I finally found my way through Synaptic. Thanks to all who replied, it was really helpful. Now I'd like to use my wifi n dongle (EMTEK EKCOWI300) but could not find a clue on where to find a driver, for the time being, I have bought a 5m LAN cable, but aesthically speaking it is no what I want.
BY Yves On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Gavin McCullagh <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, 06 Mar 2010, Yves Pennec wrote: > > > I have shifted to Linux-Ubuntu. > > > > Problem : can't read videos with Firefox or Chrome. I have found some > > sofwtare (like Adobe Flash Player) but I am totally unable to install it. > > > > Can anyone send me a detailed step by step procedure ? > > Generally in Ubuntu, the way to install software is using the "Synaptic > Package Manager" under the System->Administration menu. > > 1. Start Synaptic (you'll probably be asked for your password). > 2. Click search and enter "flashplugin-nonfree" > 3. If it finds it, you need to right-click on it and click "Mark for > installation". On the toolbar, click "Apply". The package should > download and install itself. > 4. If the package isn't found, you might need to click > Settings->Repositories and tick the boxes to enable the "universe" and > "multiverse" repositories and click "apply" on the toolbar. > > > On windows it was so easy. > > When you change operating sytem you'll naturally find things are a little > unfamiliar. In Ubuntu, packages are generally installed using the package > manager. This may seem a little unusual, but if you explore the program, > you'll see how powerful it is. In that one program you download, add and > remove all software in the Ubuntu archive (which is a very large amount of > software). > > Gavin > > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users >
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