Installing software that didn't come with Kubuntu

[mpaluszk]

I want to pull down some programs off of sourceforge.net and run them in Kubuntu. What is the standard procedure, if one exists for pulling this off, using Adept as my installer? I've been trying to do this on my own, but to no avail. Thanks for any help offered!

[pulpfile]

Re: Installing software that didn't come with Kubuntu

1. Search for the program with Adept, and then install it.
2. Download a .deb for the program, right-click and choose Install. (I think that's how it works, I haven't used any debs in awhile.)
3. Unzip file, and follow instructions inside.
4. Download and compile source code. (I've never gotten this one to work...)

Those are the only ways I know.

[dibl]

Re: Installing software that didn't come with Kubuntu

mpaluszk, pulpfile basically covered it.

Kubuntu is a Debian Linux, so it needs a Debian package to install, which is recognizable by its ".deb" extension. Typically you find the download in a "tarball" which is a compressed archive, so you download it to your desktop, right-click it and choose "extract here", which extracts the tarball to a folder, and then within the folder you'll find instructions and the .deb. Sometimes, such as the case with the Nvidia driver installer, there will be an executable file to run, as per the instructions.

The other branch is Red Hat Linux, which uses packages that are recognizable by their ".rpm" extension. If the program you want happens to be a .rpm, there is a utility named alien that you can use to convert it to a .deb. alien (and its documentation) is in your Adept Manager list, so install it from Adept.

[Qqmike]

Re: Installing software that didn't come with Kubuntu

Nothing to add here, just these references:

Compile from source:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingSoftware
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckInstall
(all three are together and are cross-linked)

Compile from source, Installing software (MANY links):
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086417.0

If you need Linux command line methods, that would be Tuxfiles. And psychocats has something on installing software, including rpm's:

Tuxfiles: http://www.tuxfiles.org/
Psychocats: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index.php


Of course, the first thing to try is Adept Manager.


Here's a list of Debian packages:
Debian packages (All): http://packages.debian.org/stable/allpackages.html
http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages