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   From: ray    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: Ubuntu machine on the way Friday   
   Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:41:37 -0700   
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   On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:14:45 +0000, Pete wrote:   
      
   > I've been surfing the web and not found a good answer to the question of how    
   > to add a program/package from the Internet (not already in repository). What    
   > "directory" do I download to from the Internet so I can itstall it using    
   > synaptic?   
      
   Whatever directory you'd like. I usually put them in /opt/whateverprogram.   
   You'll probably want to use a command line 'apt-get install' to install it   
   - assuming it is a 'deb' package. If it's a tar gz then you run 'tar xzvf   
   whateverprogram' then cd down a level and read about what to do -   
   generally, but not always, it's './configure' 'make' 'make install'   
      
   > God this could use a simple download and .exe file like Windows.   
      
   I've seen some that worked that way too. I MUCH prefer having things in   
   the apt database - makes dependencies, upgrades, etc. much better.   
      
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