Installing Applications On Ubuntu

[Opcode]

Ubuntu Software Install Guide

 

So as lots of people are making the move to Linux these days. I figured I would make a little tutorial (for people who are new to Linux) of how to install a few applications that we all know and love on Ubuntu. This should be enough to get you started and to familiarize yourself with the terminal.

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Chrome

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wget -q https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub -O- | sudo apt-key add -sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

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VLC

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-dailysudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install vlc

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Skype

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sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install skype

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Pidgin

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pidgin-developers/ppasudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install pidgin

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WINE

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppasudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install wine1.6

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GIMP

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimpsudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install gimp

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Steam

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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install steam

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VirtualBox

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wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib"sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3

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DropBox

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wget -q https://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/rpm-public-key.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dropbox.list'sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install dropbox

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qBittorrent

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stablesudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install qbittorrent

Make qBittorrent the default handler for magnet links.

sudo sed -i '$a x-scheme-handler/magnet=qBittorrent.desktop;' /usr/share/applications/defaults.list

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HandBrake

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releasessudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

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Shutter

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shutter/ppasudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install shutter

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RecordMyDesktop

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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install gtk-recordmydesktop

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Compiz Settings Manager (Plugins)

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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins

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7-Zip & RAR Archive Support

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sudo apt-get install p7zip-full p7zip-rar

Note: This will add 7z compression and decompression support and only RAR decompression support.

[qwertywarrior]

do u need to use the terminal ?

cant u just use the software center or what ever its called ?

[flibberdipper]

do u need to use the terminal ?

cant u just use the software center or what ever its called ?

You can, but once you get used to the terminal, it's not that bad. Hell, I have the

sudo autoclean

command stuck in my head.

[Opcode]

do u need to use the terminal ?

cant u just use the software center or what ever its called ?

You can, but its honestly in my opinion easier and cleaner to use the terminal. Plus using official PPA's will ensure you're getting the latest official stable release of the software instead of whatever Ubuntu has in their repository.

[Juganog]

oo very useful for people making a move over, especially since most people are going with ubuntu from what i can see

[qwertywarrior]

sudo get-rekt

[2mnbars]

sudo get-rekt

sudo GeT_RiGhT

[NetworkNooBie]

I have been experimenting with Ubuntu on my older laptop that I recently refurbished, I enjoy ubuntu thus far but at times I find myself a bit lost as to what I can do on the PC... What are some of the best uses I can get from using Ubuntu? I am currently in my first week of taking a Linux OS course in college but I look forward to hearing everyone elses opinion.

[Opcode]

I have been experimenting with Ubuntu on my older laptop that I recently refurbished, I enjoy ubuntu thus far but at times I find myself a bit lost as to what I can do on the PC... What are some of the best uses I can get from using Ubuntu? I am currently in my first week of taking a Linux OS course in college but I look forward to hearing everyone elses opinion.

From using both Windows and Linux to an extent I personally feel as Linux is not limited to anything that Windows can do. The only thing that it is lacking is support. For the time being I am able to accomplish all of my daily tasks on Ubuntu 14.04.1 except for some gaming (e.g. Battlefield 3 etc) and Windows programming (which I can do through a virtual machine). So really there's not much of a limiting factor to the operating system as a platform. Tho like said it just needs more attention from a select few industries.

[Godlygamer23]

do u need to use the terminal ?

cant u just use the software center or what ever its called ?

Software Center doesn't include every application.

[NerdNinja]

From using both Windows and Linux to an extent I personally feel as Linux is not limited to anything that Windows can do. The only thing that it is lacking is support. For the time being I am able to accomplish all of my daily tasks on Ubuntu 14.04.1 except for some gaming (e.g. Battlefield 3 etc) and Windows programming (which I can do through a virtual machine). So really there's not much of a limiting factor to the operating system as a platform. Tho like said it just needs more attention from a select few industries.

 

Something I've been meaning to ask for a while and you just reminded me.

Have you used Wine for gaming? I've wanted to know how viable of an option it is for using windows programs (i.e Games) in Linux

 

Also how does Wine even work??

[Opcode]

Something I've been meaning to ask for a while and you just reminded me.

Have you used Wine for gaming? I've wanted to know how viable of an option it is for using windows programs (i.e Games) in Linux

 

Also how does Wine even work??

I have used WINE for gaming. It does work with quite a few Windows games tho you would have to check their official support list to get an idea of what exactly works. As some game engines simply refuse to run on WINE (EA). Tho I have ran San Andreas, RCT2, and a few other older games without a single hiccup after installing proprietary blobs for my GPU.

[NetworkNooBie]

From using both Windows and Linux to an extent I personally feel as Linux is not limited to anything that Windows can do. The only thing that it is lacking is support. For the time being I am able to accomplish all of my daily tasks on Ubuntu 14.04.1 except for some gaming (e.g. Battlefield 3 etc) and Windows programming (which I can do through a virtual machine). So really there's not much of a limiting factor to the operating system as a platform. Tho like said it just needs more attention from a select few industries.

I'm guessing it requires more attention to get certain applications and things to go smoothly. For college I will stick with windows except for the Linux class and for my daily use laptop I'll keep ubuntu on it for now, might go to fedora 21 though? or should I stay with Ubuntu?

[Opcode]

I'm guessing it requires more attention to get certain applications and things to go smoothly. For college I will stick with windows except for the Linux class and for my daily use laptop I'll keep ubuntu on it for now, might go to fedora 21 though? or should I stay with Ubuntu?

For the most part installing applications can be a little bit tedious if they aren't available in the official repositories. Tho after the software is installed customizing it is about as effortless as the Windows variant.