How to Install Packages in Ubuntu
A basic yet essential skill to have when using Ubuntu is how to install packages. Here are a couple of ways to do this.
There are several ways to install packages but the most common are using Synaptic Package Manager or using the apt-get command in a terminal window. The first can be done by clicking the “System” menu, highlighting “Administration”, and then clicking “Synaptic Package Manager”. You may be prompted for a password at this point. To install a particular package the quickest thing to do is to click the “Search” button near the top (as opposed to the confusing other “Search” button in the lower left). Then type in the name of the package and click “Search”. Hopefully the package you want will be displayed in the results; if not you’ll have to try searching again. If the package is there click the checkbox to the left of it and select “Mark for Installation” and then click the “Apply” button at the top. That should install the package.
The other common way to install packages is to select the “Applications” menu, highlight “Accessories”, and then clicking “Terminal”. From there you can enter the command “sudo apt-get install” followed by the names of any packages to be installed and pressing enter. Whichever way a person learns to install packages is a necessary skill for getting the most out of Ubuntu or any other Debian based linux distribution.
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"How to Install Packages in Ubuntu" was written on May 7, 2006 and filed in all, gnu / linux, ubuntu