27 June 2007
Adding, Removing and Updating Applications
Table of Contents
What is a package manager?
Software repositories
Adding extra repositories
Add/Remove Applications
Advanced package management
Synaptic Package Manager
Command-line package management with APT
Installing a single package file
Install/uninstall .deb files
Convert .rpm files to .deb files
Install tarballs
In this section you can learn how to use a package manager to add or remove applications in Ubuntu with a few clicks. You can also learn about more advanced techniques of managing applications and discover some optional applications to add to Ubuntu and try.
18 June 2007
Ubuntu Adding, Removing and Updating Applications
Adding, Removing and Updating Applications
Adding, Removing and Updating Applications
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Credits and License
Table of Contents
What is a package manager?
Software repositories
Adding extra repositories
Add/Remove Applications
Advanced package management
Synaptic Package Manager
Command-line package management with APT
Installing a single package file
Install/uninstall .deb files
Convert .rpm files to .deb files
Install tarballs
In this section you can learn how to use a package manager to add or remove applications in Ubuntu with a few clicks. You can also learn about more advanced techniques of managing applications and discover some optional applications to add to Ubuntu and try.
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