synaptic

HowtoForge: "Appnr is a web-based directory for Ubuntu packages (including the official repositories and third-party packages from Medibuntu, Google, and the Canonical Partner repository).

You can use it to browse and install packages directly from your browser. It's like Synaptic for your browser."

Appnr is a web-based directory for Ubuntu packages (including the official repositories and third-party packages from Medibuntu, Google, and the Canonical Partner repository).

You can use it to browse and install packages directly from your browser. It's like Synaptic for your browser.

Here's a neat feature of Synaptic that allows you to download packages without having Ubuntu connected to the internet....

As swimmer Michael Phelps and other members of Team USA embark on their quest to make history at the Summer Olympic Games this week, the U.S.

Olympic Committee's Web site will likely be flooded with fans ...

The packages available through Synaptic are mostly programs, tools and libraries. But are there font packages in the system? Yes!

Works With U: "One of the classic problems that newcomers to Linux face is locating and installing software to do the work they want to accomplish.

With Synaptic in Ubuntu, installing the software has been made simple, but choosing which software to install can still be a challenge.

The more than 20,000 packages that Ubuntu offers up can be daunting indeed."

With so many different options for Linux and platform independent apps it can often be very difficult to find the best application for your needs, especially with the limited descriptions available in package managers such as synaptic.

In this series I aim to take an in-depth look at some great software for your Linux desktop, new and old.

With so many different options for Linux and platform independent apps it can often be very difficult to find the best application for your needs, especially with the limited descriptions available in package managers such as synaptic.

In this series I aim to take an in-depth look at some great software for your Linux desktop, new and old.

Many, many people have problems with the latest version of Google Earth in Ubuntu Hardy Heron, i.e. Google Earth 4.3 Beta, probably because it is still a beta.

If you install Google Earth with Synaptic, you will install this beta version. Stay out of trouble and use this howto to install Google Earth 4.2.

This is fast stable version of TinyMe, a PCLinuxOS-based mini-distribution designed with approx. 200 MB that packs kernel 2.6.18.8, xorg-server 1.3 and a good selection of applications that you most frequently use in your daily computing.

Besides, if you want more Synaptic is just a click away.