If it is in a repository you can install it through Synaptic, just search for it. You can add more repositories with the "software sources" menu.
almost all free Linux software has been packaged for the Debian package manager, and can be found in repositories. gOS primarily uses the Ubuntu repositories, but you can add others too. Synaptic is actually just a graphical front end for the apt-get installer, just like add/remove is, so long as you use either synaptic, add/remove, or directly control apt-get through a command line terminal you can safely install stuff, as apt-get does all the book-keeping, and makes sure your system is free from installation conflicts and problems. So it is for example possible to add software directly from a .DEB package, but it is not the safest solution, only using software from a trusted repository is much safer, and guarantees the software you install is compatible with your system, and is free of malware. On 3 dec, 15:13, prnoct90 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I fixed it. Will that work with any application. Like if I download > the Songbird 1.0 package, can Synaptic install that? > > On Dec 3, 5:36 am, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You went and did the wrong thing, what you did was not the way gOS > > installs a flash player plugin (or anything else for that matter), gOS > > is NOT Windows, and the windows way of doing things are not relevant. > > > Instead of going to a "vendors web site", you should open your package > > manager (software manager), search for what you want, and order your > > package manager to install it, from a controlled repository. > > > So run Synaptic (the package manager) , search for "flash plugin", > > mark it for installation, and let it rip, Synaptic will do all the > > hard work, and afterwards YouTube will just work, without even a > > reboot needed. > > > Sorry, I don't know how to remove what you manually have installed... > > > On 3 dec, 04:24, prnoct90 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I am having problems playing flash in gOS 3. I just installed it and > > > I've updated everything. I then went to Adobes site and got Flash 10 > > > for Ubuntu and installed it. Then when I go to youtube and try to > > > watch a video, a black box flashed were the video should be and then > > > nothing shows. And, when I go to Hulu, it says something like "You are > > > trying to install Adobe Flash Player version that is not supported..." > > > or something like that. Any help would be greatly appreciated. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
