does ubuntu come with this software?

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yes, i love the idea of a package manager
the only thing i've had trouble with with linux in the past is finding 
installed programs
i remember years ago with mandrake 8 on a x86 pc you could choose what 
programs went into your gnome and K menus
but in recent versions of linux i haven't been able to find that utility
if a program is installed but isn't in the gnome or K menu, how do you 
put it there?

john











On 20/09/2005, at 2:49 AM, Michael Moore wrote:

>> thanks, does ubuntu's package manager let you browse available 
>> packages
>> on the net?
>> or do you have to specify the package you're looking for, assuming you
>> already know the package?
>
> Browse available packages, browse by category, or search. It also has
> a "Mark all upgrades" button to upgrade everything you've got
> installed.
>
> (Nearly?) every package has a nice description of what it's for, and
> when you search you can search the descriptions too. So, if you didn't
> know that Kino was a digital video editor, with a couple of keywords,
> you'd see it there with the description.
>
> Synaptic is a handy piece of software -- I prefer it over the Mac way
> (I have two macs, one with Linux), and over the Windows way.
>
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