when intsalling program i get an error while loading the archive

you need to give abit more information here - which program you trying to install, how you're doing it eg synaptic, add/remove, apt-get, aptitude

if you've just installed - are your repos set ok - system > admin >software sources - ticks in boxes but no tick in cdrom

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware

Vojtěch Trefný suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #66: “Installing software in ubuntu”.

It is called "Ares" I've never used Ubuntu before so I thought It was like Windows, Just dubble click. but it asks me to choose an application to open it with. I tried the add/remove bit but could not find it and I don't even think that the synopsis bit is even on here.

I simply want to know what programme I open this one with?

Sorry I didn't make that clear.

To install and use Ares a p2p windows software http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/ you can use Wine

Then you must download the ares install .exe save to your hard-disk and then using wine you can install and you can run it

But i strongly suggest you to use different alternative, there are many, p2p software for Linux.

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By the way to install Wine

Using Synaptic please first enable the universe repository:

Launch Synaptic from menu: System->Administration->Synaptic package manager
From Synaptic menu: Settings->Repositories-> Tab Ubuntu software
enable "Community Maintained open source software (universe)"
Close Synaptic

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install wine

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Then there are a lot of howto on the net:
http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/05/18/how-to-install-windows-programs-in-linux-using-wine/
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/wine
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine

Hope this helps

I put in the "sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install wine" bit so do I just close it? I don't see a save or anything like that.

To see if you have installed wine please open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

dpkg -l | grep -i wine

and copy result here. Thank you

kyle100101@kyle100101-laptop:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i wine
kyle100101@kyle100101-laptop:~$
kyle100101@kyle100101-laptop:~$
kyle100101@kyle100101-laptop:~$

You have not installed wine... please repeat this ( you must be connected to the net ):

To install Wine

Using Synaptic please first enable the universe repository:

Launch Synaptic from menu: System->Administration->Synaptic package manager
From Synaptic menu: Settings->Repositories-> Tab Ubuntu software
enable "Community Maintained open source software (universe)"
Close Synaptic

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update

sudo aptitude install wine

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Then repeat the command:

dpkg -l | grep -i wine

copy and paste result here again.

Thank you

Well when I put the wine command in it gave a rather large list and showed it installing and all. But now that other command you gave me is not doing anything.

Nevermind, here it is.

ii compiz 1:0.6.0+git20071008-0ubuntu1.1 OpenGL window and compositing manager
ii compiz-core 1:0.6.0+git20071008-0ubuntu1.1 OpenGL window and compositing manager
ii compiz-gnome 1:0.6.0+git20071008-0ubuntu1.1 OpenGL window and compositing manager - GNOME wind
ii compiz-plugins 1:0.6.0+git20071008-0ubuntu1.1 OpenGL window and compositing manager - plugins
ii libcucul0 0.99.beta11.debian-3 low-level Unicode character drawing library
ii libdecoration0 1:0.6.0+git20071008-0ubuntu1.1 Compiz window decoration library
ii libgnome-window-settings1 1:2.20.1-0ubuntu1 Utility library for getting window manager setting
ii libmetacity0 1:2.20.0-0ubuntu3 library of lightweight GTK2 based Window Manager
ii libnewt0.52 0.52.2-10ubuntu2 Not Erik's Windowing Toolkit - text mode windowing
ii libpt-1.10.0 1.10.10-0ubuntu2.1 Portable Windows Library
ii libpt-plugins-alsa 1.10.10-0ubuntu2.1 Portable Windows Library Audio Plugin for the ALSA
ii libpt-plugins-v4l 1.10.10-0ubuntu2.1 Portable Windows Library Video Plugin for Video4Li
ii libpt-plugins-v4l2 1.10.10-0ubuntu2.1 Portable Windows Library Video Plugin for Video4Li
ii libwmf0.2-7 0.2.8.4-6 Windows metafile conversion library
ii libwnck-common 2.20.1-0ubuntu1 Window Navigator Construction Kit - common files
ii libwnck22 2.20.1-0ubuntu1 Window Navigator Construction Kit - runtime files
ii libxft2 2.1.12-2ubuntu4 FreeType-based font drawing library for X
ii metacity 1:2.20.0-0ubuntu3 A lightweight GTK2 based Window Manager
ii metacity-common 1:2.20.0-0ubuntu3 Shared files of lightweight GTK2 based Window Mana
ii openoffice.org-draw 1:2.3.0-1ubuntu5.3 OpenOffice.org office suite - drawing
ii rdesktop 1.5.0-2 RDP client for Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server
ii tsclient 0.148-3ubuntu1 front-end for viewing of remote desktops in GNOME
ii x11-common 1:7.2-5ubuntu13 X Window System (X.Org) infrastructure
ii xbase-clients 1:7.2-5ubuntu13 X Window System client utility transitional packag
ii xfonts-utils 1:1.0.1-1ubuntu1 X Window System font utility programs
ii xorg 1:7.2-5ubuntu13 X.Org X Window System
ii xprop 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu1 X window property utility
ii xutils 1:7.2-5ubuntu13 X Window System miscellaneous utility transitional
ii xutils-dev 1:7.2.ds2-1ubuntu1 X Window System utility programs for development
ii xwininfo 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu1 X client - xwininfo
kyle100101@kyle100101-laptop:~$

A request to confirm. I may not have said yes lest time.

Well mate you solved my problem but my dad who is using the same version is having a bit of an error. I'll get him to make an account and post here.

So please mark this as solved.

Thank you

Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.