use the ppa
Yeah I tried that too but wasn't sure exactly how to do it, sorry I forgot. But you have to remember you're talking to a complete n00b here when it comes to ubuntu. Can you or anyone else post a step by step please, or a link that fully explains how to do it?
This gives a step by step
But please note that I haven't tried it on Ubuntu ...so please do NOT take my word for granted
Try this with a backup / plan b
http://youtu.be/-EgSDAEExO8