As I told Rik earlier today, I always end up installing the latest version of Ubuntu on the nearest accessible laptop when left without any better activity for a few days.
This usually starts by a long and frustrating struggle to actually manage to install it at all. This time however, it was strangely compliant. I had a brief hickup when creating the bootable USB that was easily solved by just reformatting it from NTFS to FAT32.
The next thing that happens is that I get impressed by the built-in smartness like the all-inclusive instant messaging service. Why I continue to get surprised by it every time I encounter Ubuntu I do not know...
The next step is to get VLC and watch a movie from my Windows files - works like a charm, closely followed by a bitTorrent client...
By now I start realizing that the browser I'm using is Firefox, which prompts me to start looking for add-ons. After a few minutes trying to find an add-on that imitates one of Opera's standard features I somewhat sheepishly realize that there is indeed a Linux version of Opera.
This is when the fun begins. Downloading Opera is easy as pie. Installing it - not so much (for a Windows noob like myself). Double clicking the package actually does produce an attempt by the OS to install it, but it invariably fails.
I google "how to install a .deb file in ubuntu" and find an answer going somewhere along the lines "type X in command prompt". Easy enough...
..."how to open command prompt in Ubuntu" produces the following instructions: The easiest way to open the Terminal is to use the 'search' function on the dash. Or you can click on the 'More Apps' button, click on the 'See more results' by the installed section, and find it in that list of applications. A third way, available after you click on the 'More Apps' button, is to go to the search bar, and see that the far right end of it says 'All Applications'. You then click on that, and you'll see the full list. Then you can go to Accessories > Terminal after that. So, the methods in Unity are:
Dash -> Search for Terminal
Dash -> More Apps -> 'See More Results' -> Terminal
Dash -> More Apps -> Accessories -> Terminal
Keyboard Shortcut: Ctl + Alt + T
I decide to use the keyboard shortcut. It works. 'Nuff said.
Ps. The installation command failed though. Trying the other type of package that Opera provided. Ds.
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My instinct when looking for a webpage is always to google "wellknowncompany" rather than typing "wellknowncompany.com" in the address field :S
Question: is there really no Opera in the application-install-guide-thingy that I can't remember what it's called... I'm not sure the software center is the same thing? I am such a Linux noob. Synaptic! Synaptic. Well if it isn't I am disappoint.
Reading this I realize that I've forgotten all my hard-earned knowledge about Linux commands and software, which is very sad, very sad indeed.
Also I have had rather discouraging results as times with the "wellknowncompany.com" thing. Say Steam f.ex. that uses "steampowered.com" or something. Google is safer. ^^
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Nu förstår jag varför...
@Yeonni Sadly no, it is not available in the software center. When I follow the instructions given by Opera, which is to simply open the .deb file, it tries to open it with the software center, but it deosn't work :(
hm but synaptic i think is not software center, you should get that.
@sara: ...what?
also, i too google google translate, but why would i google google?
I usually google google from the PS3, since the original search-thing it shows you is some useless google offshoot, so I google google so that I can google what I want.
Google.
Also, you might want to get to the homepage of the actual company, which certainly isn't google.com
Its funny how home desktop use of linux is always a constant struggle to make it look like windows. Personally i'd just install windows ;)
(ignore this point if the only option was windows vista)
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