first time install

[crl6904]

Hi,

I've installed Kubuntu 7.04 Fiesty Fawn and it is the first time that I am in the Linux world and I'm trying to see how things work...

I've tried installing a program for the first time using adept and I can't install anything (by the way, are all the programs listed in the installer available within Kubuntu or do I have to install them via internet). I can't select a single program. Visually, I can remove what I want (text in black) and can't install the rest (text in grey). I thought that maybe, I needed root administration, so I went into user management and applied it, but it still doesn't work.

What is going wrong?

Thanks
crl6904

[penguin.ch]

Re: first time install

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3083815.0

[crl6904]

Re: first time install

You think that it might be the "initial update"?

[Ash13]

Re: first time install

If it's the inital updates and your anything like me, when the Java agreement shows up you just go to next. Then it tells you it couldn't be installed correctly because it has "do you agree to these rules?" at the very bottom of that agreement which you have to accept then go to the next page. I thought this was a bit stupid personally because if I didn't then why would I be downloading it anyways..., but maybe that's the problem? Or maybe that'll help out someone else who stumbles across the pages.

Cheers,
Ash

[crl6904]

Re: first time install

I think it is the initial updates......... I have to first link the modem (in my case my cell) then internet.....and then check for updates....

Hope what you said helps me. Let's just say that I have just started to use kubuntu and am very confused. I'm not used to all this "freedom", with the other OS you simply put the CD, USB stick, etc.. and it goes by itself. Here it isn't so and I guess that is probably the biggest reason why I decided to install kubuntu.

Thanks
Bye crl6904

[crl6904]

Re: first time install

hi,

I'm still trying to get the initial update but am not able to get into internet. I am using a cellular phone to go to the net but can't get kubuntu to see it ad a modem.

I tried this solution : "http://wiki.ubuntu-it.org/Hardware/M...ht=%28umts%29", but :
1) I don't have the cdc_acm file,
2) I tried to write the following command line "sudo gedit /etc/modules but the command gedit does not exist
3) I found that kppp needs a certain .conf file, that I do not know where to get it.

I'm fairly confused....

thanks
crl6904

[dibl]

Re: first time install

gedit is the gnome text editor, for Ubuntu. For Kubuntu, you want kate.

kdesu kate /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

kdesu kate /etc/modules

kdesu kate /etc/modprobe.d/options

[crl6904]

Re: first time install

I've tried to install my cell as modem via usbserial and get this error :

 ~$ sudo kate /etc/resolv.conf
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
 Major opcode: 145
 Minor opcode: 3
 Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
 Major opcode: 145
 Minor opcode: 3
 Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
DCOPClient::attachInternal. Attach failed Could not open network socket
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

kdeinit: Can't connect to the X Server.
kdeinit: Might not terminate at end of session.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

kded: cannot connect to X server :0.0
DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-5558' to 'kded'
kded: ERROR: Communication problem with kded, it probably crashed.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

kio_uiserver: cannot connect to X server :0.0
DCOP aborting call from 'kate-5546' to 'kio_uiserver'
DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-5563' to 'kio_uiserver'
ERROR: Communication problem with kio_uiserver, it probably crashed.

Can it be resolved?
thanks
crl6904

[penguin.ch]

Re: first time install

Can it be resolved?

Yes - by proper usage of commands:

kdesu kate /etc/resolv.conf

(The "bad device" stuff is irrelevant.)

[crl6904]

Re: first time install

It is probably a silly question but I'm curious. What is the difference between sudo and kdesu? From what I understand sudo is "superuser do", but what is kdesu?

Thanks
Crl6904

[dibl]

Re: first time install

I think it's the "KDE Super User". It's what you're supposed to use to run a KDE app in Super User mode. It is analagous to sudo for CLI commands.

[Snowhog]

Re: first time install

Or in purely 'newbie' terms, kdesu is the system superuser for launching an application with super user rights as apposed to sudo which executes a command as the super user.

[crl6904]

Re: first time install

at the moment the problem has not been resolved. I'm stuck...

any help?
crl6904

[crl6904]

Re: first time install

I looked at the file /proc/bus/usb/devices and found that my cell can be seen but does not give any info about the driver...

I'm really stuck

Does anybody have any ideas?
thanks
crl6904