Re: Help! Can't manage files in Ubuntu/GNOME/Bash

Rebel Lion wrote:
On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:35:53 -0400, Walter H Donavan wrote:


Ubuntu 5.10

All I want to do is pass a .deb file on my desktop to dpkg so I can install the program. But I can't do it because I can't tell dpkg where the file is! I can't tell it in Terminal and I can't do it in File Browser. I'm going nuts.

Drag and drop is useless and I can't get to the desktop folder to run dpkg from there.

Here is what I am trying to do (install gimpshop, a photoshop-ized version of GIMP):

sudo dpkg -i gimp_2.2.4-2_i386.deb

I got the above command line from the download site.

Walterius


Ok I take it you downloaded it with firefox, this defaults to
downloading to desktop, stupid policy, in the preferences tell it to ask
you each time then you can make a directory for downloads. To solve
your present problem open a terminal then cd Desktop, note the capital,
linux is case sensitive. Now ls to make sure the deb is there and sudo
dpkg -i gimp...here hit the tab key it will autocomplete...tab is your
friend in a terminal :)




Gotcha. Thank you kindly!
.

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