Hello i am extremely new to all of this greatness.

Posted Mon, 2009-06-08 00:51 by MamaNoob1984

I have been using Ubuntu for over a year and (believe it or not) have no idea how to use it. The entire time i have had it I have been dealing with no videos, no sound, no instant messenger services... basically anything you name, i can't do. :'(

I was given a computer for free by a guy and he had Linux installed on it....I was kinda glad because I had heard many good things about Ubuntu but have become incredibly frustrated with not being able to do ANYthing.

I need to know how to :install (or check to see if it is already installed) the newest version of Firefox

and how to installed Flash 10

I need STEP BY STEP instructions, because as I already said, I am a computer illiterate.

Hopefully someone will take pity on me and show me to the light...?

Comments

1) "Download the Linux

by alanrochester - 2009-06-08 12:51

1) "Download the Linux Starter Pack" at http://www.tuxradar.com/linuxstarterpack
2) Look at the Ubuntu Unofficial Guide at http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Jaunty
3) Look at "Ubuntu Linux Resources" at http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index.php

To install use the Package Manager. Synaptic. It will automagically download and install applications.

To get Flash you just need to install the package: ubuntu-restricted-extras
Connect to the internet, open a Terminal and input the command: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

install drivers from Debian protal

by FewClues - 2009-06-15 22:55

You can go to http://appnr.com/category/codec and simply download them all. Restart the browser and you should be able to watch anything.

Don't wait so long to yell for help!!