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Ubuntu : 4 Ways to Install Software

Posted by Pubudu Kodikara on Feb 18, 2010 in Linux, Tips and Tricks (Hacks) | 13 comments

An OS without any additional software is completely dull! Most of the people think that Linux is also an OS like that because of the inability to run “.exe” files. Actually, it is wrong! So, today we are going to learn 4 ways in which we can install software on Ubuntu Linux!

How To Install Software From the Command Line in SUSE (Like APT in Debian)

Posted by Pubudu Kodikara on Nov 29, 2009 in Linux, Tips and Tricks (Hacks) | 3 comments

In Debian systems we use apt-get to manage our software from the command line, sometimes this method is easier than installing them through a GUI based package manager. But, apt-get is only for Debian based systems…. then what about others? Yesterday I installed SUSE linux on my system and felt the need of a tool like apt very badly… So I did some research and found out that SUSE have an alternative to apt already installed in it!