Installing Applications

Submitted by Alan Pope on Wed, 2007-09-26 18:23.

In this screencast we look at how to install applications under Ubuntu. This includes:-

Installing applications from standard Ubuntu repositories using "Add/Remove.."
Installing applications using Synaptic Package Manager
Adding custom repositories to software sources
Installing applications from custom repositories
Installing applications manually from a downloaded .deb file
Removing applications

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Very nice screencast

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2007-10-31 21:45.

Well done! My regards

well done!

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2008-05-24 20:00.

really nice,thx.

Where's the video?

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2008-01-19 23:44.

That is nice doesn't play.

Although I am a fairly new

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2008-04-07 03:33.

Although I am a fairly new Ubuntu user, I thought I knew a lot about the installation and removal process. However, this taught me a lot; thank you for the in-depth tutorial.

drag'n'drop

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2009-05-30 22:21.

OS X is posix based - they can manage drag'n'drop packages that sit as bundles in your apps folder. Installing apps in Linux is retarded.