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From: BillW50 on 17 Dec 2009 10:30 In news:hgddr6$q0f$2(a)reader1.panix.com, the wharf rat typed on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:05:26 +0000 (UTC): > In article <hgbkqk$gg0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: >> >> Asus Xandros repository doesn't list any updates to Firefox 2.0.0.7 >> ('07 era). And this Thunderbird is 2.0.0.6 (also '07 era) and no >> updates for that either. > > Just install it from mozilla.com. Linux doesn't work like Windows. You just can't download a program and double click on it and you are good to go. You have to type lots of stuff in the terminal window first before you can do anything. -- Bill Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2
From: AJL on 17 Dec 2009 12:15 BillW50 wrote: > In news:hgddr6$q0f$2(a)reader1.panix.com, > the wharf rat typed on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:05:26 +0000 (UTC): >> In article <hgbkqk$gg0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >> BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: >>> >>> Asus Xandros repository doesn't list any updates to Firefox 2.0.0.7 >>> ('07 era). And this Thunderbird is 2.0.0.6 (also '07 era) and no >>> updates for that either. >> >> Just install it from mozilla.com. > > Linux doesn't work like Windows. You just can't download a program and > double click on it and you are good to go. It does in some Linux versions. Many I've tried recently have a download package handlers that work quite well. You simply select the app you want (Including Firefox) and it downloads and installs. No terminal window required. > You have to type lots of > stuff in the terminal window first before you can do anything. Even Xandros on this Eee PC 2G Surf has a package handler (Synaptic) that will download and install without the terminal. I got this Usenet reader (Knode) that way. Course I had to modify a file in the Ice Window Manager to get a launch icon but I still didn't need the terminal window...
From: the wharf rat on 17 Dec 2009 19:06 In article <hgdiq2$sbp$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: > >Linux doesn't work like Windows. You just can't download a program and >double click on it and you are good to go. Of course you can.
From: BillW50 on 18 Dec 2009 08:58 In news:Tc6dnUJOW4vI-7fWnZ2dnUVZ_hadnZ2d(a)giganews.com, AJL typed on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:15:58 -0700: > BillW50 wrote: > >> In news:hgddr6$q0f$2(a)reader1.panix.com, >> the wharf rat typed on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:05:26 +0000 (UTC): >>> In article <hgbkqk$gg0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >>> BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: >>>> >>>> Asus Xandros repository doesn't list any updates to Firefox 2.0.0.7 >>>> ('07 era). And this Thunderbird is 2.0.0.6 (also '07 era) and no >>>> updates for that either. >>> >>> Just install it from mozilla.com. >> >> Linux doesn't work like Windows. You just can't download a program >> and double click on it and you are good to go. > > It does in some Linux versions. Many I've tried recently have a > download package handlers that work quite well. You simply select the > app you want (Including Firefox) and it downloads and installs. No > terminal window required. But with that method, you need a repository address. Webpages doesn't work. >> You have to type lots of >> stuff in the terminal window first before you can do anything. > > Even Xandros on this Eee PC 2G Surf has a package handler (Synaptic) > that will download and install without the terminal. I got this > Usenet reader (Knode) that way. Course I had to modify a file in the > Ice Window Manager to get a launch icon but I still didn't need the > terminal window... You didn't have go to the terminal window and give yourself root access control before installing? I can't even access the KDE desktop without modifying the system by giving myself root level access first. And my experience with Xandros is that you can't change too much, otherwise Xandros sees itself as corrupt and resets everything to factory state without warning. Surely you would think it would say hit any key to continue or something. Nope, it just says I am doing it and nothing you can do about it. -- Bill Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2
From: BillW50 on 18 Dec 2009 08:58
In news:hgeh2l$leo$3(a)reader1.panix.com, the wharf rat typed on Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:06:45 +0000 (UTC): > In article <hgdiq2$sbp$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: >> >> Linux doesn't work like Windows. You just can't download a program >> and double click on it and you are good to go. > > Of course you can. Okay I'll give it a shot here this weekend. I'll let you know what happens. <grin> -- Bill Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2 |