Need linux help

Ubuntu is debian, so it should use "apt-get install ..." for command line and "synaptic" for a gui. If it's debian and it doesn't have synaptic then "sudu apt-get install synaptic" would take care of it. If it has KDE then "kpackage" works with whatever system it's on, but I remember you said you were using Gnome and I don't know (but it probably has) the package manager for Gnome.

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

Ubuntu is debian, so it should use "apt-get install ..." for command line and "synaptic" for a gui. If it's debian and it doesn't have synaptic then "sudu apt-get install synaptic" would take care of it. If it has KDE then "kpackage" works with whatever system it's on, but I remember you said you were using Gnome and I don't know (but it probably has) the package manager for Gnome.

Correct I happened to pick the gnome desktop. I think the problem is I need to download gd library from somewhere. Can it be so hard to create a .exe to install stuff? I mean the Win installer has been in use for at least 15 - 20 years. The few pages I did find were like 3 printed pages to get this lib setup. The widows version of what I'm doing took 2 days to setup fram scratch, configure and is ready for operation. Every thing in Linux is a chore. It may be free up front but the time to research and jump through the hoops to make things run is expensive in time and wages. I will kill the programming contractor we hired that mentioned this to the boss when this is all done. Thanks for teh input guys. I'm getting drunk at a 3 day party and will hit this on Monday.

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

Ubuntu is debian, so it should use "apt-get install ..." for command line and "synaptic" for a gui. If it's debian and it doesn't have synaptic then "sudu apt-get install synaptic" would take care of it. If it has KDE then "kpackage" works with whatever system it's on, but I remember you said you were using Gnome and I don't know (but it probably has) the package manager for Gnome.

Ok, everything is up and running. I had to use the Synaptic manager as you noted to get some addons (hard trying to figure out what I needed, cryptic verbage) I needed but life I think is ok at the moment. Thanks for all the tidbits you guys gave, not necessarily on target but you got me close enough to fumble around and figure it out.

Next.... Sharing folders, backups, and just too much fun.