Trouble with Songbird

[myolbug]

I am trying to follow these directions, but I must be missing something. I have extracted the file to desktop, but I cannot figure out the code necessary.

Can someone please give me the ID10T guide please?

http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/screed/?p=1228

[ThePinkWitch]

make that two copies I'm having a nightmare with getting Ububtu set up LOL :)

[jmszr]

mylobug,

You can install Songbird from GetDeb: http://www.getdeb.net/software/Songbird - unless your heart is set on compiling it.

[LuisGMarine]

or follow the guide in my signature to have the latest one =), .debs work just as well ...

[myolbug]

I have tried both but it still won't work.

jmszr, I get a message that says it can't find Songbird.

LuisGMarine I get the following, even after following your directions:

tar: Songbird*.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors


Options?

[llawwehttam]

All i can say is https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Songbird

hope it helps.

[LuisGMarine]

I have tried both but it still won't work.

jmszr, I get a message that says it can't find Songbird.

LuisGMarine I get the following, even after following your directions:

tar: Songbird*.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors


Options?

Those errors are saying your are not in the right directory. In other words you are running this command in a folder where you DID NOT download the songbird tar.gz.

When you save it, make not of it and cd into that directory. For example if you downloaded it to your /home/user_name/Desktop, make sure you cd in that directory by typing in


cd /home/user_name/Desktop

the

sudo tar -xvzf Songbird*.tar.gz -C /opt/

has to be ran in the same directory where the songbird tar.gz resides.

[myolbug]

Should I save it to my desktop or extract it there?

[LuisGMarine]

save it to your Desktop. When you open up your terminal window Change Directory into your Desktop by running the following command.


cd /home/user_name/Desktop

of course substitute "user_name" with your actual user name.

[myolbug]

Thanks, that was the part missing from your directions. Perhaps you can add them in, so noobs like me can get them?
Regardless, it is working now, so thank you!