Konqueror and other Kubuntu questions

[Dilbert]

OK, to get myself familiar with how to install programs (and to stop that annoying lag), I downloaded an nVidia GeForce driver for Linux. I tried to install it, and got this message:



So, what does that mean to me? Install whatever it takes. So I downloaded... that... and tried to install it.

The instructions, I copied off a web page and put in a TXT file. The output of following those instructions is at right. Any ideas?



EDIT: When it says "make toolbar=", I realized I goofed on the previous line and hit Ctrl-C. Then I started over.

[GX1_Man]

It would be nice if nVidia and ATI provided a better driver install routine, but they have only minimally recognized Linux at this point. Were the native drivers in the distribution not sufficient? What were you trying to run?

Personally I would suggest you get familiar with general Linux navigation, basic commands, etc. before you get into this or kernal recompilation. Have some fun first!

[Dilbert]

What I'm trying to fix is the lag I get when I so much as drag the cursor to select multiple icons. Since Linux was touted as being faster, I assumed that it was my drivers.

But I'm not trying to install drivers at the moment. That was background info. I need the binutils... thing... installed.

As for fun, I'd love to, except that my fun usually comes in two categories:

1. Games

and

2. Web surfing

#1 is out - I don't have any Linux-compatible games. I also know that (obviously) web surfing is out until Konqueror is up. And to get Konqueror up I have to get this special tool so my Windows-ready WiFi will work on a 64-bit Linux. And to do that I have to figure out how to install things. I figured I'd get the ball rolling. But I think I can have fun. In fact, after I check the Kubuntu forums one more time, I'll do just that until it's time to go to bed. Then I'll secretly log back into Windows and check the forums. Just like always.

[Dilbert]

See what happens when you tell me to have fun??? My Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit isn't outputting any sound. These are good speakers. I tried to set it up in the Settings thing (I had to log in as root so the settings would not be grayed out - I'm sure there's a konsole workaround) but had no luck. I assume that's because - you guessed it - no drivers installed. But when I searched their site for drivers, I got this:

Sorry, no Creative updates are available for the selected query.

Ditto for firmware. Am I sentenced to a OS of silence?

[GX1_Man]

Open Konsole

su root
(password)
alsaconf


after that is done

alsamixer

What happens now?

Did you have sound at any point?

[Dilbert]

Well, no... but I do get "command not found" errors...

[Rob Pomeroy]

Dilber, don't start messing about with installing random packages.  Kubuntu has a massive package base.  Did you follow my instructions re installing Synaptic?  That's your starting point for installing anything.  You will be able to do a search in Synaptic to confirm whether binutils is already installed (I suspect it is).

[Dilbert]

Forgive me, I must have missed it. I'll download it now... done... burning... done... ah, darn it. It's the end of Spring Break, and I gotta get back to school. Whatever, I'll install it when I get home. Thanks. I don't know how I missed it...

[Dilbert]

OK, I just realized something. Synaptic requires apt, which is for Fedora Linux. Is this a problem?

[Rob Pomeroy]

Ununtu is derived in part from Fedora, and uses apt as its main package manager.  This is not a problem.