Navigate to

While in FF, I received a signal that I needed the Flash
plug-in.
Without thinking, I downloaded the file and was involved in
installing
it, when I thought to check the Add/Remove in Applications.
It was
there, so I used that system.

While in the process of trying to install the downloaded
file, however,
I was instructed to "navigate to the folder" and
then key a command
line. I tried to write the path to where the installation
file was, but
that didn't work. What is meant by "navigate
to" and how is it done?

Thanks in advance,

Avraham

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Avraham Hanadari wrote:

>While in FF, I received a signal that I needed the Flash
plug-in.
>Without thinking, I downloaded the file and was involved
in installing
>it, when I thought to check the Add/Remove in
Applications. It was
>there, so I used that system.
>
>While in the process of trying to install the downloaded
file, however,
>I was instructed to "navigate to the folder"
and then key a command
>line. I tried to write the path to where the
installation file was, but
>that didn't work. What is meant by "navigate
to" and how is it done?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Avraham
>
>  
>
Just a newb response,
Is there any reason not to just install flash with synaptic?
 I used the 
search function, synaptic listed possiblities, and I
selected what to 
install.  The install went just fine (automatically),
because I can now 
access my bank's web site which uses a flash log-in.

Hopefully, someone else will tell you how to do the manual
install, 
since I only know the easy way 
~Lorin

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On Mon, 2006-05-29 at 08:41 -0500, Lorin Pino wrote:
> Avraham Hanadari wrote:
> 
snip

> >While in the process of trying to install the
downloaded file, however,
> >I was instructed to "navigate to the
folder" and then key a command
> >line. I tried to write the path to where the
installation file was, but
> >that didn't work. What is meant by "navigate
to" and how is it done?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Avraham
> >
> >  
> >
> Just a newb response,
> Is there any reason not to just install flash with
synaptic?  I used the 
> search function, synaptic listed possiblities, and I
selected what to 
> install.  The install went just fine (automatically),
because I can now 
> access my bank's web site which uses a flash log-in.
> 
snip
> 
Thanks, Lorin!
In fact I did what you suggest, and the Flash plug-in is
functioning. My
question has to do with the "instructions" for
installing it manually. I
would like to know what "navigate to the folder"
means, and how to do
it.

Avraham


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In the Great Book it has Been Written that on Sun, 28 May
2006 18:31:48
+0300 Avraham Hanadari <rufushanadari.net> didst
appear within my
Magick Viewing Screen and, being somewhat pleasantly
supplicatory, did
polemicize thusly:

[...]
> Thanks, Lorin!
> In fact I did what you suggest, and the Flash plug-in
is functioning.
> My question has to do with the
"instructions" for installing it
> manually. I would like to know what "navigate to
the folder" means,
> and how to do it.
> 
> Avraham
> 
Opening a terminal, one is usually in one's home directory
(folder for
Win folks), /home/<USER> and the default behavior is
to show that
directory on the CLI prompt thus:
<USER><MACHINE>:~$
where the ~ indicates <USER>'s home directory.
In order to 'navigate' you only need to change directories
with the
command, <cd>, which means (in case you didn't
notice) 'change
directory.'  Therefore, if  one changes to, say, /usr/share
by issuing
the command, <cd /usr/share> then the command line
shows:
<USER><MACHINE>:/usr/share$
That's navigation.

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On Sun, 2006-05-28 at 11:52 -0500, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> In the Great Book it has Been Written that on Sun, 28
May 2006 18:31:48
> +0300 Avraham Hanadari <rufushanadari.net> didst
appear within my
> Magick Viewing Screen and, being somewhat pleasantly
supplicatory, did
> polemicize thusly:
> 
> [...]
> > Thanks, Lorin!
> > In fact I did what you suggest, and the Flash
plug-in is functioning.
> > My question has to do with the
"instructions" for installing it
> > manually. I would like to know what
"navigate to the folder" means,
> > and how to do it.
> > 
> > Avraham
> > 
> Opening a terminal, one is usually in one's home
directory (folder for
> Win folks), /home/<USER> and the default behavior
is to show that
> directory on the CLI prompt thus:
> <USER><MACHINE>:~$
> where the ~ indicates <USER>'s home directory.
> In order to 'navigate' you only need to change
directories with the
> command, <cd>, which means (in case you didn't
notice) 'change
> directory.'  Therefore, if  one changes to, say,
/usr/share by issuing
> the command, <cd /usr/share> then the command
line shows:
> <USER><MACHINE>:/usr/share$
> That's navigation.
> 
> Cybe R. Wizard
> -- 
> Press 'START' to stop
> 	Winduhs
> 
Hallelujah! The sky has opened and I have seen the light.
Grateful
obeisance to the Wizard!

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Avraham Hanadari <rufushanadari.net> wrote:

> While in the process of trying to install the
downloaded file, however,
> I was instructed to "navigate to the
folder" and then key a command
> line. I tried to write the path to where the
installation file was, but
> that didn't work. What is meant by "navigate
to" and how is it done?

You have to open a Terminal window. There you type 
 cd /the/folder/they/told/you


"cd" means "change directory" (on
unix-like platforms you often use
"directory" instead of "folder")


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On Mon, 2006-05-29 at 01:56 +0200, Florian Diesch wrote:
> Avraham Hanadari <rufushanadari.net> wrote:
> 
> > While in the process of trying to install the
downloaded file, however,
> > I was instructed to "navigate to the
folder" and then key a command
> > line. I tried to write the path to where the
installation file was, but
> > that didn't work. What is meant by
"navigate to" and how is it done?
> 
> You have to open a Terminal window. There you type 
>  cd /the/folder/they/told/you
> 
> 
> "cd" means "change directory"
(on unix-like platforms you often use
> "directory" instead of
"folder")
> 

OOPS! I have it now. I forgot I was already in /rick.

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On Mon, 2006-05-29 at 01:56 +0200, Florian Diesch wrote:
> Avraham Hanadari <rufushanadari.net> wrote:
> 
> > While in the process of trying to install the
downloaded file, however,
> > I was instructed to "navigate to the
folder" and then key a command
> > line. I tried to write the path to where the
installation file was, but
> > that didn't work. What is meant by
"navigate to" and how is it done?
> 
> You have to open a Terminal window. There you type 
>  cd /the/folder/they/told/you
> 
> 
> "cd" means "change directory"
(on unix-like platforms you often use
> "directory" instead of
"folder")
> 
> 
>    Florian
cd was a command in DOS days. I used it now and this is what
I got:
rickDeepThought:~$ cd /rick
bash: cd: /rick: No such file or directory
rickDeepThought:~$ cd /home
bash: cd: /home: No such file or directory
rickDeepThought:~$ sudo cd /rick
Password:
sudo: cd: command not found
rickDeepThought:~$

I think I'm missing something.

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On Tue, 30 May 2006 11:07:00 +0300
Avraham Hanadari <rufushanadari.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 2006-05-29 at 01:56 +0200, Florian Diesch
wrote:
> > Avraham Hanadari <rufushanadari.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > While in the process of trying to install the
downloaded file, however,
> > > I was instructed to "navigate to the
folder" and then key a command
> > > line. I tried to write the path to where the
installation file was, but
> > > that didn't work. What is meant by
"navigate to" and how is it done?
> > 
> > You have to open a Terminal window. There you type

> >  cd /the/folder/they/told/you
> > 
> > 
> > "cd" means "change
directory" (on unix-like platforms you often use
> > "directory" instead of
"folder")
> > 
> > 
> >    Florian
> cd was a command in DOS days. I used it now and this is
what I got:
> rickDeepThought:~$ cd /rick
> bash: cd: /rick: No such file or directory
> rickDeepThought:~$ cd /home
> bash: cd: /home: No such file or directory
> rickDeepThought:~$ sudo cd /rick
> Password:
> sudo: cd: command not found
> rickDeepThought:~$
> 
> I think I'm missing something.

Yes 

/rick would be a directory directly off the root of the
filesystem ( / )
like /etc or /boot or /usr

Since you are in your $HOME directory, you just type

cd rick

If you want to go to /etc/somedir you type

cd /etc/somedir  

Of course, in your home dir, 

cd /home/yourusername/rick 

would also work, but it's a bit long-winded 

I think sudo cd won't work since "cd" is built
in to the shell

peterprospero:~ $ type cd
cd is a shell builtin
peterprospero:~ $ sudo cd debs
Password:
sudo: cd: command not found

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Oops - I failed to notice that your /home/username is
"rick"

Thus you don't need to do cd rick to get there.

cd /home

should work to get you to /home , which contains all users'
$HOME
directories though, so I don't see where that error comes
from...

Apologies for the double post

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