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Is installing an application just clicking a link or an icon in a web site a proper procedure?

Asked by Alberto

Hello geeks,
one question about installing apps without Ubuntu Software Center.

Facts are these:
1.recently I added a little app called HTTPS Finder to my (iso pre-installed) Firefox.

2.last day I connected to a web site and the result was:
HTTPS enforced. Save this rule for HTTPS Everywhere?
(btw, the website is http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1334340)

I selected "save the rule" and it told me HTTPS Everywhere didn't look like to be installed.
A "Get HTTPS Everywhere" button appeared. I clicked it and was connected to:
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere/ where I found the icon "Install in Firefox".

Mind you, I stopped here, because I don't want to take the risk of harming my Linux neither it to get angry.
I've been installing every app via Ubuntu Software Center so far...

But:
if I check Ubuntu Software Center, HTTPS Everywhere is not listed and this makes me think I didn't understand something.

The question is, then:
is installing an application just clicking a link or an icon in a web site a proper procedure?

Sorry for being verbose...

Regards and thanks
Alberto

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Best Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

You can safely install applications using Ubuntu Software Center or using apt-get in a Terminal.

HTTPS Everywhere is not an application. It is a browser extension/add-on that you can install directly via the Add-ons Manager which is integrated INSIDE Mozilla Firefox.

No need to browse the web for browser add-ons when there is already a search engine for add-ons inside Mozilla Firefox.....

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Alberto (alby-the-baldy) said : 		#2

Ok, Mark, thank you.
Probably I'm still W XP minded, so I guess I can click more or less everywhere to install some apps.
I didn't consider the Add-ons Manager...
I learnt something more.

Regards
Alberto

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Alberto (alby-the-baldy) said : 		#3

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.