Problem while installing software in ubundu

robinmichaelbe · 05-13-2009, 07:24 AM

HI,

am new for linux ,am using ubundu while installing software i got error message like "E: Couldn't find package demo-monitoring-the-web.zip"

note : am in the same directory that the package present.while run ls -l am able to see pakage name with 777 permission.and while am using the command " sudo apt-get install demo-monitoring-the-web.zip " am getting error message .

Anybody plz help me to install

Thanks,
Robin M.

pixellany · 05-13-2009, 07:31 AM

Welcome to LQ!!

Ubuntu, not Ubundu....

I assume that this was not available using the package manager.....
Normally, if you download a .zip file, you would first unzip it and then look for some kind of README or other instructions for what to do next. Try doing "unzip filename", and then looking in the file or folder that gets created.

When you run "apt-get install <something>" doesn't that go looking in the repositories?

brianL · 05-13-2009, 07:33 AM

Run this command:
unzip demo-monitoring-the-web.zip
Then see if there are files called README and INSTALL that give further instructions.

Beaten by a faster typer again!!!

robinmichaelbe · 05-14-2009, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixellany

Welcome to LQ!!

Ubuntu, not Ubundu....

I assume that this was not available using the package manager.....
Normally, if you download a .zip file, you would first unzip it and then look for some kind of README or other instructions for what to do next. Try doing "unzip filename", and then looking in the file or folder that gets created.

When you run "apt-get install <something>" doesn't that go looking in the repositories?

Thanks alot for Advice...sorry i forgot to mention this ..while am unzip the file with the command zcat <filename.zip> i got something in the terminal window utf and different characters

please help me..

Thanks,
Robin M.

robinmichaelbe · 05-16-2009, 09:49 AM

Thanks Brain. Unzip command worked.. shall i know the difference between zcat and unzip commands....

Thanks a lot

Robin M.