Using Apt on Ubuntu

A really simple tutorial going through the usage of apt-get on the command line in Ubuntu. This includes install, remove, autoremove, update and upgrade.

Just a basic little 'add on' to my first video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGBsurVdLGY and only covers the basics.

Things I forgot to include: installing multiple programs/packages at once, information about apt-get automatically installing dependencies and information about adding extra software sources. I hope that one day I may be able to add these in, or if not you can just read the manual pages on apt-get (see 'man apt-get'), use the Ubuntu community documentation, forums, IRC chat on Freenode and Google.

I hope I can create some more, and I would like positive and/or constructive feedback. There's no use cussing me over it, if you tell me how to improve, I can try and work on things then. Thanks!

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• ubuntu
• hardy
• heron
• 8.04
• apt-get
• software
• install
• help
• support
• terminal
• command
• line
• tutorial

[JohneyBlue]

Can you make video tutorial for little advanced use of Ubuntu terminal? Just like ./configure, make install, etc.. ? I'm noob for Linux, today I founded those commands, but I'm sure that I have miss something huge :)

[rainbowvein]

@JohneyBlue hey, I'd love to make another tutorial video although I admit it's been a long time since I've used Ubuntu regularly. It'll take sometime as I try and bring together some content and as I make it but I'd love to get one up in the next few weeks :)

[whatvideowhere]

this might be useful if u bothered to say how u even got to the screen your on in the first place - strange huhn?

[rainbowvein]

It's just the terminal which you can find in one of the application menus, I assume if you're going to use the command line package installer you at least know where to find the command line terminal. Otherwise just stick with the GUI package manager.

[Slimford85]

Thanks was really helpful.

[rainbowvein]

'tis okay, and thanks :)

[genkisudo]

both videos are very informative. Thanks!

[josesosa148]

so any program can be installed by the terminal or the package manager? i have wasted about 6 hours trying to install a bin file and have had no luck.... its an open source Point of Sale program for my store i downloaded from souceforgenet and i tried to install like 5 different programs and i have decided that its me that doesnt know how. where should i start. so that i can learn the ins and outs... i just watched you basic command video and i really learned alot

[whatvideowhere]

@rainbowvein wow maybe turn the ego down about 20 steps, nobody can be so dumb as that, everyone else knows that 95% of the population of the USA thats used computers for years doesnt know how to get to that screen hes working on much less the name of it, so they can find someone else who can tell them

[zouless]

Can you chat with a friend who also has linux trough Terminal?? Witouth using any messaging programs.

[hooddiee]

when i install php i dont see it under programming...???