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Can't install software in Ubuntu, says last download was incomplete and must be fixed first [closed]

I am using Ubuntu. Yesterday I was installing the Adobe Flash plugin on my laptop, but the installation was interrupted and the plugin was not installed completely. But the software shows in the ...
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How do I build Lynx with SSL on Mac OS X?

I'd like to build and install Lynx on Mac OS X. I've found out that building is as simple as running ./configure, but I'm having trouble building with SSL support. I've downloaded openSSL. How do I ...
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Invalid configuration `x86_64': machine `x86_64' not recognized

Compiling this: http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownload/Indexed-PDF-Creator-Download-1071.html anisha@linux-dopx:~/tarBalls/ipdf-1.0.0> ./configure --build=x86_64 checking for a BSD-compatible ...
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How to install non-outdated nvidia drivers using apt-get?

I tried using apt-get install nvidia-current after installation I got 280.13 version, which is not the latest version(290.10). so how can i force apt-get to download the latest driver? Edit: I'm ...
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How to figure out the exact package name of a `.so` file, so that it can be installed through `zypper`?

anisha@linux-dopx:~/tarBalls/qtFlash/bin> ./flashscript ./flashscript: error while loading shared libraries: libqtnmedia.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory ...
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How to find whether a software (which may `not` be in the PATH) is pre-installed or not?

anisha@linux-dopx:~> which qmake which: no qmake in ...
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What is the function/point of “config.sub”

I'm trying to install some software from the command line. There is a file called "config.sub". Am I supposed to use this for something? I haven't been able yet to find out by searching online ...
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What is the preferred way to install new versions of software?

I have installed Ubuntu Server 10.10 and now I want to install some software like PostgreSQL, Nginx and PHP. But what is the preferred way to get the latest stable version of the software? E.g I ...