mint is an ubuntu core. it should work fine. On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > Could the problem be that I am running LinuxMint and not Ubuntu? > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >> the lightning bolt didn't show up anywhere. >> >> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>> thanks stephen >>> t >>> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Stephen wrote: >>>> >>>> your making this much harder than it needs to be. >>>> >>>> They have an Ubuntu install option that does not entail useing an RPM >>>> http://www.jupiterapplet.org/downloads.html there is ubuntu. >>>> wich takes you to >>>> https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/jupiter >>>> repo add insturctioyns from the same page: >>>> https://launchpad.net/+help-soyuz/ppa-sources-list.html >>>> >>>> they then have instructions on how to add the repo which you cna then >>>> use apt-get or my favorite aptitude to install. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Michael Havens >>>> wrote: >>>> > Thanks for inspiring me. My system is Ubuntu based so first I had to >>>> > google >>>> > for converting RPM to deb and I found Alien. So I run alien and it >>>> > runs >>>> > successfuly (I think). But no lightning bolt anywhere to be seen! Any >>>> > ideas >>>> > what I did wrong? >>>> > >>>> > bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ sudo alien -i * >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> > Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package jupiter: postinst >>>> > Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts. >>>> > warning: jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, >>>> > key ID >>>> > 069c119e: NOKEY >>>> >     dpkg --no-force-overwrite -i jupiter_0.0.51-4_all.deb >>>> > Selecting previously deselected package jupiter. >>>> > (Reading database ... 172494 files and directories currently >>>> > installed.) >>>> > Unpacking jupiter (from jupiter_0.0.51-4_all.deb) ... >>>> > Setting up jupiter (0.0.51-4) ... >>>> > Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... >>>> > Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... >>>> > Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... >>>> > Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index... >>>> > bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ sudo updatedb >>>> > bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ locate jupiter* >>>> > /home/bmike1/Downloads/jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm >>>> > /home/bmike1/Programs/Jupiter/jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm >>>> > bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ jupiter >>>> > jupiter: command not found >>>> > bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Brian Weaver >>>> > wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> Try this.. :) >>>> >> >>>> >> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+install+a+linux+RPM >>>> >> >>>> >> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Michael Havens >>>> >> wrote: >>>> >>> >>>> >>> well, I extracted the rpm and go >>>> >>> >>>> >>>      bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ ls -l >>>> >>>      total 60 >>>> >>>      drwxrwxr-x 4 bmike1 bmike1  4096 2011-11-29 08:07 etc >>>> >>>      -rw-rw-r-- 1 bmike1 bmike1 47296 2011-11-28 20:21 >>>> >>> jupiter-0.0.51-3.noarch.rpm >>>> >>>      drwxrwxr-x 5 bmike1 bmike1  4096 2011-11-29 08:07 usr >>>> >>>      drwxrwxr-x 3 bmike1 bmike1  4096 2011-11-29 08:07 var >>>> >>>      bmike1@Michaels-Presario ~/Programs/Jupiter $ >>>> >>> >>>> >>> What else am I supposed to do to install it? 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