New to Ubuntu? Here are some tips for you!
1. How to install software in Ubuntu?
When they hear about Linux, most of the people are running away because they heard that horror story which says that installing software in Linux is a nightmare. This is not true!
You can install new software from Synaptic Package Manager (System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager). It will ask you for your password before running it. Use the search function on top of the Window to search your program, most of the time you will find it. Check the box near the package name and press the Apply button.
The second way is by getting yourself a .deb file (those are some executable files which automatically install your piece of software). Open those files with GDebi Package Installer and press on the Install Package button. It will ask you for a password and after this it will let you install your program.
The third way is by compiling your program which is difficult for bigginers, most of the time instructions are found in the .tar.gz file.
2. Ubuntu always asks for root password, what is this?
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