installation of Ubuntu 6.10

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Tony Brow wrote:
> attn Simon,
>
> I opened Xubuntu, put in the Ubuntu CD. It started to load immediately 
> and I did some partioning when the time came around. I did not 
> reformat Xubuntu. Sorry I haven't a clue how to run Synaptic yet and 
> have no idea what a 'meta-package' is.
>
> Everything seemed to work, except evolution, which is solved.
>
> One difficulty remains, for me a newbie ( and probably most newbies). 
> One reads for instance: in this," use apt-get-------- whatever. BUT I 
> ASK  WHAT AREA (S)do I go to? Should I not use 'synaptic' how do I use 
> synaptic ? Or do I use ' applications>accessories>terminal' ?? If so, 
> does that apply for most things ? is this part of programming ?
>
> I met with two people from Deception Bay this morning, and they found 
> the same thing.
>
> Sorry, these are things that, maybe the experienced people in Linux 
> have forgotten and assume every newbie knows a lot already when they 
> get started
> -- 
> Tony Brow <tbrow at tpg.com.au <mailto:tbrow at tpg.com.au>>
>
HI Tony,
not sure what you are after.
You may use Synaptic to install applications, you will need to have the 
repository containing  the application you
want in your /etc/apt/sourceslist  this can be done with Synaptic,   
System menu -  Administration - give you password, then with Synaptic 
open,  then in Synaptic , Settings menu  -  repositories to enable those 
you require. If you cannot find the application,
good chance you haven't got the necessary repository added.

or

you may install with apt-get 
Open a terminal, type  sudo apt-get install xxx      and press enter  
Where xxx is the application you require, as with Synaptic, you will 
need the repository enabled that contains the software you require.  
This can be done in a terminal if you don't want to do it with Synaptic. 
Use a text editor if you are using Xubuntu I think its mouse pad.. 
Ubuntu its gedit, or use vi  e.g.
first    cp  /etc/apt/sources.list    /etc/apt/sources.list.old      to 
copy your existing sources list, then
at prompt  type   sudo mousepad /etc/apt/sources.list     type in your 
password and alter your list and save. Synaptic is safer.
I have for example I have enabled (if you are using Dapper as below, If 
you are using edgy replace the dapper below with edgy)

dapper main universe multiverse restricted
dapper-updates main universe multiverse restricted
dapper-security main restricted universe multiverse

Hope this helps.
Take Care
Winton