Review Ubuntu 16.04-Part 5-Xenial Xerus Package Management
16.04 Package (Software) Management
"Packages" in Linux is nerd-speak for software.
"Package-management" is nerd-speak for "How do you find, install and uninstall software. That's it in a nutshell.
There are a few different packaging options within the Linux ecosystem (which seems to be increasing by the day). Up until recently, the majority of packages used either a deb format or rpm format. Ubuntu, because it's based on Debian, uses the Deb package format.
So, there are plenty of package management options in Ubuntu. The most obvious and easiest is to use Ubuntu software.
App Store?!? You mean package manager....
It's basically an "app store". Easy and intuitive. You can search for anything, there are generally well over 20,000 pieces of software included by default, and anyone should be able to use it. A few years ago, again...trying to monetize, when there were software packages in here for sale instead of free. I don't think that's the case anymore. For the most part, there's no reason to pay for software with Linux.
I tend to use the terminal, I just like it. But on the occasions that I'm compelled to use a GUI package manager, I use synaptic (old-school baby). It used to be the default Ubuntu package manager and it's a little easier and quicker to do a few things in my opinion.
It's like the Ubuntu Software...software, but older and uglier (and easier to get around in my opinion).
As far as the very basics of package management in terminal, here are a few things to start with.
There is a LOT more to package management through the terminal, but I would suggest you read up on it online and learn, if you're not a grizzled vet of course.
First review! Ubuntu 16.04 -Part 1-Xenial Xerus
"Packages" in Linux is nerd-speak for software.
"Package-management" is nerd-speak for "How do you find, install and uninstall software. That's it in a nutshell.
There are a few different packaging options within the Linux ecosystem (which seems to be increasing by the day). Up until recently, the majority of packages used either a deb format or rpm format. Ubuntu, because it's based on Debian, uses the Deb package format.
So, there are plenty of package management options in Ubuntu. The most obvious and easiest is to use Ubuntu software.
It's basically an "app store". Easy and intuitive. You can search for anything, there are generally well over 20,000 pieces of software included by default, and anyone should be able to use it. A few years ago, again...trying to monetize, when there were software packages in here for sale instead of free. I don't think that's the case anymore. For the most part, there's no reason to pay for software with Linux.
I tend to use the terminal, I just like it. But on the occasions that I'm compelled to use a GUI package manager, I use synaptic (old-school baby). It used to be the default Ubuntu package manager and it's a little easier and quicker to do a few things in my opinion.
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| Old-school cool... |
As far as the very basics of package management in terminal, here are a few things to start with.
- sudo apt-get update-This updates all the software repositories
- sudo apt-cache search (softwareA)-Type the software name you're looking for without parenthesis...
- sudo apt-get install (softwareA)-This installs software, again....no parenthesis and use the ACTUAL software name you're looking for
- sudo apt-get remove (softareA)-This uninstalls the software you want to get rid of.
There is a LOT more to package management through the terminal, but I would suggest you read up on it online and learn, if you're not a grizzled vet of course.
First review! Ubuntu 16.04 -Part 1-Xenial Xerus
Review Ubuntu 16.04-Part 5-Xenial Xerus Package Management
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