The Difference Between Ubuntu Software Center Install & Terminal

[Idris]

HI,

New to ubuntu and linux in general not used it for years, I need to know the difference between installing via the software center and installing via the terminal sudo apt -get

Do they both do exactly the same thing except the software center is the GUI method and the terminal is the old school method?

For instance I wish to install cairo dock and I can do this via the sofware center by simply typing cairo dock and then when it appears click install or typing into a terminal the following;

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cairo-dock-team/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install cairo-dock

would either method do exactly the same thing?

Please explain this better and I would really appreciate if someone could explain "repositories" and how they work, the ppa's

thanks in advance.

[oz]

Do they both do exactly the same thing except the software center is the GUI method and the terminal is the old school method?

Please explain this better and I would really appreciate if someone could explain "repositories" and how they work, the ppa's

Yes, that's pretty much it. Some folks (myself included) prefer to do things using the command line while others prefer to use a GUI tool, at least for certain chores.

You can find a nice article explaining the Ubuntu repositories here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

...more on repositories here:

Software repository - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[meanmistermustard]

Doesn't installing via the package manager insure that packages are updated where via CLI they are not?

[devils casper]

Installer of Software Center and Synaptic Package managers are just front-ends of apt-get. Both are user friendly interfaces. Whatever you install through apt-get will be updated by Updater too.