I'm trying to switch over to U from windows. All of this is new to me. I just installed U14.04 on my laptop. I want to be wireless. I have downloaded wifi-radar 2.0.s05-1.1.deb How do I install it? Because it recommended i also downloaded Aptitude_0.4.11.11.orig. How do I get it to install?
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1Why did you download wifi-radar? Doesn't Wi-Fi work out of the box? By the way, you should never manually download packages from the Internet. – Andrea Corbellini Nov 03 '14 at 17:30
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Install directly via Ubuntu Software Center
Instead of downloading a *.deb file and manually installing it, you can install programs directly via the ubuntu repositories:
1) Open the Ubuntu Software Center.
2) Search for the package you want to install.
3) Select the package, click on install and follow the instructions.
Install .deb files via the Ubuntu Software Center:
1) Open Nautilus File Browser and go to the directory containing the *.deb file
2) Double click the *.deb file. The Ubuntu Software Center should open up.
3) Click on Install and follow the instructions.
Install .deb files via command line interface:
1) Open a terminal (CTRL ALTT)
2) Change the directory to where the file is placed, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads
3) Enter
sudo dpkg -i *name*.deb
4) Press enter
5) Enter your password (don't get confused: no letters will be visible) and press enter again
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