thanks stephen 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 insturctions 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? > >>> -- > >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: