened
automatically under the "add/remove programs" program.
just have a "show non-free programs" button there.

"This error message appears, since something must have gone wrong with
acquiring the public key. Since you have updated already, run
sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring
on it's own. Errors?"

I ran that and nobe... no errors.

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Johannes Pilkahn <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #41586 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Johannes Pilkahn proposed the following answer:
> Quoting Hermann: The program 'gksu' is currently not installed.
> --> My mistake, actually. Had for a second forgotten you're on Kubuntu. To
> launch graphical applications as root, use 'kdesu'. In other words, 'kdesu
> gedit ...' would have worked. Not odd at all, just as an aside.
>
> Quoting Hermann: but i can still only install the default programs... not
> skype and opera etc.
> --> If you run
>
> sudo apt-get install opera skype
>
> it should install both applications. If you get an error message, post
> here, if not hit the 'Y' key every time you get a yes/no prompt, done.
>
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Quoting Hermann:
i can now run opera.
i was always expecting skype and opera and those to appear under "add/remove programs" after this had completed.
so where can i now see what i can install of those new things im able to install now?

Actually Skype and Opera should appear under "Add/Remove" if I'm not mistaken. Is there an option to choose "All available applications" or the like?
In the KMenu, you should be able to find the "Adept Package Manager" that will show all packages available through the Ubuntu repositories.
I'm sorry I can't give you a more detailed route through the KDE Menu, but I'm primarily familiar with gnome.

Alternatively, you could check for available packages at http://packages.ubuntu.com

If you need some application not available in the repositories, the first place to check is http://getdeb.net

It doesnt show up, none of what i can now install extra shows up. ):
ive clicked all the "show x as well" buttons.

I think it would be good if u could forward this to those in charge of the
Kubuntu design.
fixing this whole thing would be a very useful update.
I think almost every user wants to install non-free programs.

thank you for your help,
Hermann Ingjaldsson,
Prague

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Johannes Pilkahn <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #41586 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Johannes Pilkahn proposed the following answer:
> Quoting Hermann:
> i can now run opera.
> i was always expecting skype and opera and those to appear under
> "add/remove programs" after this had completed.
> so where can i now see what i can install of those new things im able to
> install now?
>
> Actually Skype and Opera should appear under "Add/Remove" if I'm not
> mistaken. Is there an option to choose "All available applications" or the
> like?
> In the KMenu, you should be able to find the "Adept Package Manager" that
> will show all packages available through the Ubuntu repositories.
> I'm sorry I can't give you a more detailed route through the KDE Menu, but
> I'm primarily familiar with gnome.
>
> Alternatively, you could check for available packages at
> http://packages.ubuntu.com
>
> If you need some application not available in the repositories, the
> first place to check is http://getdeb.net
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/41586/+confirm?answer_id=14
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
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Thanks Johannes Pilkahn, that solved my question.