From the course: Introduction to Linux
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Software and packages - Linux Tutorial
From the course: Introduction to Linux
Software and packages
- [Narrator] In addition to the core utilities that come with nearly all Linux distributions, we'll usually want to run other software on our system as well, like games or productivity tools or anything really. Depending on what we want to run on the distribution and in many cases on our own preferences. There are many ways of getting software onto a Linux system. The most common method is to use the distributions software repositories, which are libraries of software maintained by the distribution maintainers that contain software packages designed for use on that distribution. Using command line tools or graphical tools, we can search these large libraries of software. We can indicate what we want to install and the package management software handles downloading and installing that software and any other necessary software it might require in order to run. These repositories are also where important software updates…
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