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I am a completely new linux user who switched over from windows xp. I recently downloaded a copy of Ubuntu 7.10 and installed it onto my laptop. I like the fact that it picked up every piece of hardware on my laptop and installed it. However when i try to do the simplest things like installing another web browser like opera it keeps telling me that requirements are not met like "mqt3-dev" etc.
So i go on the internet and get the required packages and install them. However one packages leads to another and another and im sitting there for over an hour installing packages just to get opera to install. My question is if ubuntu/linux is going to be like this all the time? Just to install a piece of software takes so much time. Quite frustrating if you ask me. Is there an easier way to just get all the required packages in one shot? Any imput would be appreciated. Thanks from B4.
Is Opera not available through repositories? Did you try connecting to the internet, opening a terminal and issuing the command: sudo apt-get install opera
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There are two basic types of installations, static and shared:Static version: Opera has the Qt library built in. It is a larger download, and it does not use anti aliased fonts on menus or the file chooser, and uses aliasing in the browser window and most other interface elements.
Shared version: Opera uses the Qt installation on your system. It integrates with the system, using whatever anti aliasing setting you have for other Qt applications. "
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OperaBrowser
Is a how to. Seems like it was just simple like a command
sudo apt get opera
and let it do it's thing.
I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.
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when i used the sudo apt-get install opera command in a terminal, it comes back with this message "package opera is not available, but is referred to by another package. This means the package is missing, obsolete or is only available from another source". Everyone says that supposed to work, but it does not for me.
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Oo and by the way when i try to install CNR like the above mentioned link points to. I get the same type of problem "dependency is not satisfiable: libqt4-core.
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Use the opera web site for the static package.
I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.
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"sudo apt-get install opera" -- Does work.
What version of ubuntu are you using?
Have you enabled all your repositories so you can see all of them?
System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager
Once it loads:
Settings -> Repositories
Then enable what you wish. Some enable them all, others restrict them.
You can even add your own sources if you like.
Now, having said this keep in mind that you will run into two issues installing packages on ubuntu.1. Official packages should work great. So anything you use from an official package should not be problematic with ubuntu and work fine.
2. Official packages are sometimes not the same or as up to date as the package maintainers may provide.
If the official packages are not available some may point you to other repo's such as DEB's or RPM's, which may be fine, but may also break down the road, or not work out of the box.
Always best if you CANNOT use the official packages to build (meaning you MAKE your own packages) to suit your needs. This can be a lot more headache especially if your not used to building your own packages.
J.
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