Firefox in Kubuntu?

[Pike]

Hi... I'm pretty new to Linux; I now have it running on my laptop because Windows was being a pain and I figured there's no better time to start using Linux

Anyway, I'm using Kubuntu, and I'd like to get Firefox installed. So I did a google search and found a bunch of different ways to install Firefox... the problem is, none of these seem to work for me. When I go into Adept, it says that Firefox is already installed, even though I don't see it in the menu anywhere. And typing "sudo apt-get install firefox" into the Konsole gets me this:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package firefox is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
  libnss3
E: Package firefox has no installation candidate

Am I doing something wrong...? Please help a newbie! Thanks in advance

[SZF2001]

I suggest following this tutorial on installing a new Firefox browser.

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/firefox

The script will get you the latest Firefox app, so you won't get the default 1.5.00 version packed with Ubuntu.

I would also use that page for installing Flash 9. But on the command where he says to put it in the Firefox folder, you should change it to Mozilla.

So it will go from this:

sudo mv flash-player-plugin-9.0.21.78/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/

To this:

sudo mv flash-player-plugin-9.0.21.78/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

So if you ever switch to something like Opera then it will be recodnized.

EDIT: Also, make sure your repositories are up-to-date and functioning. That same page will also give you instructions on repositories. I know that my repo's were funky one time and packages wouldn't do jack crap.

[Pike]

Thank you for the reply, I went to that page that you linked to and tried the methods that it mentioned but I had no success... that script doesn't seem to want to work for me. I do think I am having some sort of problem with the repositories, although I followed the instructions on that page... but trying to update the repositories seems to get me a bunch of "could not connect" types of errors: "101 network is unreachable".

[SZF2001]

So, you honestly tried the repository guide on that site? Hm...

Are you making sure that you are using the repository for your version of Ubuntu (Breezy, Dapper, Edgy)?

Another way of installing flash is by using Automatix.

http://www.getautomatix.com/

Go to the downloads page and use the Quick Installation - you know, download the .deb file independently and run it through a command on the terminal or just double click it for an installer to come up.

There should be an installation for flash, and hopefully it's the Gnash plugin or at least Flash 9.

I'm sorry, I wish I could go into more detail but I am on a school computer and for some reason I can't access either the Ubuntu forums or the Automatix page. If you need more help I'll be on my home computer later on today.

You really need to fix your repositories for future downloading and software installing, buddy. That can't be good... Good luck.

[Pike]

I found out what was wrong, my etc/resolf.conf file was set to the wrong nameserver so I couldn't connect to any of the repositories. I've got it fixed and that site you linked me to works great Thank you for the help!