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how to install Copy on ubuntu 12.04

How can I install Copy on Ubuntu 12.04? I have a .tgz and I don't know what to do next. PS: I'm new on linux.
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Software center unresponsive

Having a problem with Software Center being unresponsive. At the moment in the "progress" tab it's "searching" and it's stuck at canceling. Tried installing Dropbox earlier but that didn't go ...
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Cannot unlock /var/lib/dpkg/lock error [closed]

What does this mean? E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? This came after ...
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Dropbox keeps asking for installing its client software on Lucid

After login and from time to time there is a dialog asking for installation of Dropbox client software. This keeps happening on only one of my PC, no matter how many times I tick the option for not ...
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How to upgrade to Dropbox 1.4.20 on Ubuntu 12.10?

Dropbox on Ubuntu 12.10 has a problem where the status always indicates Connecting... According to the account tab on my preferences dialog I am running 1.4.12. In the release notes from 1.4.20 ...
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Dropbox not Installing on Ubuntu 12.10

I'm running a PC with Ubuntu 12.10. I require "Dropbox" to be installed on this machine, and chose to look for it in the "Software Center" and start the installation from there. The following ...
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How to install Dropbox in 12.10? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to install Dropbox? I have tried installing Dropbox via their website (the .deb file), using wget, and adding their repo, and every method has failed. How can I get ...
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Dropbox install fails in 12.04 TLS (32 bit)

In Ubuntu I choose the "Try Ubuntu" mode. Every time I try to install DB via download from the DB-Site and Software Center it confirms as "intalled". But the Dropbox is nowhere to be found. It is not ...
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Why does Dropbox fail with a “dropboxd not found” error?

This is a fresh install of Dropbox on a 12.04 server running on a 32bit system. It does not seem to fail the installation, but when I try to run it, I am told it can't find the file. Following the ...
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Problem installing Dropbox

I am having a problem installing Dropbox in Ubuntu 12.04 Files in subdirectories of /var are locked preventing the completion of installation
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Dropbox 99% instalation crash. Strange “Searching” Ubuntu Software Center bug [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Dropbox fails to install, stuck at 99% I just installed Dropbox via Ubuntu Software Center, and the known crash of 99%, which was in Ubuntu Software center, happened. I ...
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How to install Dropbox?

For some reason installing Dropbox via software center does not work. I get a message that sends me to Dropbox website where I follow the instructions. But at the end it says it says: Next, run ...