[Newbies] Ubuntu Linux

[Enno Schwass]

Hi

> No, not install from source. As I said, I tried to install
> Squeak-3.9-8.i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz
> ...which is the binary download from Squeak.org. And I’m using 32- 
> bit Linux
> (Ubuntu).

Ok. I see.

> The Synaptic package is out of date--the latest version it has is  
> 3.8. I
> need 3.9 (because I have development images of Seaside based on 3.9).

I guess, this vm works with never images, too

> This is really goofy. What can possibly be wrong with my fresh  
> Feisty Fawn
> installation???

Just do an installation from source. Download the source of the vm  
and follow the instructions in the package to install.
It works without problems here.

Good luck
Enno