commandline

The names (not always) but most of them ,are almost the same..

Examples

Ubuntu Software Centre

$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-software-center (to install USC from terminal)

VLC PLAYER

$ sudo apt-get install vlc

FIREFOX BROWSER

$ sudo apt-get install firefox

Now , see this trick here..

When you are not sure about the name , you can use 2 tools from command line to locate the correct name.

First is the tab-completion (pre-installed in Ubuntu).

Open a terminal and do this

$ sudo apt-get install fire(here hit [TAB] twice) , it will fill the name automatically or list the packages where the name begin with fire

Second , the ability of apt-get to search the database..

$ apt-cache search firefox

it will list all the programs-packets , where in description or name have the word : firefox

NO CAPS , in apt-get .. 99,99% of programs - names - etc are in small letters.

If you don't know the exact name .. but you remember something.. like .. fire & browser , you can do

$ apt-cache search fire browser

Of course in some cases the results will be a lot.. but you can find the correct name (if you are unsure).

I hope to solved your queries.

If you want to read.. and dive in to command line.. start reading : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto

Thank you

Well , the FIRST command is WRONG .. can you find which name is the correct ?

Is not

$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-software-center .. but something else..

use the apt-get and the tricks I gave you , to locate the correct name.

Thanks :-)

Great answer thankyou very much. The apt-get search is tops. I am setting
up an old laptop from a Lubuntu minimal install, so its very helpfull.
Thankyou.

On 22 December 2012 08:56, NikTh <email address hidden>wrote:

> Your question #217383 on software-center in Ubuntu changed:
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> NikTh proposed the following answer:
> Well , the FIRST command is WRONG .. can you find which name is the
> correct ?
>
> Is not
>
> $ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-software-center .. but something else..
>
> use the apt-get and the tricks I gave you , to locate the correct name.
>
> Thanks :-)
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Thanks NikTh, that solved my question.