[SOLVED] Adding to source.list denied

LAPIII · 03-11-2011, 05:29 PM

I just installed Opera 11.01 using:

Code:

deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free

and via bash:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install opera

I got this info from the OperaBrowser page of the Ubuntu documentation. Now I'd like help with
Making it more compatible with GNOME. When entering at terminal:

Code:

mkdir ~/.opera
cat >> ~/.opera/filehandler.ini

I got:

Code:

lapiii@lapiii-desktop:~$ mkdir ~/.opera
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/lapiii/.opera': File exists
lapiii@lapiii-desktop:~$ cat >> ~/.opera/filehandler.ini

k3lt01 · 03-11-2011, 06:18 PM

The output you posted says the directory and file are already there. If you want to modify it open it and follow the instructions on the Ubuntu page.

LAPIII · 03-11-2011, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by k3lt01

open it

Code:

gnome-open /home/lapiii/.opera

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Originally Posted by k3lt01

follow the instructions on the Ubuntu page.

If you meant

Quote:

Select the following text and paste it into your terminal by pressing Shift+Ins:

Opera Preferences version 2.0
; Do not edit this file while Opera is running
; This file is stored in UTF-8 encoding
[Settings]
Default File Handler=gnome-open ,1
Default Directory Handler=gnome-open ,1

Then I get this:

Code:

lapiii@lapiii-desktop:~$ Opera Preferences version 2.0
Opera: command not found
lapiii@lapiii-desktop:~$ ; Do not edit this file while Opera is running
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
lapiii@lapiii-desktop:~$ ; This file is stored in UTF-8 encoding
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
lapiii@lapiii-desktop:~$ [Settings]
[Settings]: command not found
lapiii@lapiii-desktop:~$ Default File Handler=gnome-open ,1
Default: command not found
lapiii@lapiii-desktop:~$ Default Directory Handler=gnome-open ,1

k3lt01 · 03-11-2011, 07:04 PM

Code:

gksudo gedit ~/.opera/filehandler.ini

is what I would do to try and open it. I honestly don't know what the code is you posted. Once the file opens follow the instructions and paste in the text you have tried pasting into the terminal.

LAPIII · 03-11-2011, 07:57 PM

The contents of that file are:

Quote:

Opera Preferences version 2.0
; Do not edit this file while Opera is running
; This file is stored in UTF-8 encoding
[Settings]
Default File Handler=gnome-open ,1

The only difference between it and the text on the documentation for entering into a terminal is:

Quote:

Default Directory Handler=gnome-open ,1

Ctrl+D only closes the terminal!

k3lt01 · 03-11-2011, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Advice Pro

The contents of that file are:

Yep

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Originally Posted by Advice Pro

The only difference between it and the text on the documentation for entering into a terminal is:

So add it

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Originally Posted by Advice Pro

Ctrl+D only closes the terminal!

Yep

I'm sorry but I fail to see what the problem is now. If you have successfully added that line to the file, successfully saved the file, and closed the terminal you are most of the way there. Is there anything else your having difficulty with?

LAPIII · 03-12-2011, 09:16 AM

I've added that line to the file and saved.

How did you come up with adding that line to the file vs. the terminal as the document instructs?
What did you mean by:

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Originally Posted by k3lt01

you are most of the way there.

k3lt01 · 03-12-2011, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Advice Pro

I've added that line to the file and saved.

Excellent

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Originally Posted by Advice Pro

[*]How did you come up with adding that line to the file vs. the terminal as the document instructs?

If I can I use Gedit to edit files. I saw you failed at doing it with terminal so I used my brain, put 2 and 2 together and got Gedit

I thought the nice thing to do would be to tell you how to do it that way and that would save you time, effort and frustration.

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Originally Posted by Advice Pro

[*]What did you mean by:[/LIST]

It means you are nearly done.

LAPIII · 03-12-2011, 01:38 PM

Excuse my misunderstanding, but "nearly done" doing what? What comes next? I wasn't planning on making fonts in doing anything else on that doc.

k3lt01 · 03-12-2011, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Advice Pro

Excuse my misunderstanding, but "nearly done" doing what?

Setting Opera up to the way you like it.

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Originally Posted by Advice Pro

What comes next?

Start Opera and use it!

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Originally Posted by Advice Pro

I wasn't planning on making fonts in doing anything else on that doc.

I don't have any divine powers so I wonder how I was supposed to know this