I am trying to install a couple applications that I downloaded on my Debian Etch 4.0 OS but I don't know how.
1) I tried using sudo apt-get install...but it always tells me I'm not in the sudoers file
2) I tried using root terminal, but I cant seem to navigate anywhere and I don't know where to put the file so that root terminal sees it. ~/Desktop does not work in root terminal and this is where I have these applications.
3) I tried simple double clicking on the application.run after selecting the execute properties, and it executes then stops and tells me that I need to be a super user. but I dont know how to log on as a super user. Fact...I thot I was a super user...shrug
I am sure there are plenty of ways to install an application on Debian Etch 4.0....I just need one of them. My preference is knowing how to install it using root terminal, but how the hell can i get to my desktop from root terminal?
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Hi.
Welcome to the forum.
Most people use a package manager to deal with software in GNU/Linux. The main reason is ease of organization. The Debian repositories have around 20K packages, so most often what you want is there.
Outside packages can represent risks to the integrity of your system. Installing them outside the package manager's knowledge may replace something that is important, and if a number of items get installed, you may have a difficult time recalling what was installed and where they were installed, should you need to remove.
I suggest you look at the page below to see how most people accomplish this. If you have questions after that, post again. Try installing something small -- perhaps the par package, it's a little tool for formatting text -- and then remove it for practice. Both operations are easily done with apt-get. The use of apt-get requires that you become root:
The companion program, apt-cache, can be used to search the repositories. It does not require you to become root. Try:
to see how it works. It also has a man page.
There are GUI analogs to apt-get like synaptic, but I tend to use the command-line.
Note that this forum is exceedingly friendly, but tends to aim at folks using Unix flavors -- aix, hp-ux, Solaris, etc. There are lots of folks who use GNU/Linux, but I would not call that the main focus.
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