Two ubuntu questions

**Fix3r** · 07-16-2006

I have two ubuntu questions I need to ask you.

My first question is, I just installed ubuntu on my laptop. I need to get internet on it and I have a wireless card
( WPC11-V3 - Instant Wireless - Network PC Card - Lynksys )

I need to know how to get internet on my laptop with software or no software..I have internet on this ubuntu computer so I can files to the computer if needed.

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My second question is I am on mozilla firefox right now and when ever I try to listen to music or watch a video on firefox it brings up totem. I need to change it so it brings up mplayer or something else as the default. How do I do this?

**antidrugue** · 07-16-2006

For wireless, just install the "ndiswrapper-utils" package :

Code:

sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils

And then you can configure your card with those instructions :
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/m...dex.php/Ubuntu

**Fix3r** · 07-16-2006

Originally Posted by antidrugue

For wireless, just install the "ndiswrapper-utils" package :

Code:

sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils

And then you can configure your card with those instructions :
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/m...dex.php/Ubuntu

When I type that in my laptop it says this:

Code:

fix@localhost:-$ sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package ndiswrapper-utils

I don't have internet on my laptop yet.

**antidrugue** · 07-16-2006

Originally Posted by Fix3r

I don't have internet on my laptop yet.

Then make sure you have the Ubuntu CD in.

**Fix3r** · 07-16-2006

I put it in and nothing happens still. There isn't anything I can download on this computer and thens end it to that one via USB ect..?

**vidd** · 07-16-2006

your laptop should have a wired network card.....plug directly into your router to use apt-get.

if you cannot connect this way, access the internet on another computer, download it from HERE, save to disk and install that way

**d38dm8nw81k1ng** · 07-16-2006

can't you just plug it into the router through the ethernet line? that could make things easier temporarily. if this isn't possible, you can download the file from the relevant ubuntu repository manually.

**Fix3r** · 07-16-2006

Originally Posted by d38dm8nw81k1ng

can't you just plug it into the router through the ethernet line? that could make things easier temporarily. if this isn't possible, you can download the file from the relevant ubuntu repository manually.

My computer is old, I have no ethernet port.

THanks I'll try this vidd

**Fix3r** · 07-16-2006

Okay I have it on my computer and I have tar'd it. Now I don't understand what to do next with ubuntu ;\

**antidrugue** · 07-16-2006

The package "ndiswrapper-utils" should be in .deb format. You can download it here :
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...untu2_i386.deb

And then install it like that :

Code:

sudo dpkg -i ndiswrapper-utils_1.8-0ubuntu2_i386.deb

You may need some other packages (dependencies) to make it work.

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