Installing extra programs in Ubuntu is easy, in some cases is easier that in Windows, who said that Linux was hard to use.
To install a new program:
1) Click Applications -> Add/Remove
2) You can now search for an application or choose a category and find the program you want, there are thousands of programs to choose from.
3) Tick the box next to the program title and click Apply
4) Click Apply on the window that appears
5) Input the root password
6) The program will now download and install
7) Once the install has finished click Close
8) Click Close on the window that appears
9) Click the OK button on the Add/Remove Applications window
10) The program is installed and can be launched from the Applications menu
Now that isn't hard, if you were doing that in Windows, you would need to find the program off the internet, download it, launch it, read the license agreement, click Next 50 times and then it would be installed. Oh, and all software in the Add/Remove Applications program is totally 100% free.
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you should take a look at this to make firefox look better (if u've already not done so).
http://osnovice.blogspot.com/2007/05/firefox-controls-are-ugly.html
Also, installing the mscorettfonts package will provide better desktop fonts (Verdana/Tahoma) ....
Simon North, how if u i want to install by offline.. its mean i download first the .gz file and back to my room i will install.. I have try too many ways but it still failed..
One major problem with linux is that there is sooo much software that isn't compatible. I would definitely recommend installing VirtualBox which is free from Sun. It allows you to install Windows XP/Vista or pretty much any other operating system. I use Vista, but I can double click the XP or Ubuntu icon on my desktop and it loads right up! Beautiful.
Yes, linux does have a lot of software this is not immediately compatible. But the beauty of linux is that because it is open-source there is almost always a work around for it.
http://www.myubuntuhelp.blogspot.com
good post
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i'm new but "5)input the root password"? from all i have been reading root is disabled by default in ubuntu. do you mean input user password using sudo for temporary root access?
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