How to Install Software in Ubuntu

Want to install programs you want, but because you are new to Linux, don't understand how it works? This article will show you how to install programs in recent versions of Ubuntu. Connect to the internet, unless you are using offline...

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Installing Graphically
Installing via Terminal

Method 1 of 2:

Installing Graphically

Click on Dashboard in the side bar.
Search for "Ubuntu Software Center and open it.
On the Left side you can select the category of software you want to install. For example, you'd select Sound & Video to install any sound or video software.
1. An alternate way is to use the search function and search for the required software.
Select the software you want to install. For example, choose Audacity from the list and click Install.
You will be prompted for the password of that computer. Type it to continue installing the software.

Method 2 of 2:

Installing via Terminal

Open Terminal by typing Ctrl+Alt+T or going in your Dashboard and searching for Terminal.
Enter the following command: 'sudo apt-get install firefox' (without quotation marks) to install Firefox, for example. You can swap out "firefox" with the name of whatever software you're installing.

Samuel Daniel

Update 04 March 2020

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