PDA

View Full Version : [ubuntu] WineHQ will not install



rubixxx
January 4th, 2009, 01:46 AM
The picture explains it all. I dl'd the latest wine for 8.04 hardy wine from:

http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/archive/index.html

but i get that error mssg? :(

help!

thx!

liquidfunk
January 4th, 2009, 01:50 AM
Do you have any other package manager open? It says that you do..

Pumalite
January 4th, 2009, 01:51 AM
Only one apt-get process at the time.Maybe Synaptic open or the updater running?

rubixxx
January 4th, 2009, 01:53 AM
i checked my processes, notthing like the sort that you guys have mentioned. its killing me!

Pumalite
January 4th, 2009, 01:56 AM
Does Synaptic work?

rubixxx
January 4th, 2009, 02:13 AM
uh...how would I know that? is it under processes? i'm still not completely fam with ubuntu sorry

Pumalite
January 4th, 2009, 02:18 AM
System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager

rubixxx
January 4th, 2009, 02:31 AM
*sigh*

this is what I get...lol

I can't even open it!

ptn107
January 4th, 2009, 02:35 AM
Restart your computer and try again.

rubixxx
January 4th, 2009, 02:38 AM
still get that err mssg.

tech0007
January 4th, 2009, 02:43 AM
Open a terminal and do:



sudo dpkg --configure -a


If it finishes with no error, run:



sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine

rubixxx
January 4th, 2009, 02:50 AM
ok, i did everything you said. syn runs now, thanks.

so now is wine installed or do i have to go to synaptic and choose to install wine?

rubixxx
January 4th, 2009, 02:54 AM
nvm, i got it.

thanks a lot, i really appreicate it.