Ubuntu is an open source operating system which is Linux based, and thus can be edited by many people. It is free to install and contains many free programs, so it is a great low-cost alternative to Windows.There is an increasing trend in the grwoth of ubuntu users in last couple of years ,As this is a freely available version to users are opting this than the windows which costs around some $200 or even more.Ubuntu is constantly updated by enthusiastic people all around the world.Ubuntu updated its recent version which have various applications,we have Office which supports all ms office formats and we got wine where a virtual envionment is created,it can help to run all our windows applications .
But what makes the users who recently migrated and who want to jump into this world is how to install a software ,Most of the users confuse at this where they download a certain software from third party websites and they wont find a graphical easy interface to install it.
For all those beginners this post will help them to install any kind of software in ubuntu.
Installing through Ubuntu software centre:
Ubuntu comes with a built in application manager which lessens your burden in searching the softwares .
Follow this steps to install a new software:
*Go to Applications
*select Ubuntu Software Center.
*click on Free software.
*select the department or just go for search
*after searching ,select the one you want and double click it and install by giving authentication,permission.
Second way of insatlling is by manually ,when you did'nt find the software requried.
download from the webistes of the software product a .deb extension file
After downloading just double click and install it.
The another of installing software is getting packagae from ubuntu ,in linux distributions software is often reffered as package
Go to terminal
*change to adminstrator by typing su and then root password
*type the command
sudo apt-get install "software"(software==package you want without quotes)
ex:
sudo apt-get install wine
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