Thanks for coming to read my post.
I need to upgarde my flash.
Firstly i am an absolute linux newbie, i have NO clue at all how to use ANYTHING LINUX.

Ive seen lots of similar threads like this that have helped others. but they dont help me, i dont understand anything at all!

i dont know any commands what so ever, tbh i was crap on windows too Please help bearing in mind i need info tht a child can understand to put it bluntly.

i dont understand any linux lingo at all

Please help i really want to understand linux and give it a chance, ive almost stuffed this notebook into my shredder dozens of times today.

Acer aspire one, Linpus Linux Lite

Thank you in anticipation.

Id like to add i am more then capable of following simple instructions, Its when you start saying enter code wdfars>rsgv in the command line etc, thats were i get stuck because i need to know how to get to the 'command line' in the first place

FYIi know its probably not the 'command line' thats just a example as ive akready said i dont not understand the lingo yet

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Ok, first help us help you.
Which Linux? Which Version? 32 bits? 64 bits? Latest example: Ubuntu 11.04 64bits.
Ubuntu usually does it all automatically. I mean it offers you updates as they come out, through the update manager. All throught the graphics interface, so no real knowledge needed.
Now, I hear Adobe is not going to update flash for 64bits linux anymore... I think they just dropped development for know.

So, what do you mean by upgrade? What do you need exactly? Any specific problem to solve?

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See this thread: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...player-752921/ take it from post #2

Here's the link to download flash: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Don't forget to get the .tar.gz type using the dropdown box.

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I have acer aspire running OS Linpus Linux Lite
Thats as much as i know.
I have flash but its an older version, i need to get the most recent version.
I'll do what youve said above now and come straight back, Thanks for helping me guys i appretiate it dearly

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That post you linked me to does not help me 1%
Like i said i dont understand the lingo

you need to be a genius to understand all that junk with NO knowledge of linux WHAT SO EVER

jeez im really struggling here

Why am i being told codes to use when i dont know were to use them or how to use them :'(

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linux is awesome THE END.

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i dont mean to sound disrespectful or anything, and im not looking to upset anyone, were i do appretiate ppl trying to help, your just confusing me further

I need to update flash and its just impossible with the understanding i have of linux

Why must it be so complicated, why cant u just do 1 or 2 click installs like windows?

ive installed it about 50 times and nothing, Looked at the guide on here but its too complicated to understand

PLEASE HELP ME

Linpus Linux Lite on acr aspire one.

if u must insist in giving me codes, please explain how i should use them, toeday is my first, and last by the looks of it experience of linux

well first of all, Linpus Linux Lite is a severely gimped distribution of Linux and you aren't going to be able to do a whole lot with it unless you perform a few steps that might exceed an average novice (no disrespect) just to get at some of the features that would let you update the software or install new software

my first step would be to go to www.ubuntu.com, obtain a copy of Ubuntu 10.10 or 11.04 and make a bootable thumb drive installer and install ubuntu off the flash drive (or obtain an iso and burn it to a cd if your aspire one has a cd-rom)

once you do that you can run updates via the update manager

yes i know it doesn't directly answer your question but i've heard a lot of negative things about linpus and almost every thread here i've coma across regarding linpus the general consensus was to ditch linpus and use a full featured distribution

Search engines are you friend...

Not sure which Aspire One you are using but here is a link to a walk through that should help.

http://www.netbooktech.com/tag/acer-...-instructions/

Have fun.

You can, and most people do.
Based on your response here:
you've given up, so why bother? Your first post was at 3:51 PM, and you posted the gem above at 4:33 PM, after posting the same question three times in different threads (ignoring the LQ posting rules). Topping it off with this thread at 4:37 PM. Exactly how quick do you get responses from Microsoft when you ask them a question???

You're confused because you (wrongly) expected Linux to be like Windows. It isn't, anymore than Mac is like Windows, or Windows is like Solaris. They're all different, so either you want to learn something new or you don't. Based on your posts and responses, you don't. So, feel free to load Windows, and enjoy yourself. No one is forcing you to use Linux.

I've never used it. Seems to be a lot of info on the web about it.
Did you google it, or search here on LQ?
http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topi...ing-linux-lite
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...player-752921/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...x-lite-887728/
http://www.google.com/search?q=insta...%20on%20linpus

Yeah man i got stressed, thank you all for tryin to help, but i give up with linux, im buying a new laptop in the morning tht runs windows, no disrespect to ppl who swear by linux.. windows is for me. I would give it more of an attempt to learn but this aspire one is the most terrible notebook on the planet anyway, sorry for multiple posts, enjoy your linux ppl you can keep it haha!

Agree with frieza here.

If you're new to Linux, start off with a Linux distro with a reputation for being easy to use. Ubuntu is currently flavour of the month with a good user base & lots of help.

There's also helpful guides on getting things like Flash up & running in a matter of clicks.

It's also based on Debian, so installing new software & updates etc is very easy.

Was there a reason why you went for Linpus linux? Was it just preinstalled on your Acer Aspire?

I'd get that wiped right off if that's the case. Ubuntu will run happily on your hardware.

Sounds like you had a bad experience there with the Linux Distribution used with your system.

When using Linux for the first time, there is a learning curve & it is different to the way MS Operating Systems work.

If you don't have the time to invest in that change, then you're right to stick with what you know until another time. I will say that Ubuntu & the like would give you a very different user experience.

Having said that, if you're going to buy a new laptop & throw that Aspire One away, you couldn't FedEx it my way could you? My old Laptop's about to expire any day now!