hello I have installed ubuntu and I Have no idea what the hell I am doing and could anyone help me figure out to install flash player for firefox and skype?
I haven't used Linux in a while, but check out the link below and this YouTube Channel w/ Ubuntu How To Videos.... Ubuntu Linux: How to Install Flash Player for firefox Ubuntu for Dummies part 1 - YouTube
thanks, I have flash now I just need skype ---------- Post added 15th Apr 2012 at 06:50 PM ---------- wait it says missing plug in in firefox ---------- Post added 15th Apr 2012 at 06:55 PM ---------- grrr I want to cry ;( I can't figure out to work this and I can't switch back and my screen is huge and I have to scroll around everywhere
"so the package manager [9:56:20 PM] mouse: he'll need to open it [9:56:22 PM] mouse: it's in [9:56:26 PM] mouse: the system drop down menu [9:56:35 PM] mouse: synaptic, it should be called [9:56:56 PM] mouse: and than search for sun-java6 [9:5: he'll come up with a bunch of options, i think. he'll need to select sun-java6-bin and sun-java6-jre" someone told me to tell you that "apply the changes [9:57:59 PM] mouse: it'll download and install, than it should be ready to use" I asked a friend of mine for help since she has linux or something
Open a terminal and type the following: "sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree" And you should be good to go. For Skype, try this: 1. Type "uname -a" in the Terminal This is a command that will show you your system type. You'll get a response like this: "Linux BPC-V-L 2.6.38-14-generic #58-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 27 20:04:55 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux" The part in bold will be either "i686" or "x86_64". If you see "i686", you're using 32-bit Ubuntu. If you see "x86_64", you're using 64-bit Ubuntu. Why do you need to know this? 2. The Skype website will ask you which version to download for your system, 32 or 64-bit. Go here: Download the latest version of Skype for Linux and download the "Ubuntu" package for whatever your system is. Download the "DEB" package and then open it once you download it; Software Center should help you install it. If you see "Wrong Architecture" error in the Software Center, that means you downloaded the wrong type. Write back if you have any questions.
