Re: [SLUG] Newbie -> Can't execute anything I've downloaded

["Steve Lindsay" <stephen.a.lindsay@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 5/1/06, Josh Shone <josh.shone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello, first e-mail:
Howdy.

> Trying to get Firefox 1.5 and Frostwire on to my Kubuntu 5.10 install.
> Firefox comes in a tar.gz, Frostwire in a .deb package.
>
> Firefox:

The newer version of ubuntu (dapper) has firefox 1.5. Dapper is in
beta now so the final release cannot be too far away if you can
tolerate 1.0.8 for a little while and wait for the upgrade. It's
generally much easier to run apps that your distribution packages for
you than trying to install stuff from the actual project (for example,
you don't need to re-install when a security bug gets patched, the
ubuntu guys roll out a patched version and you pick it up next time
you run the update manager, no brainer).

Only minor drawback is you can be a little behind the latest version
of a given application. With ubuntu though the worst case is about 6
months though (or 6 months + a bit for longer for dapper :)

> Frostwire:

Had never heard of frostwire, the faq says its a java app. Possibly
silly question but have you got java installed?

Otherwise do as already has been suggested and run it from the command
line in a terminal. Hopefully a meaningful error will be printed out
which you could google for and/or post to the list.

Cheers......Steve