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driver install

Asked by DexterPC

I'm very new to Ubuntu (linux) but I got the ubuntu9.1 I believe installed on a spare PC and it has no internet at all.
I believe it is no drivers for it.
1) is there a device manager " " for Ubuntu?
2) I downloaded the linux drivers for my motherboard Asus A7N8X and transfered them via usb thumb drive to Ubuntu PC. The files say that are .rpm files, how do I get them installed in Linux

Sorry for the seem to be simple ? but I'm a NOOB.
Thnaks for your support.
Brian

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Please tell which driver are you looking for...?

The installed Kernel and the related Kernel modules are the driver for your hardware.

Linux is different from Windows.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows

Thank you

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Appiah (appiah) said : 		#2

1) System -> Drivers -> Hardware , but would not call that a device manager...
2) What are you trying to do? what exactly are you trying to install?

Ubuntu is not a RPM based dist and I'm pretty sure you dont need to download any extra driver for your mainboard.
Now tell us exactly what you are trying to install , what's not working?
The network?

Click Application up on the top left menu
Accessories -> Terminal
In the terminal window type

"lspci | grep -i net" (without the quotes)
Type the output in an answer.

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