thank you for your infos helpful for a newcomer, best regards from Worms Germany 2010/7/18 <kde-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Send kde mailing list submissions to > kde@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kde-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kde-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kde digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Beginner problems - installation google earth > (Karl-Heinz Stickler) > 2. Re: Beginner problems - installation google earth (Billie Walsh) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:41:21 +0200 > From: Karl-Heinz Stickler <m.kh.stickler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Beginner problems - installation google earth > To: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: > <AANLkTimrXOL2Syl38xVOLFYuRFKp3UBIgPo_w_ms25Es@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear sirs and Ladies, > > I changed from Windows XP to kubuntu 10.04. reason permanent trojaner > problems in windows. > F,e, earth is downloaded nd I try to Install. In this process a > window will opened tto ask > > "OPEN WITH " so I dont know to continue ? > > thanks for help > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:10:57 -0500 > From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Beginner problems - installation google earth > To: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <4C41B9F1.8040504@xxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 07/17/2010 08:41 AM, Karl-Heinz Stickler wrote: >> Dear sirs and Ladies, >> >> I changed from Windows XP to kubuntu 10.04. reason permanent trojaner >> problems in windows. >> F,e, earth is downloaded nd I try to Install. In this process a >> window will opened tto ask >> >> "OPEN WITH " so I dont know to continue ? >> >> thanks for help > > First, for the most part you do not need to download applications and > manually install. There are exceptions, but most things you will need > are in the repositories. > > Second, I would recommend that you install Synaptic Package Handler. It > works much better than Kpackagekit [ sorry guys for bashing a KDE app > but truth is truth ]. > > kdesudo apt-get install synaptic > > in a terminal window [ big blue "K" button > System > Konsole ] will > usually do the trick. > > Third, if you want to use Kpackagekit go to the fourth step. > > Fourth, Whichever package handler you decide to use it is found in > "System". Open and at the top there is a search box. Type in "Google" [ > no quotes of course ] and scroll down to find what you need. In Synaptic > you right click on the little box to the left of the program name and > select "Install" from the drop box. it will tell you what is needed > other than just Google Earth, if any. Click OK. At the top click > "Apply", click OK in the resulting box and sit back and relax till it's > finished. For Kpackagekit specifics it should be something similar, I > don't use it. > > While you've got the package handler open you might as well have a good > look around at all the goodies available. Soon you will need to add some > new repositories to the list but that's best left for when you need it. > > > -- > "A good moral character is the first essential in a man." George Washington > > > > ------------------------------ > > ___________________________________________________ > ___________________________________________________ > This message digest is from the kde mailing list. > Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. > Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. > More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html. > > End of kde Digest, Vol 88, Issue 12 > *********************************** > ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.