frank Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Hey,I just got ubuntu set up on a crappy laptop(p3 400mhz) and i couldnt get Java for live chat to install or my wireless network card. The software does not start. I tried to get WINE to work but im not sure if did(how can i access it or how do oi use it?) well if you know how to get that stuff installed or use WINE that would be great. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 what version of ubuntu is it?? 5.04 or 5.10? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 what version of ubuntu is it?? 5.04 or 5.10?5.10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iccaros Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hey,I just got ubuntu set up on a crappy laptop(p3 400mhz) and i couldnt get Java for live chat to install or my wireless network card. The software does not start. I tried to get WINE to work but im not sure if did(how can i access it or how do oi use it?) well if you know how to get that stuff installed or use WINE that would be great. Thanks!our questions..how did you try to install java?what wireless card?how did you try to install wine.. and what programs are you going to try with it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 (edited) use automatix, it will help you take care of wine and java. it's another issue on the wireless cardThread at Ubuntu Forumsu need to run winecfg manually after installation of wine using automatixall these commands are done in terminal on gnome,applications>accesories>Terminalwget http://beerorkid.com/automatix/automatix-ubuntu_4.4-2_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i automatix-ubuntu_4.4-2_i386.debAutomatix gets installed in Applications--> System ToolsTo uninstall Automatix, do the following:sudo apt-get remove automatixHowto remember which options In Automatix u have already checked in the past : Open terminal and typecat $HOME/automatix.logPlease NOTE:Automatix does not support ppc (powerpc) and AMD64 packages. If it works for u, well and good but if it doesnt, I am sorry but since Ubuntu itself does not fully support these architectures, I cannot do anything about it. Edited January 23, 2006 by Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 (edited) Hey,I just got ubuntu set up on a crappy laptop(p3 400mhz) and i couldnt get Java for live chat to install or my wireless network card. The software does not start. I tried to get WINE to work but im not sure if did(how can i access it or how do oi use it?) well if you know how to get that stuff installed or use WINE that would be great. Thanks!our questions..how did you try to install java?what wireless card?how did you try to install wine.. and what programs are you going to try with it?ok i installed java from java.com and got the linux download. I am using a Linksys speedbooster card(i cant get the software to run on linux which is the problem so i need something to convert it or something to linux) i installed wine from how they said with synaptic package manager. (im not totally sure how to use it jsut someone told me about it in live chat and so i tried it and i dont get how to use it, or linux really in general.) Edited January 21, 2006 by frank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 the linux version you downloaded from Java.com requires a little programming on your part to make it work. was this the JDK or just the JRE? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 the linux version you downloaded from Java.com requires a little programming on your part to make it work. was this the JDK or just the JRE?JRE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Information taken from the Ubuntu Wiki in regards to restricted formatsGo to [WWW] http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp and click on “Download JRE 5.0 Update 6â€. Ensure you do not choose one of the JDK or J2EE versions.You must first accept the licence, then click on “Linux self-extracting file†(jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin). Save this file to your hard drive.Make the downloaded file executable. At the command line, change to the directory where you downloaded the file, and typechmod +x jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.binInstall the java-package and java-common, as well as fakeroot (which allows a non-root user to create the package derived from Sun's bin file):sudo apt-get install fakeroot java-package java-commonIf you get an error when installing java-package, you need to enable the multiverse repository (see AddingRepositoriesHowto).To install the JRE, type the lines below:fakeroot make-jpkg jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.binsudo dpkg -i sun-j2re1.5_1.5.0+update06_i386.deb(Note: in above example, i386 might have to be i586.)If you get an error similar to this:Loading plugins: blackdown-j2re.sh blackdown-j2sdk.sh common.sh ibm-j2re.sh ibm-j2sdk.sh j2re.sh j2sdk.sh j2se.sh sun-j2re.sh sun-j2sdk.shNo matching plugin was found.TryDEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE=i386-linux fakeroot make-jpkg jre-1_5_0_03-linux-i586.bin[code]or similar command if you are not using i386 architecture. (Note: in above example, 1_5_0_03 might have to be 1_5_0_06.)make-jpkg translates Sun's bin file into a debian package. Then dpkg installs that package. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Information taken from the Ubuntu Wiki in regards to restricted formatsGo to [WWW] http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp and click on “Download JRE 5.0 Update 6â€. Ensure you do not choose one of the JDK or J2EE versions.You must first accept the licence, then click on “Linux self-extracting file†(jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin). Save this file to your hard drive.Make the downloaded file executable. At the command line, change to the directory where you downloaded the file, and typechmod +x jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.binInstall the java-package and java-common, as well as fakeroot (which allows a non-root user to create the package derived from Sun's bin file):sudo apt-get install fakeroot java-package java-commonIf you get an error when installing java-package, you need to enable the multiverse repository (see AddingRepositoriesHowto).To install the JRE, type the lines below:fakeroot make-jpkg jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.binsudo dpkg -i sun-j2re1.5_1.5.0+update06_i386.deb(Note: in above example, i386 might have to be i586.)If you get an error similar to this:Loading plugins: blackdown-j2re.sh blackdown-j2sdk.sh common.sh ibm-j2re.sh ibm-j2sdk.sh j2re.sh j2sdk.sh j2se.sh sun-j2re.sh sun-j2sdk.shNo matching plugin was found.TryDEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE=i386-linux fakeroot make-jpkg jre-1_5_0_03-linux-i586.bin[code]or similar command if you are not using i386 architecture. (Note: in above example, 1_5_0_03 might have to be 1_5_0_06.)make-jpkg translates Sun's bin file into a debian package. Then dpkg installs that package.ok i got it all downloaded but i dont understand how ot make it exeutatible or change the command line so if you could cleirfy that would be excellent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 ok, i actually got it to "work" but it said permission denied so how to i incorperate the admin password or what? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 thats what the chmod +x step was supposed to do. from what you are explaining, it appears you missed a step.did you follow every step as it was outlined?? and did you use the standard terminal or the root terminal?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) thats what the chmod +x step was supposed to do. from what you are explaining, it appears you missed a step.did you follow every step as it was outlined?? and did you use the standard terminal or the root terminal??i think idid everything, im not sure which one i, i used the one in applications>accessories>teminal Edited January 22, 2006 by frank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 ok thats the standard terminal. Which is the one you were supposed to use. I found what happened.type the following in Terminal so you can select which version of Java to use. if the Sun java you installed isn't listed then you missed a step in the prior directions and will have to start over from the beginning.sudo update-alternatives --config java Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 ok thats the standard terminal. Which is the one you were supposed to use. I found what happened.type the following in Terminal so you can select which version of Java to use. if the Sun java you installed isn't listed then you missed a step in the prior directions and will have to start over from the beginning.sudo update-alternatives --config javaok, my version was not in there and from the very first step it said permission denied (the chmod +x step it said this) and i typed the exact location with that code following in the standard terminal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 ok frank,I the other topic you posted about Automatix, I answered you on where to get the tool. If you can download that, and run it, it will save you some time trying to troubleshoot this problem as it will do it all for you. all you have to do is run it.once you install it, click on Applications>system Tools> automatix. then put a check next to the items you want installed. if you still need to install wine, it will do it for you however, after it runs you will have to type the following in terminalwinecfgthis will help you configure wine to work.Hope this helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 type the following in a terminalwget http://beerorkid.com/automatix/automatix-ubuntu_4.4-2_i386.debafter it has downloaded it type this nextsudo dpkg -i automatix-ubuntu_4.4-2_i386.debthere ya go you just installed it. then go to applications>system tools>automatixthen run check what you want to run Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) ok about the java thing,..i got part of it to work...(didnt relize the make exe thing OPPS) well any way i installed footroot, but then went to the next step and it said "/usr/bin/fakeroot: line 150: make-jpkg: command not found" the command i typed into to get this message was "fakeroot make-jpkg jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin". do you know why?(i got automatix to work )WELL I GUESS THAT QUESTION WAS POINTLESS CUZ IN AUTOMATIX I CAN JUST INSTALL JAVA FROM TEHRE... Edited January 23, 2006 by frank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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