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Re: I need help installing some 3rd party programs
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2015, 09:08:07 PM »
 

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To 5150Jim,

You're off to a bumpy start.  Let's try to smooth that out.

1) You can install the Java web applet via Lite Software Menu->System->Lite Software.

2) When in Lite Software, also consider installing Clementine (Music Player) and gtkpod (iDevices Manager) instead of iTunes.

3) What is the make and model of your printer?  Is your laptop the only computer that you cannot print with?  How did you try to connect to the printer?  Wirelessly, via a network connection, via a USB cable?

Okay, still not very smooth. So I'm doing one thing at a time & tried Java by Menu->System->Lite Software
and got an error.

Updating sources has failed.

Refer to /var/log/lite-software.log

for more information.
 

Re: I need help installing some 3rd party programs
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2015, 08:56:21 PM »
 

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ITunes and Linux don't work very well together.  I have read where some folks get it to run under WINE but I had zero luck.  Linux has decent music managers; however, if you're trying to manage Apple hardware (iPhones, iPods, etc.) you're facing a challenge.  I keep Win 7 running for this exact reason.  Why do you require Java? 

Here's a synopsis I found on Google:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/414737/how-do-i-install-itunes-on-ubuntu
I had a web training to do last night (Cisco WeEx Meeting) for a company that I work for part time & I clicked the link they email me & it said:
Java Not Enabled
   
This WebEx recording cannot be played because Java is not enabled in your Web browser or you don't have JVM installed.
- To enable Java: refer to your browser's online Help
- To install JVM: access <www.sun.com> to download
 

Re: I need help installing some 3rd party programs
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2015, 08:05:38 PM »
 

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Read 'Status of Supported Hardware' - http://www.gtkpod.org/wiki/Home here first before proceeding to see if your device is supported in gtkpod.
 

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To 5150Jim,

You're off to a bumpy start.  Let's try to smooth that out.

1) You can install the Java web applet via Lite Software Menu->System->Lite Software.

2) When in Lite Software, also consider installing Clementine (Music Player) and gtkpod (iDevices Manager) instead of iTunes.

3) What is the make and model of your printer?  Is your laptop the only computer that you cannot print with?  How did you try to connect to the printer?  Wirelessly, via a network connection, via a USB cable?
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Re: I need help installing some 3rd party programs
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2015, 07:26:37 PM »
 

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ITunes and Linux don't work very well together.  I have read where some folks get it to run under WINE but I had zero luck.  Linux has decent music managers; however, if you're trying to manage Apple hardware (iPhones, iPods, etc.) you're facing a challenge.  I keep Win 7 running for this exact reason.  Why do you require Java? 

Here's a synopsis I found on Google:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/414737/how-do-i-install-itunes-on-ubuntu
« Last Edit: August 19, 2015, 07:35:12 PM by OldGuy »
 

I need help installing some 3rd party programs
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2015, 05:27:27 PM »
 

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As you can probably tell, I'm new to Linux. I love it but I'm really confused about installing 3rd party programs. I have been around PCs since DOS 1.0. I had Vic 20s & C-64s before that.
Okay, sorry I digress. I hate WIN 8 but WIN 7 was okay & I have dual boot on this laptop but now WIN 7 is having problems but that's another topic. We have 4 laptops & I have Linux Lite on 3. But I'm not grasping how to get something as easy as iTunes on the laptop to work. Also last night I tried to install Java but not even sure where to go to & enable it.
I did use forum & this info:

Hello!

Yes, the procedure listed in the manual was the one I followed. That procedure didn't work, so I did what I do WHENEVER *ANYTHING* stumps me: I started Googling. I found THIS URL:

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=231503

The procedure spelled out at that URL did the trick. Oracle's Java check (JRE 7 Update 51, the latest one) now passes...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob
« Last Edit: March 06, 2014, 10:26:40 PM by N4RPS, Reason: Updated post to reflect solution to stated problem... »

But when it said to
Create a symbolic link to the libnpjp2.so file in the browser plugins directory
Go to the plugins sub-directory under the Firefox installation directory
cd <Firefox installation directory>/plugins
Create plugins directory if it does not exist.
Create the symbolic link
ln -s <Java installation directory>/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so


I was lost.
So I guess what I need is a little more hand holding as I go through the installations.
I still can't print from my laptop but that's for another day also.
So I have downloaded both iTunes & Java but can use either.
Can someone tell, is there an easy fix.
TNX, Jim
« Last Edit: August 19, 2015, 07:20:07 PM by 5150Jim »
 

 

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