Installing and Configuring Apps in Ubuntu

In Ubuntu, there are 3 ways to install applications:

1. Ubuntu Software Center -This is the easiest way to install most applications on Ubuntu. You can navigate to it by:
   
   
   
   • Clicking on Suitcase Icon
   
   
   
   


2. Synaptic Package Manager - This is another way to install applications at a package component level, which makes it easier for Developers or System Administrators to review software components which are missing and need to be installed. You can navigate to it by:
   
   
   
   • Clicking on Dash
   
   
   • Entering "Synaptic Package Manager" in the Search field (If it isn't there, you may need to install it using the Terminal Emulator.)
   
   
   • Clicking on the Magnifying Glass
   
   
   • Clicking on the Synaptic Package Manager icon
   
   
   
   


3. Terminal Emulator- This is the quickest way to install applications and missing software package components for more Technical users. It is very similar to the DOS Command Prompt in Windows. Users enter commands to execute processes within the operating system, including the installation of software. You can navigate to it by:
   
   
   
   • Clicking on Dash
   
   
   • Entering on "Terminal " in the Search field
   
   
   • Clicking on the Magnifying Glass
   
   
   • Clicking the "X Term" icon
   
   
   
   

• As for configuring applications in Ubuntu, most of the time, you can use the applications within Settings to change how your operating system looks and behaves. You can navigate to it by:
  
  
  
  • Clicking on Gear icon
  
  
  
  Alternatively, it is possible to configure applications by executing commands with Terminal Emulator.

For some applications which are not found in the Ubuntu Software Center, you may be instructed by the Developers who created the applications to use the Terminal Emulator to install their applications.