Comments on: Getting to Know Linux: Installing applications in Ubuntu http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/getting-to-know-linux-installing-applications-in-unbuntu/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:04:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: the old ranghttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/getting-to-know-linux-installing-applications-in-unbuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-1009377 the old rang Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:44:10 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9232#comment-1009377 As far as the article goes... It really says nothing. The application mentioned is very standard... and has quite a few applications that it will install. That is not the problem. The problem is the miasma of proper documentation in Linux, Debian and Ubuntu, on installing the really wanted software that is not included in the synaptic. And, my friends, that sux... Between dependencies, tar, and all lits variations, .deb, etc. You may or may not be able to install anything you really want, since the documentation, is 90% still in the writers head. If you have to deal with AMD 64bit, nVidia (although, it seems in 10.04 some of this has disappeared) you have little to help you from the sources, unless YOU know the answer. the Ubuntu Forums usually have most of the people answering the question 'they know an answer' to, but so often not the question asked. (I gave up on it a long while ago. I use Ubuntu. I ditched windows when a Linux distro finally worked on the computer(s) I had...That was Ubuntu.. I have tired others, and come back. I tried Mint, recently. It may work well, but, the designers made a stupid mistake in relation to nVidia, and the kind of mistake was stupid. (it mad it impossible to use without a lot of looking in books you didn't have.) I have learned enough on getting Ubuntu to work (well if you care to know)... But, I have very few places I go to for answers, and they have nothing directly to do with Canonical, Debian or Linux. When I was in Windows, there were a few CORE sites I trusted. Nothing I ever got from them was bungled, poorly written or written by a geek keeping all the important information in their heads. I have found a few, not very well know sites like that in Ubuntu... And they stay that way. But, better to install and learn Ubuntu Tweak and save having to find half of what you really need. *Saves them bucks on bandwidth... As far as the article goes… It really says nothing.

The application mentioned is very standard… and has quite a few applications that it will install.

That is not the problem.

The problem is the miasma of proper documentation in Linux, Debian and Ubuntu, on installing the really wanted software that is not included in the synaptic.

And, my friends, that sux…

Between dependencies, tar, and all lits variations, .deb, etc. You may or may not be able to install anything you really want, since the documentation, is 90% still in the writers head.

If you have to deal with AMD 64bit, nVidia (although, it seems in 10.04 some of this has disappeared) you have little to help you from the sources, unless YOU know the answer.

the Ubuntu Forums usually have most of the people answering the question ‘they know an answer’ to, but so often not the question asked. (I gave up on it a long while ago.

I use Ubuntu. I ditched windows when a Linux distro finally worked on the computer(s) I had…That was Ubuntu.. I have tired others, and come back. I tried Mint, recently. It may work well, but, the designers made a stupid mistake in relation to nVidia, and the kind of mistake was stupid. (it mad it impossible to use without a lot of looking in books you didn’t have.)

I have learned enough on getting Ubuntu to work (well if you care to know)…

But, I have very few places I go to for answers, and they have nothing directly to do with Canonical, Debian or Linux.

When I was in Windows, there were a few CORE sites I trusted. Nothing I ever got from them was bungled, poorly written or written by a geek keeping all the important information in their heads.

I have found a few, not very well know sites like that in Ubuntu…

And they stay that way.

But, better to install and learn Ubuntu Tweak and save having to find half of what you really need.

*Saves them bucks on bandwidth…

]]> By: Getting to Know Linux: Installing applications in Ubuntu | Ubuntu-News - Your one stop for news about Ubuntuhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/getting-to-know-linux-installing-applications-in-unbuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-856605 Getting to Know Linux: Installing applications in Ubuntu | Ubuntu-News - Your one stop for news about Ubuntu Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:46:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9232#comment-856605 [...] You have finally managed to get Ubuntu installed and you are up and running. And even though there are tons of new and exciting pieces of software on your hard drive, you still long for more. Never fear, installing applications in Ubuntu is as simple as it gets. More here [...] [...] You have finally managed to get Ubuntu installed and you are up and running. And even though there are tons of new and exciting pieces of software on your hard drive, you still long for more. Never fear, installing applications in Ubuntu is as simple as it gets. More here [...]

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/getting-to-know-linux-installing-applications-in-unbuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-585538 Anonymous Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:27 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9232#comment-585538 [...] Source Adobe sempre più attenta al mondo GNU/Linux - Bloggsfären Linux   Getting to Know Linux: Installing applications in Unbuntu - Bloggsfären Linux   Allvarlig olycka på Råsundaleden - SVD [...] [...] Source Adobe sempre più attenta al mondo GNU/Linux - Bloggsfären Linux   Getting to Know Linux: Installing applications in Unbuntu - Bloggsfären Linux   Allvarlig olycka på Råsundaleden - SVD [...]

]]> By: Ubuntuhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/getting-to-know-linux-installing-applications-in-unbuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-580247 Ubuntu Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:32:28 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9232#comment-580247 thanks for this, i m going to install ubuntu soon, i even wanted too know how to install linux os on a new drive want to know the how to do partition thanks for this,
i m going to install ubuntu soon,
i even wanted too know how to install linux os on a new drive want to know the how to do partition

]]> By: jackhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/getting-to-know-linux-installing-applications-in-unbuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-580243 jack Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:29:22 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9232#comment-580243 Ritwick...thanks for pointing that out. I guess in the haze of the holidays I am not seeing too clearly. ;-) Ritwick…thanks for pointing that out. I guess in the haze of the holidays I am not seeing too clearly. ;-)

]]> By: Ritwick Saikiahttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/getting-to-know-linux-installing-applications-in-unbuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-580056 Ritwick Saikia Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:00:55 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9232#comment-580056 Great article... though I am not the greatest fan of Ubuntu. Anyway your title seems to be wrong. It says: "Getting to Know Linux: Installing applications in Unbuntu" Shouldn't it be "Ubuntu"? Waiting for your next article eagerly.. Great article… though I am not the greatest fan of Ubuntu. Anyway your title seems to be wrong. It says: “Getting to Know Linux: Installing applications in Unbuntu” Shouldn’t it be “Ubuntu”? Waiting for your next article eagerly..

]]> By: Angelo R.http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/getting-to-know-linux-installing-applications-in-unbuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-579876 Angelo R. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:33:40 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9232#comment-579876 You should definitely mention aptitude as well. This method of installing software in linux is a huge boost in the way you work. Rather than hunting for a download link online, you can be sure that the version's of software you're receiving are tested on a system like yours and that they run well. You should definitely mention aptitude as well. This method of installing software in linux is a huge boost in the way you work. Rather than hunting for a download link online, you can be sure that the version’s of software you’re receiving are tested on a system like yours and that they run well.

]]> By: jackhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/getting-to-know-linux-installing-applications-in-unbuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-579738 jack Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:24:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9232#comment-579738 i'll get an install of PCLinuxOS and do some content on that. Thanks for the idea. i’ll get an install of PCLinuxOS and do some content on that. Thanks for the idea.

]]> By: Martinhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/getting-to-know-linux-installing-applications-in-unbuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-579731 Martin Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:17:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9232#comment-579731 Hi , it is possible to add second rss feed reader address at ghaks.net beside this address : http://feedproxy.google.com/Ghacksnet because this address have "proxy" term in url address and my isp blocks it ! thanks for your useful writing . have a another good years :) Hi ,
it is possible to add second rss feed reader address at ghaks.net beside this address :
http://feedproxy.google.com/Ghacksnet

because this address have “proxy” term in url address and my isp blocks it !

thanks for your useful writing .

have a another good years :)

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/getting-to-know-linux-installing-applications-in-unbuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-579677 Anonymous Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:50:29 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9232#comment-579677 Ubuntu is great but, I prefer PC Linux OS. Thanks for the effort. Btw. PCLOS is about the new 2009 release. Ubuntu is great but, I prefer PC Linux OS.
Thanks for the effort. Btw. PCLOS is about the new 2009 release.

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