Installing application

[Guest]

I just installed Kubuntu 11.10 on Asus EeePC 1015PE.. and it's worked. Whaww.. it's nice look
Is there anyone that know how to install more applications...
Usually I use GUI menu like Software Manager only

[Jonas]

Re: Installing application

Hi and welcome to KFN.

You have Muon Software Center and Apper to install packages and aplications. K-menu > System > Muon or search in K-menu for "Muon".

the CLI way is

sudo apt-get install package-name

hth

Jonas

[NoWorries]

Re: Installing application

So glad you like Kubuntu 11.10. I also have an ASUS but it is somewhat older than yours, it is an F3jr. You might find the site http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfec...-kubuntu-11.10 as a useful guide to what can be installed. I do not install all that is listed and I install Google Earth in a different way to how it is done at this site.

I also add the medibuntu repository using the procedures outlined in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu. This site also has a guide on how to install the extra software available from medibuntu.

If you have any problems there are lots of willing helpers on KFN.

[Guest]

Re: Installing application

Hi and welcome to KFN.

You have Muon Software Center and Apper to install packages and aplications. K-menu > System > Muon or search in K-menu for "Muon".

the CLI way is

sudo apt-get install package-name

hth

Jonas

Yeah.. I've found it
Thx a lot bro..

Now I wanna try http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfec...-kubuntu-11.10 8)

[texaswriter]

Re: Installing application

I just installed Kubuntu 11.10 on Asus EeePC 1015PE.. and it's worked. Whaww.. it's nice look
Is there anyone that know how to install more applications...
Usually I use GUI menu like Software Manager only

May be not what you are looking for, but it always surprises me when people don't know about the recommended way to install applciations by command line (CLI): aptitude
sudo aptitude install <application name>

But, Kubuntu comes with Muon, and I have been told that USC installs and runs fine (haven't tried on Kubuntu).

[Teunis]

Re: Installing application

Aptitude is not the preferred way to install software, apt-get does a better job with the dependencies.

When using Muon please realise the Software Center looks good but is seriously handicapped, the Package Manager will give more options.

[SteveRiley]

Re: Installing application

apt-get does a better job with the dependencies.

There's actually a fair amount of debate over this point: enter "aptitude vs apt-get" into Google. apt-get's autoremove leaves some config files lying around, which you can remove with an additional step:

sudo dpkg --purge `dpkg --get-selections |grep deinstall`

A lot of folks seem to prefer Aptitude's ability to completely purge orphaned dependencies and their configuration files.

One other thing I recently learned about Aptitude's curses-based interface...when it encounters dependency problems, it will sometimes list multiple possible resolutions: you can use the . and , keys to view the various suggestions. For no other reason that increasing my own familiarity with the tool, I'm going to start running Aptitude and apt-get side-by-side for a while and make note of any differences over time.

[kubicle]

Re: Installing application

apt-get's autoremove leaves some config files lying around, which you can remove with an additional step:

sudo dpkg --purge `dpkg --get-selections |grep deinstall`

If you want autoremove to purge packages, you could turn on Apt::Get::Purge in apt configuration (this should purge by default).

EDIT: apt-get --purge autoremove should work as well (if it doesn't, I'd qualify that as a bug).

[dibl]

Re: Installing application

I'm going to start running Aptitude and apt-get side-by-side for a while and make note of any differences over time.

CAUTION!

Because aptitude builds and relies on its dependency "database", it needs to be used consistently. If you use apt-get to install or remove something, you'll be "end-running" aptitude and it might get confused and decide you don't need something that you really do need to keep. All the advice I've ever read, including this says you don't want to switch hit between apt-get and aptitude.

[kubicle]

Re: Installing application

I'm going to start running Aptitude and apt-get side-by-side for a while and make note of any differences over time.

CAUTION!

Because aptitude builds and relies on its dependency "database", it needs to be used consistently.

I understand this is basically the main argument why aptitude is not recommended over apt-get anymore (apt-get and it's GUI front-ends like synaptic and muon use the same "bookkeeping" while aptitude uses it's own records)

[SteveRiley]

Re: Installing application

Yep... the intention for my little experiment is simply to track the differences between what apt-get and Aptitude want to do when it's time to perform an upgrade or install something. I suspect I'll continue to use apt-get to perform the actual work.

Because aptitude builds and relies on its dependency "database", it needs to be used consistently. If you use apt-get to install or remove something, you'll be "end-running" aptitude and it might get confused and decide you don't need something that you really do need to keep. All the advice I've ever read, including this says you don't want to switch hit between apt-get and aptitude.

Curiously, this article, mentioned in the comments in the article dibl referred to, boldly states that mixing apt-get and Aptitude is perfectly safe now.

[dibl]

Re: Installing application

Curiously, this article, mentioned in the comments in the article dibl referred to, boldly states that mixing apt-get and Aptitude is perfectly safe now.

Ahhhh --- I see that! Hmmmm, why don't you run the experiment and tell us how it works out for you.

[kubicle]

Re: Installing application

Curiously, this article, mentioned in the comments in the article dibl referred to, boldly states that mixing apt-get and Aptitude is perfectly safe now.

I haven't used aptitude in years, so things might have gotten better as far as interoperability is concerned.

There still are differences between them, so I would hesitate to call it "perfectly safe", but I'd suspect the sky is not going to fall if you use both.

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/de...titude_literal

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/de..._state_for_apt

[SteveRiley]

Re: Installing application

I've already found one thing I like about Aptitude's interactive mode: its dependency resolver. Say you're installing a package with several dependencies, and some of those dependencies have further recommendations. Aptitude will walk you through all the various allowed combinations, even permitting you to bypass some of the recommendations while allowing others. Pretty neat.

[woodsmoke]

Re: Installing application

It is possible that someone absolutely new to Linux might not know the actual "name" of an application and would then find it somewhat unproductive to use apt-get/aptitude where-in one has to type in the.. um ...name.

woodnonamecitysmoke



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