Installing software on Lubuntu without a browser

Question

I have installed Lubuntu without a browser. I can't figure out how to download and install new software on it. Should I reinstall Lubuntu?

Answer 1

You can use Lubuntu Software Center in order to install new software on your system.

• From Lubuntu 12.04 onwards, it comes preinstalled.

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• If for some reason you don't have it, install it:

  sudo apt-get install lubuntu-software-center

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• If you are using Lubuntu 11.10 or older, the Software Center doesn't comes preinstalled. Use these commands instead to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lubuntu-desktop/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install lubuntu-software-center

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• If you prefer the command line, you can use apt-get instead of the Software Center in order to install new software (but you have to know the package name).

  For example, to install firefox, type sudo apt-get install firefox.