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I have debian 4.0r1 installed....the updates installed fine....my only question now is....how do I install programs? I saw something in the tutorial about the apt program, but I don't know ...
  1. 01-03-2008 #1
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    So I installed the OS....now what

    I have debian 4.0r1 installed....the updates installed fine....my only question now is....how do I install programs? I saw something in the tutorial about the apt program, but I don't know what to do with that....the instructions are kind of bland in detail.
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    Best way is, open Synaptic Package Manager and click on Reload button. Search package that you want to install, select and click on Apply button.
    Its easiest way to install packages.

    Check this tutorial : How to install Softwares in Linux. However, 16000+ packages are available in Debian sources, you can install any through Synaptic and you dont need to execute any command in Terminal.
    It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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    Welcome to the forums!

    Here's an APT HowTo that's plenty detailed. You can also use Synaptic (the GUI frontend to APT) if you don't like using the command line for software installation.

    Have fun with Linux...
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  4. 01-03-2008 #4
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    Totally lost

    I am really lost.....I am trying to install AIM but nothing is happening......I downloaded the linux version of aim from the web to my desktop....I am in that terminal program and in the su root . I have typed apt-get install /home/tyler/Desktop/aim_1.5.286-2_i386.deb


    debian:~# apt-get install /home/tyler/Desktop/aim_1.5.286-2_i386.deb
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree... Done
    E: Couldn't find package
    debian:~#


    Can someone help me? Tell me what I am doing wrong here.


    also....I tried opening it with the synaptic program but nothing happened and it didn't load
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  5. 01-03-2008 #5
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    Try:

    Code:
    dpkg --install /home/tyler/Desktop/aim_1.5.286-2_i386.deb
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