Where can I get Forefox for Kubuntu ?

[peterwor]

I'd really like to know where I can get Firefox for my new Kubuntu DDrake install. For that matter whats the best place to get any packages to install?

TIA,
Peter

[aysiu]

Some people will tell you Adept, but that's a crappy package manager right now.

I'd use aptitude to install it--or if you prefer a graphical package manager, you can use Synaptic Package Manager, which (ironically enough), you'd probably want to use Adept to install (search for synaptic in the filter box).

Aptitude:
Go to KMenu > System > Konsole
Paste in these commands:
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install firefox

Synaptic:
Go to KMenu > System > Adept Package Manager
Search for synaptic
Mark it for installation and apply changes
Go to KMenu > System > Synaptic Package Manager
Search for firefox
Mark it for installation and apply changes

[unununium]

Aysiu, the aptitude update does not work... here is exactly what happened:

root@unununium-desktop:/# sudo aptitude update
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security Release.gpg
Could not resolve 'security.ubuntu.com'
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main Packages
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main Sources
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/universe Packages
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/universe Sources
Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main Packages
Could not resolve 'security.ubuntu.com'
Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main Sources
Could not resolve 'security.ubuntu.com'
Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/universe Packages
Could not resolve 'security.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper Release.gpg
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates Release.gpg
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports Release.gpg
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Packages
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/restricted Packages
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Sources
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/restricted Sources
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe Packages
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe Sources
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/main Packages
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/restricted Packages
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/main Sources
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/restricted Sources
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/main Packages
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/restricted Packages
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/universe Packages
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/multiverse Packages
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/main Sources
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/restricted Sources
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/universe Sources
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/multiverse Sources
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Packages
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/restricted Packages
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Sources
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/restricted Sources
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe Packages
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe Sources
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/main Packages
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/restricted Packages
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/main Sources
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/restricted Sources
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/main Packages
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/restricted Packages
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/universe Packages
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/multiverse Packages
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/main Sources
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/restricted Sources
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/universe Sources
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/multiverse Sources
Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/universe Sources
Could not resolve 'security.ubuntu.com'
Reading package lists... Done

Not good...

So, I tried the Adept Package Manager (and as you said, it is crappy!)
Well, the only result that I get is: "xserver--xorg-input-synaptics" which is obviously not what I am looking for.
Honestly, I don't think that Adept works at ALL.... It shows that everything is "installed". Further, if I try to reinstall something and then apply the changes, I always get this error: "There was an error commiting changes. Possibly there was a problem downloading some packages or the commit would break packages. " Well, all repositories are uncommented. Does anything in Kubuntu work?

[kubicle]

Does anything in Kubuntu work?

You think we would be using it if it didn't work :D

To your problem:

Both aptitude and Adept use the same base system for package management (apt)...and apt can't get to the online repositories where the packages are (as reported in the error messages)

There could be a few things wrong, but the errors you get seem to point towards a DNS (Domain name server) issue.

EDIT: check your /etc/resolv.conf file to see if your DNS servers are set correctly

[green.johnp]

you should try:

sudo apt-get install firefox
see if that works, but if it doesn't, reply again....i hope it works because i had the same problem, but mine was that i didn't have enough sources however it looks as though you have tons!

[teyster2]

I'd really like to know where I can get Firefox for my new Kubuntu DDrake install.* For that matter whats the best place to get any packages to install?

TIA,
Peter


This should do it for you. //www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=223087&highlight=automatix+kubuntu
and handle most of your multimedia needs.

[ido]

"Not good...

So, I tried the Adept Package Manager (and as you said, it is crappy!)
Well, the only result that I get is: "xserver--xorg-input-synaptics" which is obviously not what I am looking for.
Honestly, I don't think that Adept works at ALL.... It shows that everything is "installed". Further, if I try to reinstall something and then apply the changes, I always get this error: "There was an error commiting changes. Possibly there was a problem downloading some packages or the commit would break packages. " Well, all repositories are uncommented. Does anything in Kubuntu work?

"

Maybe you should try searching for "synaptic" no "synaptics.
Also check your sources.list (/etc/apt/sources.list) to make sure that you have deleted the coments (#) from the lines you want to use.