Thank you! I have a few, and there will be more to come 😊

@@Doriandotslash

Thanks Bobby! I didn't want to go into specific details of any one manager, nor did I want to make a 40 minute video to cover them all. I figured a general explanation about how they work generally would be easy enough for most to pick up. After the last person asking me for help sent me a link to the files they downloaded, I figured this was needed. :)

VG ... Damn, you understand and explain this well. I'm a long-term Windows user and quite good, not a newbie. And, I do 100% agree with you. Because I am trying to develop my Linux skills, but the CLI somewhat scared me off ... no, more felt like a waste-of-time. I don't want to have to do ONE BILLION THINGS (half-of-which I don't know which to do -- as a new user who doesn't know what to install or whatever). I just want to click on a program, download it, and it runs. Yeah, of course, I can come up-to-speed on that stuff, over time. But the Software Library GUI is best way on Linux for me to install stuff.

Glad to find someone like you who shares this thought. I want to rant about this abomination "linux" so bad, but its really of no use. I wouldn't be using this BS if wasn't forced to do so by work. So MANY simple and intuitive tasks on other superior OS (windows/mac) are so bizzare here that I have to search for "how-to" on forums and videos constantly. And the worst is all the retard who keep glazing this shit everywhere and think they are superior for wasting life on tinkering with their precious terminal. Lord have mercy on my soul.

Linux is open source. Go and do it yourself

Linux Android. Apk can be install like windows exe files

Then make it work like how android does it by installing stuff in a download folder and program file You have the experience with linux

​@@nightbothater38 idk if that was your intention but your comment sounds like when someone is sad and here comes someone else proposing to "just stop being sad dude, is that easy" and it is... When you know how.

Thank you! I’m glad you found it helpful 👍

Thanks! I hope it comes in handy for new people.

@@Doriandotslashyo man that’s a fire background, where did you get it

Glad to help you along! Cheers!

Great to hear!

It's a good idea for a future video ;)

@@Doriandotslash Cool. Looking forward to it!

Glad to hear it!

You made a big mistake in your life.

I’m glad it helped! Cheers

same

@Shrinivas Kenjale Can you get code and compile it?

Glad it helped you out! Cheers!

@@Doriandotslash The world needs more Linux tutorials, good that you make these videos.

I’ve tried Kali once but never really used it at all.

@@Doriandotslash Thanks a lot for your replay

same with me

Is that on a fixed release distro? I would guess on Manjaro or other rolling release distro, you get the newest version. I actually don’t use thunderbird so I’m not sure... IF you know what you’re doing you can of course download and install or even compile from source. I did this video more for the brand new Linux folks after I was asked for help and the person was trying to install stuff from websites and didn’t know about package managers at all. It’s all about learning 😁

Yes on my Peppermint 9. I know it was aimed at the new user. It was meant more as general information. Thunderbird 60 isn't in the Ubuntu repo's yet, so that's why old version.

It’s called breaking bad habits from using Windows where you need to go to all kinds of different random websites to get your software. Linux has it all in one place.

Hey Bill! Heh, yes the joys of using something new lol And Scion, well, yes there's lots of changes and new things to it. As for a comeback, not soon. Just keeping it under wraps, tinkering.

When in doubt sudo apt-get purge it out

Yes and yes. I highly recommend using the package manager when you can, because it’s the safest way. Also, this will provide you with updates for the software as well.

nico. Yay is good. But Pamac works well for installing from the AUR, which I ironically install using yay 🤪

@@Doriandotslash I actually feel weird installing not through terminal because I think their could be issues when installing with a GUI package managers. They also say this at the Arch Wiki.

Nah. Many people including myself use terminal package managers. I just find it shows more info than the GUI. Also, when I started using Linux there were no such things as graphical package managers... But for new people used to Mac or Windows, a GUI is easier to start with.

When you do a search, the default is to search name and description. So if you search “text editor” for example, packages should show up that are text editors. A quick internet search is also a good start too.

ReinOwader You can install Davinci and whatever else you want from anywhere as well. I only recommend you don’t download ALL your software from websites. If it’s available in the repos, then use that first.

It will not cause conflict. A distro that uses apt (apt-get) can use multiple GUIs. They all use the same database. You can use Software Center to do things, then Synaptic, then apt in the terminal. It's all tracked in the same place. I sometimes use the GUI and sometimes the terminal, it doesn't matter. This by the way, also translates to other distros that use other package managers as well (pacman, dnf, etc...).

@@Doriandotslash Excellent! That part about them using a common database is what I wanted to hear. It is nice that the various package managers are coordinated to cooperate and not further complicate things.

Octopi is also the PM for Void linux as well. I've used Discover many times on Plasma distros, but I usually resort to using the terminal in any DE. If I DO end up using a GUI, I'll often install Gnome-Software even if it's not on Gnome :)

You use the Google store for that. However, you can enable Linux (Beta) in the Chromebook settings. Then, open the terminal from the applications list, and use apt to install Linux applications like you would in Debian, Ubuntu or Mint.

I’ve never really used xubuntu but I’d imagine their forums might have answers for you.

Many distros have great support for printers and will automatically install the drivers. If you run into a specific printer that the distro won't install drivers for, then you can usually find instructions on the distro's WiKi or handbook by doing a web search. Some printers have a Linux driver available on the manufacturer's website with instructions on how to install it. This isn't only a Linux issue. I've had to manually download and install drivers on Windows 10 for some printers as well. I feel this is really an issue with the printer manufacturers. They should focus on making universal printing instead of needing different drivers for every brand and model.

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Unfortunately I don't dabble in Java so I can't really help you there...

That is of course a situation where you would need to do a manual installation because there is no other option. Their website has instructions on how to run the install by using their installation script.

This is all to do with the type of distro you choose. Fixed releases tend to have slightly older packages in order to maximize stability, and are updated less often to ensure you get a bug-free experience. For the most-part, this doesn't matter unless you specifically need a newer version because of a specific feature. A rolling release distro will have the newest package versions, but at the cost of introducing possible bugs (which is rare), and you will also get pinged with updates more often. apt, zypper, pacman etc are all package managers that different distros use. It's just a tool they choose. But snap and flatpak are slightly different because they use applications that are designed to be independent of which distro you're using, and also run inside a sandbox which will not be able to affect your system if something goes wrong. You can use flatpak for example on any distro, and will always get the same version of software across all distros. Flatpaks are also usually one of the newest versions available. This is what I typically do nowadays; I use Debian for maximum stability, and then if I want a newer version of a package, I'll use flatpak to install that.

@@Doriandotslash So, why is there a need for so many package managers? Just recently, I installed Folding At Home. There were 3 DEB files to install and one of them failed since it says failed to meet dependency. Why doesn't it tell me what that dependency is? Their website says that Ubuntu is supported. I have Kubuntu 18.04. The other question I had, that I asked at linuxquestions, is that I can double click on a DEB file to install it. Now, how to uninstall it? Someone said, the Muon Package Manager. So open Muon and find fah and click on uninstall, and it gives an error msg. The user experience on Linux seems rocky. Ok, fine. Let's say the fault lies with the boys over at FAH,

That’s not really how it works in Linux. Most applications install files in various locations on the disk. You could install your system on an LVM partition, and with that you can use multiple disks to create one large partition across all of them. I made a video on LVM.

You could check if there’s maybe a PPA repo you could add to your distro so you can use your package manager. Or maybe they have a Flatpak or Snap version. If none of those are options then yes, you’d have to either install from source code, or do what you’ve done and convert to deb files to install.

Well here's the thing. You CAN install it by downloading files from a website, but this is a less secure way of doing things. When you use the package manager, you know it's coming from a trusted source. Also, if you just download and install a file from the website, it won't get updated with system updates. When you use the package manager to install software, it will update that software for you when it's available. It's also important for major bug fixes and security patches because you'll get those very quickly though a package manager.

I've never tried it before but I might have to check it out!

;)

It depends what it is. There are open source vpn packages but if it’s something like the NordVPN software then for this you would need do download their deb package from their website.

Since it's Windows software, you'll need to use Wine to install it. Check my video here on how to install Windows software in Linux : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rdepnpZ-x5-5Zmw.html

That is one of the special cases where you can indeed download from GitHub (git clone) since it's likely not in any repos.

I don't like using snaps or flatpaks... It's just a personal thing for me. I don't like getting software from many different sources, so I only use regular packages from repos...

In the applications menu, you should see an application that says "Add or remove programs/packages" or something to that nature.

Most package managers will let you install older versions, but the commands to do that are different depending on what distro you're using, and it has to be done in the terminal. So if you're using an Ubuntu or Debian-based distro, one way is to run "sudo apt-get install emacs=1.1" And replace 1.1 with whatever version you're looking for.

@@Doriandotslash . Thans for that reply. I presume that the "apt-get..." will retrieve the software (Emacs in the example) will be fetched over the network. But suppose I want to maintain a server with the source/binary of that Emacs and not use the network each time I want to install that software? Can you make a video if you have not already so? Thanks.

@@faharoon357 Ah, that would require running your own repository, which is a bit of work, but doable. I did it myself several years ago. It takes hundreds of gigs of storage, but I think you can probably find a way to hold only certain packages. I did do a video on this a while back and it may be a bit dated, but you can check it out and read up on what might have changed : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5eTY9pzyNaUloE.html

You can try a different distro. Or try using snaps or flatpaks to see if ya there. Last resort is to download it from a website or compile it yourself.

If you downloaded it with the web browser then it might be in your downloads folder. If it’s not there then it put it in the temp folder. So if you see it in your downloads folder, just delete it. If it’s not there then don’t worry about it because the temp folder gets cleaned out.

@@Doriandotslash Thanks for your reply! It wasn't in the downloads folder :)

@DorianDotSlash any suggestions?

Home made software is a little more difficult because you need to know what the requirements are for the program and install those first. This is why a program like PlayOnLinux (which installs programs for wine) use a database of dependencies to ensure those are set up first.

@@Doriandotslash I see, I thought I didn’t configure wine correctly, but you are right I tried downloading notepad++.exe through wine and it did it perfectly The thing is I recently got a program from a forum it’s a tool for a game to make things easier, now I would never just download it on my pc so I opened my virtual machine (kali Linux) and found out it’s a .exe file, So I went over and made a new virtual machine (windows 10 pro) and I downloaded the tool and it worked as I hoped it would, but there is always a bit... when downloading windows 10 on a vm you need good ram/cores and stuff to make it smooth, so if it lags just a little bit then it’s not “playable” Apparently there is a virus inside some of the dll files called Trojan virus But that wouldn’t affect me in a virtual machine To be honest I really want to make my own program/tool/mod but don’t know where to do so, I know several programming languages (basics)