[Deaf-lug] Ubuntu Rocks!

[Paul Johnston]

On Thu, 2008-04-03 at 20:18 +0100, Paul Johnston wrote:
> Hi again,
> 
> Just set up the Evolution app to receive and send my emails....testing
> by sending my first email.....
> 
> I am having problems installing certain apps like Gnome-Do.
> 
> sudo apt-get install...does not seem to work for me for some reason.
> Not just for Gnome-Do but other apps e.g. Frozen Bubble as suggested by
> this URL
> 
> http://thedailyubuntu.blogspot.com/2008/02/frozen-bubble-ridiculously-addictive.html
> 
> When trying to install Gnome-Do I get the following (similar to Frozen
> Bubble)
> 
> root at paul-laptop:~# sudo apt-get install gnome-do
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree       
> Reading state information... Done
> E: Couldn't find package gnome-do
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Paul
> 
> On Thu, 2008-04-03 at 09:42 +0100, JGJones wrote:
> > Great glad to hear you got wifi working :)
> > 
> > While there are GUI's for what I do, I just use terminal more (once you 
> > are used to it, it's faster too).
> > 
> > Now another thing to make you love Gnome more (although the same tool 
> > can be used on KDE too) - Gnome-Do
> > 
> > If you are on Hardy then you can install it within Synaptics or do this 
> > command:
> > 
> > sudo apt-get install gnome-do
> > 
> > More about Gnome-Do - http://do.davebsd.com/
> > 
> > Mine is mapped to <Super><Spacebar> (<Super> = Windows key). Fintan - if 
> > you're wondering how the hell I could do multiple tweets to Twitter 
> > quickly...I use the Twitter plugin for Gnome-Do ;-)
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > Paul Johnston wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > The wireless networking issue has been resolved.  Many thanks Joe.  I recommend the Wifi Radar app.  It helped me, by telling me my laptop is picking up the signals.
> > > 
> > > I am finding I am liking Ubuntu more every time I use it.  Much cleaner and slicker than Windows.   I find the fact it is free amazing.  OpenOffice is pretty decent too, esp when its free.
> > > 
> > > I quite like doing things at the terminal prompt.  Brings back memories of the good old DOS days!!
> > > 
> > > Cheers all,
> > > 
> > > Paul.
> > > 
> > > 
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