Introduction
For the benefit of people new to Linux, I have written a generic explanation of howto install software in Linux. Note that some software may have specific installation procedures, this HOWTO is not a substitute for reading the official installation documentation
This HOWTO covers the following topics:
Command-line process:
Compiling and Installing software from source
Installing RPM's using the Redhat Package Manager
Installing using Debian's apt-get
Installing mandrake things
Installing with fedora / yum
Installing slackware packages
Installing software using Gentoo EMerge
Installing binary files (.BIN/.SH)
Installing .package Files (AutoPackage)
Graphical (GUI) process:
Using Synaptic (Fedora, Ubuntu)
Using YaST2 (SuSE, openSuSE)
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