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need some help with linux
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:05 am
by blackfalcon
so i installed ubuntu, love it, anyways, i need to find out how to install programs,plugins, etc.
Re: need some help with linux
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:16 am
by sting13
well good sir, let me introduce you to a thing called google.com! New craze!.....
Do you realize how many freaking tutorials there are for this jeez!
Re: need some help with linux
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:20 am
by blackfalcon
sting13 wrote:well good sir, let me introduce you to a thing called google.com! New craze!.....
Do you realize how many freaking tutorials there are for this jeez!
well good sir, maybe i would like to talk to real people instead of a machine
Re: need some help with linux
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:08 am
by dom
blackfalcon wrote:sting13 wrote:well good sir, let me introduce you to a thing called google.com! New craze!.....
Do you realize how many freaking tutorials there are for this jeez!
well good sir, maybe i would like to talk to real people instead of a machine
I would then suggest you call a tech support service.
Re: need some help with linux
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:55 am
by Priam
Double clicking on the install file helps.
Re: need some help with linux
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:28 am
by Conroe
Check these guides:
http://web.archive.org/web/200802142355 ... nstalling/http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftwareI'm a relatively new Linux (ubuntu) user but here are the five primary ways to install software that I can think of:
1. Go to Applications > Add/Remove...
2. Go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
3. Open the terminal, type 'sudo apt-get install <package_name>'
4. If available download .deb file from the software's web page. Open the .deb file and click install.
5. If the software is a tarball, (the extension is .tar.gz or some variation), you need to extract the files and compile them. Compiling usually involves running the commands './configure' -> 'make' -> 'sudo make install'.
Re: need some help with linux
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:52 pm
by PR0METHEUS
Conroe wrote:Check these guides:
http://web.archive.org/web/200802142355 ... nstalling/http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftwareI'm a relatively new Linux (ubuntu) user but here are the five primary ways to install software that I can think of:
1. Go to Applications > Add/Remove...
2. Go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
3. Open the terminal, type 'sudo apt-get install <package_name>'
4. If available download .deb file from the software's web page. Open the .deb file and click install.
5. If the software is a tarball, (the extension is .tar.gz or some variation), you need to extract the files and compile them. Compiling usually involves running the commands './configure' -> 'make' -> 'sudo make install'.
At least someone answered the question instead of complaining
I like apt-get. Emerge in Gentoo is pretty nice too.