I need some help with Ubuntu :D

[tomars]

I got my Ubuntu CD the other day, and although it took ages for it to arrive, I don't mind because its cool and it's free and it even comes in good packaging :D

Anyway, one problem I have is the awful fonts it comes with and after a bit of searching I found a package: msttcorefonts.tar.gz
Now, I am very very new to all distributions of linux so I really don't have a clue how to install these.
I'm sure somebody here must be able to help me, I tried the Ubuntu forums and the question has been asked there, but they gave a real techy answer and I dont want to bring back an old topic just to say 'I dont understand' :D

:D

Thanks, hope someone can help

Thomas

[evilmegaman]

Wait, I might be able to translate that thread that you found at ubuntuforums. Because I understand your question but don't know the answer. So if you can find that thread I may be able to help you :)

[tomars]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1261
^^ Thats the link to the forum, I assume I have to put those things into the terminal. Well the first one (sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts) returns this message:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package msttcorefonts is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package msttcorefonts has no installation candidate


Then for the second one, it just returns loads of errors because it doesnt recognise the commands. So I try without the "$" and it just does nothing, but then again I don't know what I'm looking for it to do.

Thanks evilmegaman

[tomars]

EDIT: Dont worry about it, I got it figured out :D

[truelyme]

Hello, tomars. Welcome to linux. Like you I'm a newbee to linux only starting the month before you. There are many good learning places on the net. I would suggest you try "apt-get how to" as a search, as there are several How To's for beginners on line.

From my experiences on the net with linux I think you will find most of the help on line isn't for us beginners. It's for the advanced guys. The tarballs, or tar.gz is the way most of the code is set up. I too am having fits with it but at least I have the answer why I am and that's the first step in working out a solution. Compared to the RPMS and APTS the tarballs have it. They are all over the net and you can be sure that some library file or something you need to complete and install a package will be needed. Its easy to make a tarball but not so easy for us newbees to make a configured and complied install package. Thats what the RPMs and APTs are, tarballs or source code converted to binary for install purposes.

I've been doing a bit of study on it myself as it is a basic skill we all have to master to make full use of the internet and of linux itself.

[crestfallen]

Ubuntu's Synaptic Package Manager will do most everything for you, once you set up enough libraries (or whatever they call them, I forget).

[tomars]

Yeah thats how I got it working Synaptic, had to add extra repositories, if thats what you mean.

[evilmegaman]

Hello, tomars. Welcome to linux. Like you I'm a newbee to linux only starting the month before you. There are many good learning places on the net. I would suggest you try "apt-get how to" as a search, as there are several How To's for beginners on line.

From my experiences on the net with linux I think you will find most of the help on line isn't for us beginners. It's for the advanced guys. The tarballs, or tar.gz is the way most of the code is set up. I too am having fits with it but at least I have the answer why I am and that's the first step in working out a solution. Compared to the RPMS and APTS the tarballs have it. They are all over the net and you can be sure that some library file or something you need to complete and install a package will be needed. Its easy to make a tarball but not so easy for us newbees to make a configured and complied install package. Thats what the RPMs and APTs are, tarballs or source code converted to binary for install purposes.

I've been doing a bit of study on it myself as it is a basic skill we all have to master to make full use of the internet and of linux itself.

Well. Truelyme knew what he/she (sorry not sure) was doing. I am glad you figured it out tomars. I had the answer. I just wasn't here on time. :P Got a little delayed by getting sidetracked by multiple things.

But On a sidenote. I heard aptitude was good. I haven't used it much yet but I have a feeling I should give more thought into that. My question is what the difference is between aptitude and synaptic now. (sorry if I am confusing you tomars. Just stick with synaptic for now since it seems to work great and be simple)

[truelyme]

I have set up Ubuntu on a different computer. I've been playing with it the last couple of days. Go to the Wiki site for the documentation for Ubuntu. There is an unoffical guide you can download there that tells you how to set up the Synaptic Package Manager for a second repository site. The second site has a lot of the stuff you are probably looking for but it isn't set to there by default.