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| by Hamish Taylor | |
| Monday, 23 June 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 3 There are four ways of installing applications on Ubuntu Linux. In this article, I am going to explore two of them. In my next article, I will explore the other two.As it name says, this little program gives you the ability to add and remove applications. Using the inbuilt search functionality, you can also search for a specific application, such as VLC or GnomeBaker. You can also sort by popularity to see what others like using. It is divided up into useful sub-categories, such as Accessories, which included things like an online comic reader. Education gives you the ability to install learning tools for Chemistry, Physics, Maths and many other subjects. Games, Graphics, Internet, Office, Other, Programming, Sound & Video, System Tools and Universal Access are the other categories. When you have found what you want, then you simply tick the box next to it and click on Apply Changes in the bottom right corner. You'll need to put in your password as you are making a fundamental change to the system. If there are multiple files required for the application, it will look after all of those for you. You just sit back and wait for a few moments while the application is downloaded and installed. If you have changed your Software Sources to your ISPs local Linux mirror (if they have one), then this will be very fast and won't cost you a KB of your monthly download allowance! One advantage of Linux is that you don't need to reboot to get a newly installed application working. You can start using it straight away. It really is that easy! To find out about the second way of installing applications, please read onto page 3 |
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