can't install opera, invalid operation
 

hi there,
I'm kinda used to having opera, so i tried installing it.
When i tried:
sudo apt-get opera
I got:
E: Invalid operation opera

I've got a couple of questions here:

Any idea whats going on?
Does the E denote an error message?
its not a drive name is it?
How do i find the file which contains the info detailing package sources?
would i be better off downloading it from opera.com via a browser?
Given my ignorance of this, is there a tutorial you can recommend i should be reading?


phew! Thanks in advance for any replies,

howard

You need to do:
At the moment, apt-get is trying to run "opera", instead of downloading and installing it. For example, what you typed in is similar to saying "John garden" instead of "John go to the garden" ;)

Tutorial: Ubuntuguide.org - one of the BEST tuts I have ever "followed". It's not really a tut but a guide on how to configure your Ubuntu system into becoming a BEAST. By the way, before you do "sudo apt-get install opera", you'll need to go here and add the extra repositories! HIH,

J_K9

edit: Yes "E:" does denote an error. The only place you get E: drives and X: drives is in Windows! :p In Linux it's more like: /dev/hda1, /dev/sdb3, etc...

hi there,
i altered the file, and tried the command:

sudo apt-get install opera

i got:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package opera is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package opera has no installation candidate

can you shed any light on this for me please?

any help, greatly appreciated! :)

howard

Ah...as far as I know, this means that another package requires Opera, but the actual Opera .deb files aren't stored in the repos. You may need to revert to Plan B and get the installation files from Opera.com! I'm sorry it didn't work out - if anyone else knows how to do it, then I'll be waiting patiently for them to correct me! :D

J_K9

Opera.com is the easiest and best way.

hi there,
I downloaded opera, cand anyone tell me what to do with the unpacked opera-static_ ..deb file I've now got

Should I know use apt-get to install it?
When i try sudo apt-get install opera, i still get the same 'no installation candidate' message

When i look in the file, theres a debian-binary, a data.tar.gz an da control.tar.gz,


any thoughts greatly appreciated,
howard

I think the following is right:

"cd" to the directory the .deb is in, and type "dpkg -i opera-static.....deb" (press Tab to autocomplete the name). That should work! Good luck,

J_K9

Thanks J_K9,
that sorted it!

:)
howard

No problem! Glad I could help! ;)

J_K9