Can't get Helixplayer to install

[mtek]

Hi,
I'm trying to install the Helix player through the system settings and add/remove software facility. When I do I get an error as follows;

Error Type:
Error Value: E:I wasn't able to locate file for the helix-player package. This might mean you need to manually fix this package.
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 2216, in
main()
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 2213, in main
run(args, options.single)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 2175, in run
backend.dispatcher(args)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 699, in dispatcher
self.dispatch_command(args[0], args[1:])
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 596, in dispatch_command
self.install_packages(only_trusted, package_ids)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 202, in _locked_cache
func(*args, **kwargs)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1354, in install_packages
self._commit_changes()
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1842, in _commit_changes
PackageKitInstallProgress(self, install_range))
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/deprecation.py, line 103, in deprecated_function
return func(*args, **kwds)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/cache.py, line 374, in commit
res = self._fetch_archives(fetcher, pm)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/cache.py, line 257, in _fetch_archives
if not pm.get_archives(fetcher, self._list, self._records):


What can I do to get Helix and it's firefox plugin installed??

Thanks,
Jim

[Snowhog]

Re: Can't get Helixplayer to install

First, don't use that facitity to install apps. Use KPackageKit and install Synaptic. Then start using it, and stop using KPackageKit.

Yes, I love KDE, and Synaptic is Gnome-centric. So what. Synaptic just works. It is a far superior package manger than what is being provided with Lucid 10.04.

With Synaptic installed, see if Helix is available for installation and install it that way.