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    • ErorGen886 on Fri 11 Sep 2009
    • 06:13:49 PM UTC

    installng stuff on linux (i need virtualbox AND SKYPE!!!)

    here are the steps i do also i have Linux 2.6.24-24-ipia
    1.I Install Either tar.bz2 or tar.gz or am i doing that wrong
    2.Open Archive Manger (is that wrong)
    3.Extract The Folder (is that wrong?)
    Open The Folder And Open A Program File
    It Shows A Error
    All I Want Is A Program

    And When I Dreaamm.... {Line From Disturbed-DownWithTheSickness! XD} Byezzzzzzzzzz

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    • sebsauvage on Fri 11 Sep 2009
    • 07:23:02 PM UTC

    What distribution do you use ?

    What distribution do you use ?

    I'm under Ubuntu, and there is a VirtualBox depot. It's only a line to add and a checkbox to check.
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    • ErorGen886 on Fri 11 Sep 2009
    • 07:31:32 PM UTC

    im new to linux

    Explain Slowly And Easily o.k

    {Line From Disturbed-DownWithTheSickness! XD}
    Byezzzzzzzzzz
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    • ErorGen886 on Fri 11 Sep 2009
    • 07:31:47 PM UTC

    oh wait

    Ubuntu
    {Line From Disturbed-DownWithTheSickness! XD}
    Byezzzzzzzzzz
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    • exa on Sat 12 Sep 2009
    • 05:10:14 PM UTC

    Ubuntu ? Use

    Ubuntu ? Use https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto or you can use command line install https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/apt-get...
    For other advices you should go to the ubuntu forum or juste the doc ^^
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    • sebsauvage on Sat 12 Sep 2009
    • 09:25:18 PM UTC

    Ok.

    Ubuntu, ok.

    For VirtualBox:
    wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/s... -O- | sudo apt-key add -
    sudo bash -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jaunty non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list'
    sudo aptitude update
    sudo aptitude install virtualbox

    For Skype, use the Medibuntu repository:
    wget -q http://fr.packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
    sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/jaunty.lis... -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
    sudo aptitude update
    sudo aptitude install skype

    and you're done.
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    • BobJam (not verified) on Sat 12 Sep 2009
    • 10:32:01 PM UTC

    Setup exe like

    You can download a .deb package for VirtualBox 3.06 (the latest version) right on the Sun site here: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads .

    These are packages (for 8.04, 8.10, and 9.04 distros of Ubuntu) that are easy to install by just double clicking on the .deb. Essentially, it's the same thing as setup.exe's for Windows.

    So instead of struggling with the CLI, you can just flat out download it from the Sun site and quickly install the .deb by double clicking.

    I don't know if there's something similar for Skype.
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    • ErorGen886 on Sun 13 Sep 2009
    • 08:35:03 AM UTC

    uhh i think...

    they have a .deb package i think...
    {Line From Disturbed-DownWithTheSickness! XD}
    Byezzzzzzzzzz
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    • sebsauvage on Sun 13 Sep 2009
    • 08:19:19 PM UTC

    Using repositories is better

    Using repositories is better: Software will be automatically updated.
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      • BobJam (not verified) on Sun 13 Sep 2009
      • 09:23:40 PM UTC

      Yes, but

      You are correct, that is the better way to do it, but . . .

      In your preferences for VirtualBox, under "Update", you can check "Check for updates", and specify the time period. That way you will get a notification from Sun if there's an update.

      And sometimes the repositories don't carry the update as soon as the source does.

      But I don't disagree . . . installing from the repositories is generally the better way.
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        • sebsauvage on Mon 14 Sep 2009
        • 06:56:13 AM UTC

        :-)

        And sometimes the repositories don't carry the update as soon as the source does.

        Sometimes... but I useVirtualBox.org repositories directly, so I expect them to have the latest version :-)