Cant install anything

[aholm006]

im trying to install flash on my computer...why might i get this message



Could not open "flash-plugin-10.2.152.27-release.i386.rpm"

Archive type not supported.


i cant install anything..i cant instal chrome....or up grade firefox....i read so many n00b forums..nothing works..

[aholm006]

i just tried using the .deb download ...and i got this message

error: dependency is not satisfiable: libcairo2

[aholm006]

tried this too

ash@george-bluth:~$ sudo apt-get install apturl
[sudo] password for ash:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
apturl is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
ash@george-bluth:~$ sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package adobe-flashplugin
ash@george-bluth:~$
ash@george-bluth:~$

[TaZMAniac]

I assume you are using Ubuntu or one of the derivatives?
The answer to your error message is in the message.

error: dependency is not satisfiable: libcairo2

You are missing libcairo2

Open a terminal and type the following;

sudo apt-get install libcairo2

Now try running that .deb files for Ubuntu.
You don't say if you have the 32bit or 64bit version of your distro.
So make sure you have the .deb file that corresponds to your distro.
As for chrome...... you can get the Chromium Web Browser which is the community version of Chrome by opening up Synaptic Package Manager (Under System/Administration) and in the search window type chromium.

Select the package to be installed then click on apply.
Almost all of your software can be installed through Synaptic.
It handles all dependency issues and is much safer then going to random sites and installing packages.
The only time I need to use a .deb package is if I'm using a proprietary package like video drivers, flash or virtual box.

[qumran]

tried this too

ash@george-bluth:~$ sudo apt-get install apturl
[sudo] password for ash:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
apturl is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
ash@george-bluth:~$ sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package adobe-flashplugin
ash@george-bluth:~$
ash@george-bluth:~$

It clearly states that the adobe-flashplugin could not be found. Most likely you do not have that in your repos. adobe-flashplugin is located in the external repository (archive.canonical.com/partner), while the flashplugin-nonfree package is located in the ubuntu repository (ubuntu.com/multiverse)

So I would advise you to use the flashplugin-nonfree, this package does not contain the actual program, it downloads it directly from adobes server, so it is up to date.

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

This will also solve your dependency issues.

Check out this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Re...dFormats/Flash, there you'll find everything you need to know to get it to work.

Also you mention that you can't install anything. Have you updated your repos?

sudo apt-get update

If this works without error messages you can install. If you think it is easier with a graphical user interface you could use Synaptic Package Manager.