For an example of a web centric applications installing system, see http://www.tuxsoftware.com/home/ Other solutions exist too, see the Basic FAQ here.
On 26 sep, 17:09, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You said "because sometimes it downloads old versions" It clearly > states on the AMSN site that (only) OLDER AMSN versions are in the > Debian repositories, as used by Ubuntu (which is based on Debian), and > thus by gOS. That they only release older versions of AMSN the oficial > way is their problem! > > You simple have been brought up to expect things to work like windows, > and are trying to apply that to Linux, that simply is a bad habit! > > All installation methods bypassing the debian installer (apt-get with > Synaptic as GUI) should be considered experimental, and if something > is not working with them, you should ask the provider of the > alternative solution why his installer is failing, and why he fails to > to simply provide a repository with the current version. > Yes, at the very least you should give a linux executable you have > downloaded "executable rights", or Linux will treat it as a document > instead of an executable, but that does not mean the downloaded > executable (installer) will work correctly if it's programmer did not > write the installer to work through the installer as it should have, > but simply "dumps" files at several places in the filing system (some > locations may not even exist, because of differences between > distributions). > > It's possible for a software distributor to create a repository (or > repositories), and put the latest version of his software there, so > that the normal installer can use it, and he can use a "web interface" > to start the installer, so why re-invent the wheel? You -can- get a > "surf the web for software" way of installing, but what the AMSN > people are doing seems to be buggy. > > gOS already has a messenger "pidgin", that can support multiple > protocols, not only MSN. I doubt gOS will exchange pidgin for AMSN, > but if the AMSN people get their act together it should be trivial to > install the latest version. > > On 26 sep, 12:11, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am a new user to Linux and started using gOS when the MySpace > > version was released but found it very difficult to install additional > > applications. I did all the right click tick permissions etc to make > > the file an exe like in Windows Vista but it still fails. I don't like > > this Synaptic Package downlander thing because sometimes it downloads > > old versions. Can you not make gOS more easier in installing AMSN? or > > release your next version of gOS with built in AMSN? > > > Many Thanks > > > Don Occhetti --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
