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From: NoStop 
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject: Re: Ubuntu machine on the way Friday
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:28:53 -0800
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Pete wrote:

> I've been surfing the web and not found a good answer to the question of
> how to add a program/package from the Internet (not already in
> repository). What "directory" do I download to from the Internet so I can
> itstall it using synaptic?
> God this could use a simple download and .exe file like Windows.
> 
> 
> 1 print "Vista Error"
> repeat 1
> end

If it's a deb file you just download it to someplace within your home
directory. I have firefox setup to send all downloads to a "Downloads"
directory in my home directory. Then you navigate to that directory with
Nautilus (the Gnome file manager) and simply double-click on the deb file
to install it. Couldn't be simpler. Much easier than Windoze.

All that being said, you're better off, if a package is available in the
repos to use Synaptic or apt-get to download and install it. This may on
occasion require adding new repos to your /etc/apt/sources.list.

Unfortunately, not all programs you may want to install are already packaged
into a deb file. Those that are not are usually available as source code
files that require compiling on your system to make them into functional
binaries. Ubuntu with it's 20,000 packages in its repos, pretty much covers
most of what you'll need.


Cheers.

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