How to install new software on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Question

I am a new user of Ubuntu. What command can I use to install something using the terminal?

Why not use software-center? – jokerdino Sep 19 '12 at 09:38 — jokerdino, Sep 19 '12 at 09:38

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 19 '12 at 09:42

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Just type this on your terminal:

sudo apt-get install [package name]

And you also can install a new software on Software Center. It is easy to use.

edited Sep 19 '12 at 09:42

jokerdino

answered Sep 19 '12 at 09:41

Claud Kho

Software Center is great, i can search software i want to install from there, thanks for helping me – Lazlo Sep 19 '12 at 09:43

thonixx · Answer 2 · 2012-09-19T17:44:33.493

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sudo apt-get install here_comes_the_packagename

But better read into some "newbie" tutorials and check the Ubuntu documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/

edited Sep 19 '12 at 17:44

answered Sep 19 '12 at 09:39

thonixx

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Apt-get is not recommended for noobs, let them use usc – Tachyons Sep 19 '12 at 09:41
That's a matter of opinion. He wanted to know which terminal command it is. So the question is answered correctly. – thonixx Sep 19 '12 at 13:49
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I suggest not to use asterisks in the example command. It will expand to all packages containing that keyword in the package name. – gertvdijk Sep 19 '12 at 13:54
erm... I did not want to tell the user to use an asterisk. It was just like a $packagename instead of packagename. It seems to confuse some people so I change it immediately. – thonixx Sep 19 '12 at 17:44

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