Installing Applications on Ubuntu with Add/Remove
The term "Add/Remove Programs" seems more appropriate to Windows than to Linux however, Ubuntu does offer this option (besides apt-get and synamptic) to locate and install software on your Dapper Drake machine.
NOTE: You may want to review the tutorial: How to Install Macromedia Flash Player 7 for Firefox on Ubuntu and make sure you performed all of the steps in the Prerequisites section before proceeding here.
Opening Add/Remove is like visiting a candy store but there are steps you can take to increase the number of options in the "candy jar". Follow along with these steps and see for yourself.
- On the overhead panel, click Applications.
- Click Add/Remove
NOTE: The program will take a few moments to check on installed and available applications.- When the Add/Remove Applications dialog opens, review the menu on the left-hand side.
- Click the category you are interested in.
NOTE: In this exercise, we'll choose Internet.- Scroll through the list in the Applications pane to see if there is a program that interests you here.
