how to install software via terminal?

Question

I want to ask how to install package in Ubuntu 14.04 using terminal I need a command to do that and also a command that works with most of package to install

Answer 1

You can install applications with apt-get, Like so:

sudo apt-get install firefox

• sudo

  • Ask for root(administrator) privileges for:

• apt-get

  • It is the tool that installs your software with the

• install parameter

  • The install parameter installs the following application:

• firefox

  • Mozilla Firefox, a free and open-source web-browser build to make the Internet free and accessible to anyone.

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Other - but not all - parameters you can add to apt-get

• update

  • To update your sources list

• upgrade

  • To upgrade your applications to the newest versions

• dist-upgrade

  • upgrade your entire distribution: applications, system software etc.

• remove

  • To remove the selected application(e.g sudo apt-get remove firefox)

• purge

  • To not only remove the applications binaries but also it's configuration files.

Reference:

• Ubuntu Manpage: apt-get - APT package handling utility -- command-line interface

• Advanced Packaging Tool