Installing Applications

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Sat, 1/17/09, Bill Wright <wwright2 at sc.rr.com> wrote:

> From: Bill Wright <wwright2 at sc.rr.com>
> Subject: Installing Applications
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009, 3:40 PM
> I am new to  Ubuntu 8.10. How do I install applications
> other than those
> listed in the listing add/remove programs?
> 
> 
First update your package list then you can use any of
the gui package managers, adept, synaptic, update manager.
There may be more, I don't remember.  Or you can use the
cli interface using apt=get, aptitude(my favorite) or wajig.
Typically, do:
sudo aptitude(or apt-get) update
sudo aptitue upgrade
sudo aptitude install <package Name>
Using  upgrade will upgrade any upgradeable packages on the
update you did.  Use the install to add any packages not currently
installed on your OS. 
There are more options but that should get you started.  HTH
Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net


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