[wellylug] ubuntu help....

[Jonathan Harker]

Brent Wood wrote:
> Appreciated.... that's almost as easy as RPM's when you know how :-)

The whole point here is that users should never have to use dpkg. Use
apt-get instead, or synaptic, even better.

If you are going to download .deb packages and install them yourself
manually without all the dependencies solved for you, you may as well be
using some horrid RPM distro.

>From the Ubuntu community docs:
http://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware

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Add/Remove - the basic method

The easiest way of installing a package is to use the 'Add/Remove' tool.
Click Applications --> Add/Remove... to start it. First, find the
package or packages you want to install. You can search for a keyword,
such as 'email', or look through the categories shown on the left hand
side of the window. Once you've found a package you want to install,
tick the box next to its icon. You can do this for as many packages as
you like.

Once you've finished choosing, click the Apply button at the bottom of
the window. Another window will pop up, showing all of the packages
you've selected and asking if you'd like to apply the changes. To
install the packages, click Apply. You'll then be asked to type in your
super-user/administrator password. Once you've entered it, another
window will appear informing you of the installation progress. Once this
has finished, click Close. Your new programs are installed, ready to use!

Synaptic - the more advanced method

The Synaptic Package Manager offers a more advanced way of installing
packages. If you have problems finding a suitable package with the
Add/Remove tool, try using the search in Synaptic. This searches all of
the packages in the available repositories, even the ones which don't
contain programs.

For details on using Synaptic, read the SynapticHowto.