look im going to switch to ubuntu now , connect throe wireless there and ill give all the info you want :) thanks rahmu :) i really appreciate it
this is what i get 
jadberro@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback


auto dsl-provider
iface dsl-provider inet ppp
pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf
provider dsl-provider

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet manual
Ok you have to edit the file. The easiest way to do it is to type:

gksudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces

Then comment the last 2 lines. Do it by adding a '#' at the start of the line. You can also try to comment that line: pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf.

Don't forget to save before closing. Restart (theoretically you shouldn't have to restart, but I don't know the name of the right process... so just restart for now. No need to reboot actually, just logout/login).

I think the problem comes from pppoeconf. (not yet suited with the new karmic ??).

Anyway tell me if it doesn't work, there are other things we could do.
<yo2borne rabbak> it worked . Thanks a lot buddy :)
did you have to comment that line?

pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf
i commented the three lines you told me about . btw im still having trouble installing the restricted package :(
In the /etc/apt/sources.list file, you should uncomment all the lines that say "multiverse". I think this is your problem.

Once you do it, do an update (sudo apt-get update) then install the package.
i uncommented them then i had all errors , i recommented all the multiverse now i have this when i do an update .
jadberro@ubuntu:~$ sudo aptitude update
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic Release.gpg
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/main Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic Release
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/main Packages
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/restricted Packages
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/main Packages
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/restricted Packages
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/main Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 9.10 _Karmic Koala_ - Release i386 (20091028.5) karmic/restricted Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Get:1 http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic Release.gpg [197B]                   
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic Release.gpg                             
Ign http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Translation-en_US               
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/free Translation-en_US                 
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic Release                                 
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Packages                        
Hit http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Sources     
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/non-free Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic Release [9,237B] 
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic Release            
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/free Packages      
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/non-free Packages
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg                                
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Translation-en_US
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Translation-en_US
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Translation-en_US
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Translation-en_US
  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Fetched 198B in 27min 50s (0B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 2EBC26B60C5A2783
problem solved , i changed the download server location . now its working fine . i updated in the morning and i will install the packages now . btw Firefox is buggy ! i don't know if it will get better after the installation of flash and java . have you experienced that rahmu on a fresh install ?
No. What do you mean by buggy ?
Rahmu i have a request , can you copy paste the out put of gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list because i have changed them beyond recognition :( i want to paste yours on my system :D
welcome to linux.
rolf wrotewelcome to linux.
Are you thinking what i'm thinking ?
of course he is :D , it may not be as simple as windows but its certainly better in many many cases :) and im getting accustomed to it and planning to fully switch there after i get used to it :)
jadberro wroteof course he is :D , it may not be as simple as windows but its certainly better in many many cases :) and im getting accustomed to it and planning to fully switch there after i get used to it :)
It has its perks, there's no denying that. Though let's not kid ourselves and compare frontend capabilities with windows or OSX
# Ubuntu supported packages
deb http://ubuntu-archive.mirrors.proxad.net/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted multiverse universe
deb http://ubuntu-archive.mirrors.proxad.net/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://ubuntu-archive.mirrors.proxad.net/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted multiverse universe
deb http://ubuntu-archive.mirrors.proxad.net/ubuntu/ karmic-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://ubuntu-archive.mirrors.proxad.net/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted multiverse universe
deb-src http://ubuntu-archive.mirrors.proxad.net/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://ubuntu-archive.mirrors.proxad.net/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted multiverse universe
deb-src http://ubuntu-archive.mirrors.proxad.net/ubuntu/ karmic-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-proposed main restricted universe multiverse

#Canonical Commercial Repository
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic-backports partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic-updates partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic-security partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic-proposed partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic-backports partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic-updates partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic-security partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic-proposed partner
These are the official sources that I use. You might need to add other repos if you want to add extra software (like Skype or Wine).
welcome to linux.
That's the joy of maintaining your own box.
it may not be as simple as windows
You would be surprised to see how easy it is to use it. Setting it up can sometimes be a pain, but hey did you ever try to set up a Windows box? You had to learn to install the OS, the drivers, setup the regedit, ...

But I can assure you that once your box is up and running, Ubuntu is a lot easier and more intuitive to use than Windows.

Halla2 rolf is most probably talking about Mac, and yeah, no matter how good Ubuntu got, it's still the ugly-unfreidly-geeky-software-for-computer-freaks when compared to a Mac.
so rahmu if i replace mine with these should my problem be solved :S i have installed the restricted packages will they work when i replace with these ?
i was able to fix the mp3 but im always getting this error !
E: flashplugin-nonfree: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
whenever i try to install a package ? any clue .
btw im practically satisfied of how the ubuntu is now but im still having trouble with firefox . facebook wont open google images doesn't load all graphical websites don't work ? im trying now to install the flash and java .