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[xpod]

Right I have managed to install amarok using your instructions but I was wondering if you could tell me how to update to the amarok beta that you've posted the link to?

When I click download on the page it gives me a link to icons for other distros and kubuntu and I still have no idea how to install it so any help would be appreciated and thank you for your help so far

Looking at the actual download page only now i can see what you mean.
Unless you wanted to download the source and compile it yourself, along with installing all the KDE dependencies Amarok will need i`d just use the supported version for now.

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by xpod

Looking at the actual download page only now i can see what you mean.
Unless you wanted to download the source and compile it yourself, along with installing all the KDE dependencies Amarok will need i`d just use the supported version for now.

Thanks and you have a point it's too difficult for me to figure out I guess.

Im not sure how to install any of the dependencies and when I compile the build I get

TALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix`
-- The C compiler identification is GNU
-- The CXX compiler identification is unknown
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
CMake Error: your CXX compiler: "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER-NOTFOUND" was not found.   Please set CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER to a valid compiler path or name.
-- Looking for dlopen in dl
-- Looking for dlopen in dl - found
CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:70 (MESSAGE):
  Could NOT find Taglib (missing: TAGLIB_INCLUDES TAGLIB_LIBRARIES)
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  cmake/modules/FindTaglib.cmake:121 (FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS)
  CMakeLists.txt:18 (find_package)

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

So I will just leave it until it's final.

Thanks for the help im enjoying working with Ubuntu and rarely use windows7 now

[suggsy]

I have been at it two days and nights of research and 'trial & error', i am pleased to say i am now the proud and happy user of ubuntu linux 10.04, (or whatever it's called lol), and now download through usenet ssl and know how to launch windows progs in wine, woo hoo, that's me all happy and TIRED, thanks for all the help but one thing bothers me is that i keep reading you don't need antivirus with ubuntu linux, is this true as i feel insecure at not having one, i've been an avid user of Avira on my windows 7 for about 2 years, would it hurt to use that, or do i seriously not need a/v?

Thanks again

[xpod]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

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So I will just leave it until it's final.

Thanks for the help im enjoying working with Ubuntu and rarely use windows7 now

Good call. There`s rarely any need for most users to be installing from outside the repositories, especially stuff that`s already in there.

Originally Posted by suggsy

I have been at it two days and nights of research and 'trial & error', i am pleased to say i am now the proud and happy user of ubuntu linux 10.04, (or whatever it's called lol), and now download through usenet ssl and know how to launch windows progs in wine, woo hoo, that's me all happy and TIRED, thanks for all the help but one thing bothers me is that i keep reading you don't need antivirus with ubuntu linux, is this true as i feel insecure at not having one, i've been an avid user of Avira on my windows 7 for about 2 years, would it hurt to use that, or do i seriously not need a/v?

Thanks again

Read the security sticky over on Ubuntu forums. It should give you a better understanding of things to help you decide whether you might want/need AV or not.
Personally i`ve never used it and indeed never needed it in the nigh on 4 years i`ve now used *buntu/Linux in one form or another.

Some other good practices you might like to consider.

1: Not messing about with any of the default settings with regard to networking and not opening all manner of ports to the outside world for the likes of vnc/ssh etc, not without learning how to secure them properly anyway.

2: Use strong passwords for all users.

3: Don't install software from untrusted sources.

4: Use the NoScript extension in Firefox.

5: Back up regularly

6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 Don't be dumb. You only have to visit the security section of UF to see dumb people getting themselves hacked left, right & centre.

[suggsy]

Originally Posted by xpod

Good call. There`s rarely any need for most users to be installing from outside the repositories, especially stuff that`s already in there.



Read the security sticky over on Ubuntu forums. It should give you a better understanding of things to help you decide whether you might want/need AV or not.
Personally i`ve never used it and indeed never needed it in the nigh on 4 years i`ve now used *buntu/Linux in one form or another.

Some other good practices you might like to consider.

1: Not messing about with any of the default settings with regard to networking and not opening all manner of ports to the outside world for the likes of vnc/ssh etc, not without learning how to secure them properly anyway.

2: Use strong passwords for all users.

3: Don't install software from untrusted sources.

4: Use the NoScript extension in Firefox.

5: Back up regularly

6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 Don't be dumb. You only have to visit the security section of UF to see dumb people getting themselves hacked left, right & centre.

Thanks very much for the excellent advice, i will take a look at the link although i could enter the world's most cautious and vigilant internet user competition lol, it will only take me a few days to get out feeling 'insecure' in linux but that's just coming from using windows since the dinosaurs.

Thanks again

[Hiroki]

xpod which backup software would your recommend that I use?

[xpod]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

xpod which backup software would your recommend that I use?

There are just so many ways of backing up that i probably dont even know half the available options myself.....Although i`ve messed about with many of the more interesting methods i now generally just plug something in and copy it over.
A good place to start though, as ever, would be the BackupYourSystem guide for Ubuntu.

Full drive imaging is probably one of the best methods for full system backups that can be easily restored(just using virtual machines is good for that too) but if you want continual daily backs ups then something like rsync might be better.
The guide above probably links to most of the best options but here`s another couple of handy links.
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/creating-c...mastersys.html
http://www.clonezilla.org/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/rsync

Personally i just keep copies of important stuff on otherwise unused external drives and dvd`s but i also run an NFS server which everybody in the house can copy their own important stuff onto for safe keeping. ...which is handy as far as the kids are concerned. It`s also our local movie/muisic/game repo so everything like that is in one central location.

[Hiroki]

Thanks for the backup advice

Anyone know what the best way is to error check an external hdd in ubuntu?

[xpod]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

Thanks for the backup advice

Anyone know what the best way is to error check an external hdd in ubuntu?

Depends what file system you have it formatted with.

[Hiroki]

I keep forgetting the simplist things. It's currently formatted to fat32

[xpod]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

I keep forgetting the simplist things. It's currently formatted to fat32

Well, i`m sure you`ve probably figured it out for yourself by now but i think the absolute best way to deal with any Fat/ntfs type file systems would be to use Windows/Scandisk(?) but you can certainly try something like dosfsck in Ubuntu

So, for example..
With your external drive plugged in run...

sudo fdisk -l

That will tell you the location of your external drive/partitions...
Make sure the drive/partition you want to check is unmounted then run something like...

sudo dosfsck -a -w -v /dev/sdb1

Replacing "/dev/sdb1" with the location of your own drive.

There may well be better ways but i generally dont have much need for repairing Windows filesystems in Linux and even if/when i do i can easily do it in one of the Windows installations/vm`s we do have around.

EDIT: You can actually just use "fsck" on it`s own, without the "dos" part of the command.
ie...

sudo fsck -a -w -v /dev/sdb1

[Hiroki]

I ended up checking it through one of the right click options in ubuntu 10 and then I followed your way for extra measures

It found 5 bad sectors in ubuntu so then I tried windows 7 and it said it had bad sectors so I guess the external drive is humped.

Thanks for the help as always xpod

[xpod]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

I ended up checking it through one of the right click options in ubuntu 10 and then I followed your way for extra measures

It found 5 bad sectors in ubuntu so then I tried windows 7 and it said it had bad sectors so I guess the external drive is humped.

Thanks for the help as always xpod

What right click option did you use to run a file system check??
I know you can just use the disk utility(totally forgot about that myself) in your system/admin menu but the only option i have for messing about with disks via my right click menu on the default Ubuntu is the format option.

[Hiroki]

Was through the format option.

Right click -> Format -> Disk Utility -> Check File System

[xpod]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

Was through the format option.

Right click -> Format -> Disk Utility -> Check File System

Shows how much i`ve actually used the format option via the right click menu eh.