On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:37, you wrote: > I am trying to install xnview (image viewer) but having problems so I > have done a search and come up with this > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=73651 > > However there is a line that says > > "Then when you have that downloaded, make sure that you have alien > installed on your machine: sudo apt-get install alien" > > what does this mean, where do I get it from and how do I install it, > please talk in baby steps here as I am new to this.
Well, it means (literally) the following: sudo Run the following command as root apt-get install Use the apt program to install a program alien The program to be installed is called 'alien' If this command runs successfully you will have the 'alien' program available to all users of your system. The 'alien' program converts '.rpm' packages into '.deb' packages. '.rpm' is the package format for Red Hat Linux and '.deb' is the format for Debian (and its derivatives, of which Ubuntu is one). A package is a collection of files and instructions required to install a program. Since 'xnview' is not available as a '.deb' package someone has gone out and verified that the '.rpm' package will work if it is converted first. The instructions on the website you linked to seem fairly straightforward. Go ahead, and watch out for typos. HTH, Andy
