kdevelop installation trouble

[Seismosaur]

I was trying to install kdevelop data .deb package with gdebi, but it kept telling me i needed to be root to install the package, and wouldn't let me install it. I do not have internet on my linux-comp. so i can paste the terminal in here. I also tried using apt-get install, but that just told me it couldn't find the package, please help! :(

[dolgion1]

Hi,
now, im a newbie myself, but i think i can help here.
there are 2 ways to install a package on ubuntu:
1. by Synaptic Package Manager (which is the easier way)
2. by terminal

to install the .deb package go to the folder containing the package file and type "sudo apt-get install <packagefile.deb>"
then type your root-password and it should install automatically.
of course, you need to know the root-password :)

[carlosjuero]

I was trying to install kdevelop data .deb package with gdebi, but it kept telling me i needed to be root to install the package, and wouldn't let me install it. I do not have internet on my linux-comp. so i can paste the terminal in here. I also tried using apt-get install, but that just told me it couldn't find the package, please help! :(
Have you tried running gdebi as sudo? i.e.
sudo gdebi <package name>