New User of Ubuntu

hclojacky

How to installer a software?
I can't find any method
Please Help

Gundamdriver

Run Synaptic Package Manager, choose a program and install.

[ 本帖最後由 Gundamdriver 於 2008-12-31 16:56 編輯 ]

hclojacky

then mean all the Linux software can be put into Ubuntu?

Gundamdriver

If you install software by using Synaptic Package Manager, you can only choose programs listed.

If you want to download software and install it on Linux, there are several ways:

1. Download pre-built package
You can download *.DEB (for Debian/ Ubuntu) or *.RPM (for Fedora Core), either type dpkg -i packageName.deb or double click it to install the program.

2. Download source and compile it yourself
Sometimes there isn't packaged binaries available, so you can download the source, launch terminal, type ./configure && make && make install to install the program.

You may assume that all Linux programs can be installed into Ubuntu system, but you may also need to install some libraries first, which is quite annoying if you don't understand the dependencies.

As you are a new user of Ubuntu, I strongly recommend you to install software with Synaptic Package Manager.

[ 本帖最後由 Gundamdriver 於 2008-12-31 18:01 編輯 ]