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gnome-app-install package

Installing programs

Asked by Daniel R. O'Connor

Would some one please help me with this. I can't figure out how to install anything on my Ubuntu computer. I have downloaded several things and the only option I ever get is to extract the files. For example I downloaded the vista.tar.gz transformation pack and I can't install it. Would some one please tell me how, I would appreciate it very much.

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Itai Molenaar (imolenaar-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

Each program has it's own method of installation in Ubuntu. Sometimes there will be packages in the repositories (Add or Remove Programs/Package manager) Sometimes there will be something called '.DEB' packages which you can simply double click on and click install. Other times there will be packages in '.tar.gz/bz2' format which will either have instructions to install, a .sh file that you would have to execute, or the files would simply have to be copied to a proper folder. I hope that helps.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

Please also read this guide:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#3

add:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/83816

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