Installing and Configuring Apps in Linux Mint

In Linux Mint, there are 3 ways to install applications:

1. Software Manager -This is the easiest way to install most applications on Linux Mint. You can navigate to it by:
   
   
   
   • Clicking on Menu
   
   
   • Clicking on Software Manager
   
   
   • Entering your password at the Dialog box prompt
   
   
   
   


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 Menu
   
   
   • Clicking on System
   
   
   • Clicking on Synaptic Package Manager
   
   
   
   


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 Menu
   
   
   • Clicking on Terminal Emulator
   
   
   
   

• As for configuring applications in Linux Mint, 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 Menu
  
  
  • Clicking on Settings
  
  
  
  Alternatively, it is possible to configure applications by executing commands with Terminal Emulator.

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