Install Second Life on Ubuntu Hardy Heron
by Craig Mayhew on May.11, 2009, under Guides/Fixes, Linux/Ubuntu
If you want to get the STABLE RELEASE of the ubuntu second life viewer, eg the same as the lindens official release then add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list (you will need to do this as root e.g. sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list):
# Second Life (Open Metaverse viewer) deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openmetaverse/ubuntu hardy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openmetaverse/ubuntu hardy main
Note: If you are not running hardy heron but instead are running a later version of ubuntu then you can change the “hardy” bit to e.g. “intrepid” or “jaunty” and it should work just fine.
Update lists:
sudo apt-get update
Install Second Life:
sudo apt-get install omvviewer
You should then find in the Applications menu, under games is the “Open Metaverse viewer” aka second life!
March 15th, 2011 on 11:26 pm
can yOu explain this step by step, i am new to ubuntu and i dont know where t place these instructions. thank you
March 18th, 2011 on 3:30 am
i am new to ubuntu and i want to play second life, but i dont know where to put the above info. can you tell me step by step? thank you
March 23rd, 2011 on 10:05 am
1) Open Terminal via “Applicatios Menu” -> “Accessories” -> “Terminal”.
2) Type this into the terminal “sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list”. That will open the file for editing.
3) Add these next 3 lines to the end of the file (make sure to replace “hardy” with your version):
# Second Life (Open Metaverse viewer)
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openmetaverse/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openmetaverse/ubuntu hardy main
4) Save the file by typing “:wq” which will save and wuit the file.
5) Type this into the terminal “sudo apt-get update”.
6) Type this into the terminal “sudo apt-get install omvviewer”.
7) You should then find in the Applications menu, under games is the “Open Metaverse viewer” aka second life!
April 1st, 2011 on 4:22 am
ok i tried this but NOW i run into thee problem that i dont have the previous owners sudo password, any way to retrieve that
April 1st, 2011 on 6:13 am
ok this is what i got but no gaame
tim@tim-laptop:~$ sudo vim/etc/apt/sources.list
sudo: vim/etc/apt/sources.list: command not found
tim@tim-laptop:~$ #Second Life Open Metaverse viewer
tim@tim-laptop:~$ deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openmetaverse/ubuntu lucid main
No command ‘deb’ found, did you mean:
Command ‘debc’ from package ‘devscripts’ (main)
Command ‘derb’ from package ‘libicu-dev’ (main)
Command ‘dab’ from package ‘bsdgames’ (universe)
Command ‘debi’ from package ‘devscripts’ (main)
deb: command not found
tim@tim-laptop:~$ deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openmetaverse/ubuntu lucid main
deb-src: command not found
tim@tim-laptop:~$ .wq
.wq: command not found
tim@tim-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [197B]
Ign http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid/partner Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://dl.google.com stable Release [1,347B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release
Get:3 http://dl.google.com stable/main Packages [737B]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid/partner Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources
Fetched 2,281B in 1s (1,305B/s)
Reading package lists… Done
tim@tim-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install omviewer
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
E: Couldn’t find package omviewer
tim@tim-laptop:~$ omvviewer
omvviewer: command not found
tim@tim-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install omvviewer
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
E: Couldn’t find package omvviewer
tim@tim-laptop:~$
April 1st, 2011 on 6:56 am
ok, this is what i get when i tried.
im@tim-laptop:~$ sudo vim/etc/apt/sources.list
[sudo] password for tim:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for tim:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for tim:
sudo: vim/etc/apt/sources.list: command not found
tim@tim-laptop:~$ #Second Life (Open Metaverse viewer)
tim@tim-laptop:~$ deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openmetaverse/ubuntu lucid main
No command ‘deb’ found, did you mean:
Command ‘debc’ from package ‘devscripts’ (main)
Command ‘derb’ from package ‘libicu-dev’ (main)
Command ‘dab’ from package ‘bsdgames’ (universe)
Command ‘debi’ from package ‘devscripts’ (main)
deb: command not found
tim@tim-laptop:~$ deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/openmetaverse/ubuntu lucid main
deb-src: command not found
tim@tim-laptop:~$
tim@tim-laptop:~$ wq
wq: command not found
tim@tim-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [197B]
Ign http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid/partner Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://dl.google.com stable Release [1,347B]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release
Get:3 http://dl.google.com stable/main Packages [737B]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid/partner Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources
Fetched 2,281B in 1s (1,296B/s)
Reading package lists… Done
tim@tim-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install omvviewer
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
E: Couldn’t find package omvviewer
tim@tim-laptop:~$
May 26th, 2011 on 1:16 am
ok what am i doing wrong? plz help?
May 30th, 2011 on 5:53 pm
When editing the sources list, make sure to put a space in between vim and /etc as in the above comment it looks like it is missing the space. It should open up an editor called vim which will enable you to edit the file.
sudo vim/etc/apt/sources.list
should be
sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list
June 5th, 2011 on 12:27 am
Thanks for your help.i dont know the sudo password and ive done all you have told me but i get the same thing as above.i giv up!!ubuntu hates me.
June 5th, 2011 on 9:23 pm
ook, i did all that and i still get th same as above, is it where i dont have the sudo password?
June 7th, 2011 on 1:08 pm
It will fail without the password.
June 13th, 2011 on 2:06 am
the computer was gave to me, is there a way to retrievethe password? I am sorry to be so much trouble