Jun 12, 2013 · I strongly advise to only install programs from the official Ubuntu repositories (Synaptic, Software Center, or apt-get). By this, you'll get automatic updates and security …

It is always preferable to install through the native Package Management as the Package Manager will handle the location, updates, paths and the launchers (shortcuts) for you. Also …

May 21, 2016 · Why do some programs do this automatically, while others have to be done manually? Also, when installing programs, what is the best directory to install them in? (i.e. …

So even if you install a package to a different folder, for instance by using dpkg --instdir=folder/ package.deb on the command line, the program will still look for its configuration in '/etc', not …

Aug 5, 2010 · Liking to install things from source every so often, I wrote a little tool to do it which does the changes to your shell startup file on its own (and also modify your library prefix, if you …

Does anyone know how to write a shell script to install a list of applications? It's a pain to have to install each application by hand every time I set up a new system.

Nov 10, 2014 · I have downloaded tar.gz files. But I don't know how to install it. How do I install this kind of file?

Mar 22, 2021 · In Windows, applications are installed into Program Files folder by default. I have recently installed MS Office using Wine. Where are apps installed with Wine? Can I decide in …

Aug 9, 2021 · Usually you should not have to try to install anything by hand. In almost all cases you will find a .deb package. If there isn't one, google for suggestions (like how to install …

I wish to install a large number of programs from the software center on all my 8 machines. Installing each program individually would be time consuming so I decided to write a bash …