Install Opera 9.0

Hamlets · 06-29-2006, 01:03 PM

To download i used - wget -c http://ftp.idilis.ro/mirrors/opera/l...qt_en_i386.deb

But when i try to open it, there was an error Archive type not supported

So any sollutions?

pljvaldez · 06-29-2006, 01:23 PM

Usually, to install a deb, you go do sudo dpkg -i blahblah.deb

Hamlets · 06-29-2006, 01:42 PM

The same error

Could not open "skype_1.2.0.18-2_i386.deb"

Archive type not supported.

robbbert · 06-29-2006, 03:12 PM

I guess you simply double-clicked the DEBs? - Then, the Package Installer (gdebi-gtk) should open.

What about opening the DEBs with the Archive Manager?
And what's the output of

Quote:

gdebi-gtk /path/to/blahblah.deb

running from a terminal?

BTW, have you tried "sudo dpkg -i blahblah.deb", as suggested?

brianthegreat · 06-29-2006, 04:01 PM

You can use this website to create more sources.

http://www.ubuntulinux.nl/source-o-matic

Here are the opera sources:

# The Opera browser (packages)
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera etch non-free

If you add the sources then all you really need to do is the following.

sudo apt-get install opera

That should be it!

To edit your sources use the following command

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Here is the guide that can help you with this.

http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu_dapper

You might want to also install the automatix script. (Just do a quick google search for it.)

Hamlets · 06-30-2006, 01:05 AM

gdebi-gtk /path/to/blahblah.deb

Result : command not found

alb1954 · 06-30-2006, 10:34 PM

Go to this site. Click the arrow next to Xandros to see a menu. Choose Ubuntu file then dpkg -i filename.

http://www.opera.com/download/?platform=linux

robbbert · 07-01-2006, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Archive type not supported

Apparently, GNOME's Archive Manager tried to open that .DEB file. (That should have worked, though...)

Quote:

gdebi-gtk /path/to/blahblah.deb

Result : command not found

gdebi-gtk is the GNOME Graphical DEB Installer, a graphical tool that lets you examine and install .DEB files (setup will integrate the installed components into the system menu, it will prompt for sudo access, etc). I find it quite handy.

You can install it by,

Quote:

sudo apt-get install gdebi

or by searching for "gdebi" in the Synaptic Package Manager.

bigjohn · 07-01-2006, 05:20 AM

Well, when I first got Kubuntu installed I tried the various ways stated and always got the same error, either the packaging thing, or a dependency problem with a couple of libs.

Use brianthegreats suggestion and either get the source for it from the source-o-matic facility he's linked or just apply the source that he's linked.

It should work fine, it did for me (though I cheated and used a very comprehensive sources.list that was posted on digg.com and it had the source for opera included).

regards

John