Grade 1 Student!!!

[cliffv]

Hi all,
this is cliffv a newcomer to this forum and a battling user of Ubuntu 7.10 with the KDE desktop environment.
I am really astonished at the capabilities of this program and being sick & tired of paying for Windows based programs, I think I have found the answer to my problem and will no doubt continue using Ubuntu.
Like all apprentices I am still battling a bit with the "dependancy" situation and would like to learn more about this topic. In trying to install Vodafone-mobile-connect-a-card-driver, problems arose with Python dependancies. In trying to install the one called for, one error after the other occurs that calls for another dependancy. This is rather confusing and trust somebody could tell me a bit more of this viscious circle!!!
Thanks for welcoming me to the forum!!!
Cliffv.

[fingal]

Hello cliffv and welcome to these Forums. The trick with resolving dependencies is to focus on learning how to use your distro's package management system.

There is no guarantee that the software you are trying to install is included in its list of packages, but it might be. If so, it will handle everything for you.

Best wishes - fingal.

[cliffv]

Hi Fingal,
Thanks for your prompt reply. When you talk about package management systems, which ones are you referring to? You need to remember that at one stage of my life I was told that tomatoes are good for a man's prostrate, but I found it very difficult to get them in there, until the day somebody told me I am supposed to eat them!!!
Did you actually think of packages such as Gdebi which I noticed on the system?
In the meantime I taught myself the installation procedures of RPM, debian and Tarball files but still battle a bit with .Run files. I am however adamant to get to know these things and like Mugabe I am not going to open my fist being scared of falling out of the tree!!!
Regards,
Cliffv.

[bryansmith]

.run files are run from the command line. Open up a terminal, 'cd' into the directory where it is stored and type:

chmod +x <name of file.run>
./<name of file.run>

So, for instance, if the file is located in /home/bryan/Desktop/ and called me.run, I would type the following:

cd Desktop/ (terminal defaults to user's home directory)
chmod +x me.run
./me.run

What python dependencies are you having a problem with?

Bryan