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Old 08-02-2008, 04:08 PM   #1
taurusx5
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How Do I Install Kmobiletools On Ubuntu 8.04 ?


Hey, guys! I downloaded a .deb file called 'kmobiletools_0.5.0-beta3_i386.deb' to my desktop. When I tried to install it, I got the following error, which bewilders the crap out of me:

x@xx:~$ cd /home/x/Desktop
x@xx:~/Desktop$ sudo aptitude install kmobiletools_0.5.0-beta3_i386.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "kmobiletools_0.5.0-beta3_i386.deb"
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "kmobiletools_0.5.0-beta3_i386.deb"


Any ideas as to how to install it properly without any problems?

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Old 08-02-2008, 05:27 PM   #2
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first of all, did you check if the program (from the file name, i guess the package name is 'kmobiletools') exists in the Ubuntu repos? (sudo aptitude install kmobiletools) << this should install it from there (via internet)

if you want to install the *.deb from your desktop (for whatever reason), try cd /home/x/Desktop; dpkg --install kmobiletools_0.5.0-beta3_i386.deb.

aptitude is used for those repos (CDs/DVDs and internet), dpkg for *.deb files you have.

Last edited by TITiAN; 08-02-2008 at 05:28 PM.
 
Old 08-02-2008, 05:33 PM   #3
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You should use dpkg when you downloaded the package, aptitude is meant for download from the repositories automatically (and also satisfy dependencies).
use something like
Code:
sudo dpkg -i kmobiletools_0.5.0-beta3_i386.deb
or if it's on the repos (maybe not that version) you should try
Code:
sudo aptitude install kmobiletools
 
  


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