How do I install software on Ubuntu?
Here is a list of the various ways you can install software on Ubuntu, starting with the easiest one. • Install from the Ubuntu software repositories, using Synaptic (if on Gnome) or Adept (if on KDE) or apt-get or aptitude (if you like commandline) • Download the appropriate .deb file, and install it from commandline with “dpkg -i” or with the package installer (only available on Dapper 6.06 version of Ubuntu) • Download the .rpm file, and install it using command “alien” (you have to install package “alien” from the repositories, first) • Download the source distribution (.tgz or .tar.gz file), and extract somewhere. Then change to directory where you have it, and run in succession, “./configure”, “make”, “checkinstall”. In order to build from source this way, you first have to install packages “build-essential” and “checkinstall” from the repositories.
