Neural Nut@work
February 9th, 2010, 10:01 AM
Summary: Ubuntu doesnt come packaged with a ZIP/UNZIP utility to unzip windows files
[What I'm looking for is a good reason, and also answers to some other related questions marked Qx) ..thanks!]
I Tried:
apt-get install (FAILED because what Im trying to unzip is MY WIRELESS CARD driver)
GUNZIP, TAR, JAR (none worked)
What Finally worked:
I searched the net, and on some vague random site found 7Zip (7z command).
Get it here (http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/p7zip)
As a result of the discussion, mechro (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=922703) supplied this link: http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/allpackages
from where one can download stuff incase you cant use the network and hence apt-get directly. (More useful to know)
Description (Problem Flow):
Story (YAWN) : I recently decided to junk my old XP box (with a fedora) partition and install it with Ubuntu "Karmic Koala" server edition. As a newbee, you want to install the drivers etc and have yourself setup. I need to setup my Wireless card for starters. A NetGear wg311v3.
By default it is not detected, but the Ubuntu Doc (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/Netgear_WG311_v3) is impressive. It requires you to use "ndiswrapper" and unzip the Windows NetGear Driver (my original driver was an exe, from Netgear I was able to download the ZIP version)
Here is where things get interesting:
So far, am in control feeling all good. Suddenly, I try to unzip and nothing works.
The Ununtu forms, all talk of
apt-get install zip etc.
Well, If I dont have internet, apt-get will get nothing (see /etc/apt source list)
I found out about Ubuntu Repositories from there; but the repos seem to be archived files and you manually cant get anything out straight away.
Q1) Can you ? How? Please assume the use has to use a non-ubuntu box to get the files in the first place
So I downloaded, 7-Zip put it on a CD and used that. I still have to configure my wirelss completely but it installed the driver and using modprobe I've set it.
..Appreciate, reasoning and answers.
[What I'm looking for is a good reason, and also answers to some other related questions marked Qx) ..thanks!]
I Tried:
apt-get install (FAILED because what Im trying to unzip is MY WIRELESS CARD driver)
GUNZIP, TAR, JAR (none worked)
What Finally worked:
I searched the net, and on some vague random site found 7Zip (7z command).
Get it here (http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/p7zip)
As a result of the discussion, mechro (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=922703) supplied this link: http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/allpackages
from where one can download stuff incase you cant use the network and hence apt-get directly. (More useful to know)
Description (Problem Flow):
Story (YAWN) : I recently decided to junk my old XP box (with a fedora) partition and install it with Ubuntu "Karmic Koala" server edition. As a newbee, you want to install the drivers etc and have yourself setup. I need to setup my Wireless card for starters. A NetGear wg311v3.
By default it is not detected, but the Ubuntu Doc (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/Netgear_WG311_v3) is impressive. It requires you to use "ndiswrapper" and unzip the Windows NetGear Driver (my original driver was an exe, from Netgear I was able to download the ZIP version)
Here is where things get interesting:
So far, am in control feeling all good. Suddenly, I try to unzip and nothing works.
The Ununtu forms, all talk of
apt-get install zip etc.
Well, If I dont have internet, apt-get will get nothing (see /etc/apt source list)
I found out about Ubuntu Repositories from there; but the repos seem to be archived files and you manually cant get anything out straight away.
Q1) Can you ? How? Please assume the use has to use a non-ubuntu box to get the files in the first place
So I downloaded, 7-Zip put it on a CD and used that. I still have to configure my wirelss completely but it installed the driver and using modprobe I've set it.
..Appreciate, reasoning and answers.