How can do I install any software using ubuntu terminal by knowing their name only

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Installation Any Software On Ubuntu

I want to install any software usinh sudo and apt from terminal. If I know only the software name from their official site, then is it possible to perform this action?

No. You need to know the package name. – mikewhatever Nov 17 '20 at 18:55 — mikewhatever, Nov 17 '20 at 18:55
@mikewhatever There is a question for this one. – karel Nov 18 '20 at 05:33 — karel, Nov 18 '20 at 05:33

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 17 '20 at 19:11

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You can search for packages providing a file with

dpkg -S file

and you can search for packages and keywords with.

apt-cache search

Read

man dpkg apt-search

answered Nov 17 '20 at 19:11

waltinator

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 17 '20 at 22:12

Search for a package called "packagename":

apt search packagename

This gives you a list of packages that match the search term "packagename"

Choose the one that you would like to install. For example, to install pip for python 3:

sudo apt install python3-pip

To read more about the apt command:

man apt

How can do I install any software using ubuntu terminal by knowing their name only

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