installing kubuntu on ubuntu using cd?

jestinjoy · 12-21-2008, 11:39 PM

I have installed ubuntu 8.1 on my system. I tried installing kubuntu on ubuntu using kubuntu CD. But it didnt work.....please help the commands I followed are given below...........

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root@jestinjoy-desktop:/home/jestinjoy# apt-cdrom add
Using CD-ROM mount point /cdrom/
Unmounting CD-ROM
Waiting for disc...
Please insert a Disc in the drive and press enter
Mounting CD-ROM...
Identifying.. [27b27dcec05824d0e2cf35487540bd1a-2]
Scanning disc for index files..
Found 2 package indexes, 0 source indexes, 0 translation indexes and 1 signatures
This disc is called:
'Kubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release i386 (20081029.1)'
Copying package lists...gpgv: Signature made Thursday 30 October 2008 03:58:55 AM IST using DSA key ID FBB75451
gpgv: Good signature from "Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key <cdimage@ubuntu.com>"
Reading Package Indexes... Done
Writing new source list
Source list entries for this disc are:
deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release i386 (20081029.1)]/ intrepid main restricted
Unmounting CD-ROM...
Repeat this process for the rest of the CDs in your set.
W: Skipping non-exisiting file /cdrom/dists/intrepid/main/binary-i386/Packages
W: Skipping non-exisiting file /cdrom/dists/intrepid/restricted/binary-i386/Packages
root@jestinjoy-desktop:/home/jestinjoy# apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package kubuntu-desktop

Simon Bridge · 12-22-2008, 12:37 AM

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I have installed ubuntu 8.1 on my system

That would be 8.10 - eight point ten. It's the date of release.

You'll notice a conflict between math and lit when it comes to decimal point notation. Authors have no trouble with section numbers which go

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, ..., 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 ...

In math, 1.1 = 1.10 and 1.11 < 1.2 ... but not all disciplines see it that way. To be fair on Mark, they do put the leading zeros in the release dates so that the April release is 8.04 and not 8.4.

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Unmounting CD-ROM...
Repeat this process for the rest of the CDs in your set.
W: Skipping non-exisiting file /cdrom/dists/intrepid/main/binary-i386/Packages
W: Skipping non-exisiting file /cdrom/dists/intrepid/restricted/binary-i386/Packages
root@jestinjoy-desktop:/home/jestinjoy# apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package kubuntu-desktop

I notice that the CDROM was unmounted by apt-add, did you mount it again before the apt-get command?

htnakirs · 12-22-2008, 12:53 AM

Are you sure the package name is "kubuntu-desktop"?

DragonSlayer48DX · 12-22-2008, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by htnakirs

Are you sure the package name is "kubuntu-desktop"?

I'll verify that-

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apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

is correct for installing the kdm on Ubuntu, prefixed with "sudo" if not logged in as root.

I agree with Simon- the first thing I noticed was the cd was unmounted...

jestinjoy · 12-22-2008, 06:02 AM

I tried mounting the cdrom(After executing "apt-cdrom add" command)
.........but still get the same error message........is there anything wrong with my cdrom mounting?

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root@jestinjoy-desktop:/home/jestinjoy# mount /dev/cdrom
mount: block device /dev/scd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
root@jestinjoy-desktop:/home/jestinjoy# apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package kubuntu-desktop

jestinjoy · 12-23-2008, 10:25 PM

iS IT BECAUSE install command couldnt find the CD?

DragonSlayer48DX · 12-24-2008, 05:02 AM

Are you using the Kubuntu Desktop installation CD?

The only thing meaningful I could find on the issue is here, and it says this:

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First though, it's important that you have the Kubuntu Alternate CD,
not the Desktop CD. This is because the Desktop CD is a LiveCD system
and doesn't contain very many .debs at all. The Alternate CDs have all
the needed .debs on them so that's what you want to use in general if
you are upgrading to a new release or installing packages from CD.

Beyond that, I can only say that a quick search on a live CD with the GUI "Software Sources" showed no installable packages...

jestinjoy · 12-24-2008, 09:11 PM

Thanks for the information

jglen490 · 12-24-2008, 10:37 PM

Don't use the CD to install the Kubuntu desktop on Ubuntu. Use apt-get or synaptic to get the desktop package from the repos.

Duck2006 · 12-25-2008, 01:59 PM

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/kde