HOW INSTALL SOFTWARE IN LINUX

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)