Calling Ubuntu Fiends

[judgefloyd]

This is a long shot, but collectively you seem to know everything so it's worth a try...

I have an old 701 eeepc.  I've just installed ubuntu 8.04* on it.  It works and I've been congratulating myself on my general awesomess when....
  I tried to put Opera on it and failed miserably.  The only guide I can find tells me to install the latest Opera, but when I try that I get a 'wrong version' message.
  Over to you,

Floyd

*Hardy Heron for you Ubuntu name buffs, not to be confused with pretentious panther, oscillating ocelot etc

[Art]

Are you downloading from the web or using the package manager?

[Art]

Also: any particular reason you're installing 8? If its simply to avoid Unity you might want to check out Mint.

[judgefloyd]

!thanks for the fast response, Art!  unnn, well I have installed 8.04 because I asked on the net and found someone sayingthat8.04 was the way to go for this ancient eeepc. I had no intention of avoiding Unity, which Iassume to  be another kind of Ubuntu, although it sounds like a 2000AD story (Can Dredd avoid - shudder - Unity).
I have been downloading Opera from the wab.

thanks,

Floyd