.deb file installation problems
Im using an asus eee pc ,on debian linux and i downloaded a .deb , right clicked > install .deb file and it requests me for password , i tryd resetting , restoring facotry settings but to no avail , please could anyone tell me the problem/solution , thanks
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Put your root password in, if my box asks me for a password, I tend to give it what it wants
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Please use English. This password is more than likely the same as your login password, try that.
Quick question though, did you try using the package manager? The problem with just downloading the package alone is that if it depends on anything else, they wont be downloaded and installed in this way and the install will error. |
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Yeah, don't worry, its there, its just a matter of finding it. You have a password too- when you set the machine up, you'll have set it there- I scrubbed my eeepc so I can't walk you through it, though I'd reccomend having a look at the eeepc wiki; this link explains installing stuff a little better (http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:installsoftwarequickguide)
As for your password, I'd reccomend just typing in what you'd usually use for a password, I know I tend to use the same five or six. |
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Hmm, okay- what happens if you put in a blank password? If not, what does the literature you got with it say? It may be in the manual
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nothing is in the manual and it asks for another passwor if i leave it blank |
When you turned it on for the first time, did you have to give it any information? Or did it just turn on? I remember on mine having to answer some set up questions, user name etc
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Yeah, check out that eeepc wiki link, that should give you better instructions than I could. Do me a favour though, open up the terminal and type in
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echo $USER |
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it says user |
A quick experiment- at the terminal, type in
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sudo date If not, lets set a password, then you can use that when you install. first, open a terminal and type Code:
passwd then Code:
sudo su - |
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