terminal problem in ubuntu

[Ed Fletcher]

mlwells1 wrote:
> *_Please some one help _*
> *I have become proficient in most windows based aps etc.. for some time
> and recently picked up ubuntu to see what the os is capable of. Well if
> anything ok but not user friendly I'm willing to learn but I need help I
> cant even begin to understand how to unpack simple MOBO drivers using
> synaptic or apt-get... found synaptic cant find apt-get within or out of
> the OS... second today I feel like I have made some headway *
> *I installed terminal to try to command line the run pkg I downloaded
> for the MOBO. It told me everything went well until I tried to use it*
> ** 
> *Error message was as follows*
> ** 
> *Cannot launch entry*
> *Details: failed to execute child process*
> *"terminal" (no such file or directory)*
> ** 
> ** 
> *Something has to give or I feel like dropping the whole idea *
> 

You already have a terminal window available.  Go to 'Applications >
Accessories > Terminal' for a basic terminal.  You can maximize it, if
you want it bigger.

For info on using sudo in the terminal to run apt-get, have a look at
this page:  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RootSudo

Lastly, Synaptic is a graphical version of apt-get.  Apt-get is in the
package apt, which you _will_ see in Synaptic.  Apt-get will not run if
Synaptic is open.  Use one or the other at any one time.

What motherboard drivers do you need to unpack?  I have a very new mb
with an AMD64 and I haven't had to install anything special.  It all
worked 'out of the box'.

Ed
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