Kubuntu 6.06 help - how to install : Firefox + VLC (with mp3)

[bledd]

ok

i've been trying for ages to get the above to work, the only way i can seem to install Firefox is by using Add/Remove but it downloads 1.5.0.3 from some gnome source i think, it comes all gnome branded anyway

can't figure out how to install VLC, i tried following the ubuntu instrucitons, but to no avail

i've searched on the kubuntu site, but can't make head or tail of anything, i'm a total linux noob, (but very good with windows platforms), please could someone just tell me what to do, all i want to do is be able to setup kubuntu as a basic office / internet (must be ff) / multimedia station

thanks

-on windows i'd use media player classic + winamp, but i know how vlc works too, and since i've got no clue how to install codecs on this i'll stick with vlc for now

 

[Mark JB]

Im not sure if this will work but im going to assume that fi you can do it in ubuntu it applies to kubuntu too.

If so Automatrix will be easy for you as your a linux noob. See this thread http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=190025&highlight=automatrix.

Basically it installs lots of "essential" software with almost no effort apart from setting it up.

VLC is included within this. Good Luck

 

[bledd]

thanks for link, i'll try it after work tomorrow

my ideal solution would be to have firefox tar or gz file (whatever they use) and a vlc one, then someone give me the commands to put in a batch file (if you can?) to install both, so i can copy the install files to memstick for any future kubuntu installations..


should i be using fedora core 5 if i'm a noob?

besides integrated mp3 support and firefox, kubuntu seems to be the whole f'n show

 

[bledd]

tried that says no permission to do it

 

[Fillado]

Firstly

kdesu kate /etc/apt/sources.list

Then overwright what's in there with:

# Automatically generated sources.list
# http://www.ubuntulinux.nl/source-o-matic
#
# If you get errors about missing keys, lookup the key in this file
# and run these commands (replace KEY with the key number)
#
# gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv KEY
# gpg --export --armor KEY | sudo apt-key add -

# Ubuntu supported packages (packages, GPG key: 437D05B5)
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted

# Ubuntu supported packages (sources, GPG key: 437D05B5)
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted

# Ubuntu community supported packages (packages, GPG key: 437D05B5)
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe multiverse
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe multiverse

# Ubuntu community supported packages (sources, GPG key: 437D05B5)
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe multiverse

# Seveas' packages (packages, GPG key: 1135D466)
deb http://users.lichtsnel.nl/~seveas dapper-seveas all

# Seveas' packages (sources, GPG key: 1135D466)
deb-src http://mirror2.ubuntulinux.nl dapper-seveas all

# Cipherfunk multimedia packages (packages, GPG key: 33BAC1B3)
deb ftp://cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/ubuntu/ dapper main

# Cipherfunk multimedia packages (sources, GPG key: 33BAC1B3)
deb-src ftp://cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/ubuntu dapper main

# kubuntu.org packages for the latest KDE version (packages, GPG key: DD4D5088)
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde-latest dapper main

# kubuntu.org packages for the latest KDE version (sources, GPG key: DD4D5088)
deb-src http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde-latest dapper main

# kubuntu.org packages for the latest Koffice version (packages, GPG key: DD4D5088)
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/koffice-latest dapper main

# kubuntu.org packages for the latest Koffice version (sources, GPG key: DD4D5088)
deb-src http://kubuntu.org/packages/koffice-latest dapper main

# kubuntu.org packages for the latest amaroK version (packages, GPG key: DD4D5088)
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/amarok-latest dapper main

# kubuntu.org packages for the latest amaroK version (sources, GPG key: DD4D5088)
deb-src http://kubuntu.org/packages/amarok-latest dapper main

# Penguin Liberation Front (packages)
deb ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free

# Penguin Liberation Front (sources)
deb-src ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free

# Bleeding edge wine packages (packages)
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main

# Bleeding edge wine packages (sources)
deb-src http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main

# The Opera browser (packages)
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera etch non-free

(save the file...)

Then:

sudo apt-get update

Then:

sudo apt-get install xmms vlc libmad0 libxine1c2

After that use amaroK in KDE - it's a stupidly good music player, or if you prefer Winamp, XMMS is a Winampalike

Oh and:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

to get the newer version of KDE and all the updated packages