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Cant install limewire/anything else

Asked by Omnixshadow on 2008-10-08

when i try to install limewire it says to close all other intallation programs (i.e. updates etc.) then wont continue intallation even tho nothing is open. then when i try to intall updates it says i have to manually run dpk something and when i do that it says i need super user privliges

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Language:: English Edit question

Status:: Solved

For:: Ubuntu Edit question

Assignee:: No assignee Edit question

Solved by:: Omnixshadow

Solved:: 2008-10-30

Last query:: 2008-10-30

Last reply:: 2008-10-08

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Wyatt Smith (wyatt-smith) said on 2008-10-08:

This information that you provided is not specific enough to determine the exact error you are having. You can try these commands in the terminal and then report back any errors you are getting.

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

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get autoremove

Please report any errors from these commands.

Thank you

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said on 2008-10-08:

First i suggest you to be sure your system is fully upgraded, to check:
open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

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

Then type:

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

Hope this helps

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said on 2008-10-08:

Be sure you have java installed is required by Limewire or Frostwire... (read below)

Then go to Get the .deb packages from http://www.frostwire.com/?id=downloads
and select open with gdebi.

Install it.

--------------------------------------------
How to install Java

To install sun-java6

Please first enable the multiverse repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]
enable "Software restrictecd by copyright or legal issue ( multiverse )"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

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

sudo aptitude update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin

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

and then select this as your default java jre with

sudo update-java-alternatives

Hope this helps

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Omnixshadow (omnixshadow) said on 2008-10-16:

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata_2008e-1ubuntu0.8.04_all.deb
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.31 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/f/firefox-3.0/firefox-3.0-gnome-support_3.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.3_amd64.deb
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.31 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/f/firefox-3.0/firefox-3.0_3.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.3_amd64.deb
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.31 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xulrunner-1.9/xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support_1.9.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.3_amd64.deb
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.31 80]