*Homer Simpson voice* D'OH!!! On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Daniel Eggleston <[email protected]> wrote:
> Fyi, it's "apt-cache search". "apt-get" doesn't have a search command (as > intuitive as that would be) > On Jul 19, 2011 4:43 AM, "Scott Vargovich" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mike, > > > > It doesn't matter where you are in the directory tree, as long as you use > > sudo like I told you in my message above and type your password in > correctly > > when it asks for it, it should work. You won't have to worry about while > > installing flash, because I believe it's a package with no dependencies, > but > > if you do install packages with dependencies, apt will show you what they > > are and ask you if you want it to download and install all the > dependencies. > > > > Also - if you want to use apt to probe the repositories and search for > other > > packages to install, do 'apt-get search <package name>' (without the > > quotes). This can also be done from anywhere in the directory tree. > > > > If you have any other questions about apt, please don't hesitate to ask. > > > > HTH, > > Scott > > > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 1:51 AM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Can I do that from anywhere in the system, or should I be in a > >> particular directory? > >> > >> On Jul 9, 4:34 am, Scott Vargovich <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Honestly, it's a lot easier to do 'sudo apt-get install > >> adobe-flashplugin' > >> > and be done with it. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 6:29 AM, tid <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > On 8 July 2011 21:56, Chris Miller <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > >> It's `tar -x install_flash_player_10_linux.tar`, not `tar x ...` > >> > > >> > > I beg to differ. 'tar x' is just as allowable as 'tar -x' since 'x' > is > >> one > >> > > of the leading mode options. From the man page: > >> > > >> > > "The bundled-arguments format is supported for compatibility with > >> > > historic implementations. It consists > >> > > of an initial word (with no leading - character) in which each > >> > > character indicates an option. Arguments > >> > > follow as separate words. The order of the arguments must match > >> the > >> > > order of the corresponding charac- > >> > > ters in the bundled command word. " > >> > > >> > > You rightly point out the need for the 'f' flag.. > >> > > >> > > regards > >> > > >> > > Tid. > >> > > >> > > -- > >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux > Users > >> > > Group. > >> > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > >> > > To unsubscribe, send email to > >> [email protected] > >> > > For more options, visit our group at > >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > >> > > References can be found at:http://goo.gl/anqri > >> > > Please remember to abide by our list rules ( > >> http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor > >> > >http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > >> > > >> > -- > >> > <>< Scott Vargovich <>< > >> > ------------------------------------------ > >> > OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E > >> > ------------------------------------------ > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > >> Group. > >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > >> For more options, visit our group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > >> References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri > >> Please remember to abide by our list rules ( > http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor > >> http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > <>< Scott Vargovich <>< > > ------------------------------------------ > > OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri > > Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor > http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri > Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor > http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > -- <>< Scott Vargovich <>< ------------------------------------------ OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E ------------------------------------------ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. 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