8 My (really late, I like necromancer badges :-) ) solution: Install wajig (once): sudo apt-get install wajig When you want to update/upgrade fully your system wajig dailyupgrade (it will ask for password if …

It is always preferable to install through the native Package Management as the Package Manager will handle the location, updates, paths and the launchers (shortcuts) for you. Also updates would be …

For 9.04, you can use Synaptic Package Manager. For newest releases, there is Ubuntu Software Center. For example, to install VLC in Ubuntu 9.04 using Synaptic Package Manager, follow the …

So even if you install a package to a different folder, for instance by using dpkg --instdir=folder/ package.deb on the command line, the program will still look for its configuration in '/etc', not …

Seeing there are various ways to install on Ubuntu. What are the various ways to uninstall items? Which ways always work? How can I be sure something was uninstalled?

Jun 12, 2013 · How can I install applications like Google Chrome on Ubuntu? Are there any commands to install an application? Index of answers: Basic usage of APT, Synaptic Package Manager and …

Does anyone know how to write a shell script to install a list of applications? It's a pain to have to install each application by hand every time I set up a new system.

I downloaded and extracted the latest Linux driver version from Realtek. I read the readme file and it instructed me to run ./autorun.sh as root. I did that. It compiled the driver for my kernel,

So if the software is not in a default enabled repository you should add a 'section=' to it. Otherwise you can not use this method and need the user to download it and install themselves.

I have been installing a couple of softwares and I noticed that when you are to install a software from a PPA, the command is usually preceeded with sudo apt-get install software-properties-commo...