Tag: APT-GET

One big ease-of-use advantage Linux distributions have over Windows is the process of installing and updating applications - thanks to repositories and software like Debian's apt-get. Running Windows doesn't mean that you can't easily maintain your app installs. With a few helpful (and free) downloaders you can add that missing functionliaty to your system, too! Here are five that I find ...

As I've mentioned before, I'm a fan of apt-get. It's an extremely easy way to get tons of new applications installed on a new Linux installation. Plenty of similar options exist for Windows, but one stands out. GetIt combines the power of three Windows implementations of the system - AppSnap, AppUpdater, and Win-Get. Once you've got all your engines installed, use Get-it's GUI to set them up ...

There are plenty of things to love about a modern desktop Linux distribution like Ubuntu 8.04. It's got nifty desktop effects, comes with an office suite, web browser, media player, and pretty much anything else you need for day to day computer user. And there's a huge list of applications you can install with the click of a mouse. But there's one thing I absolutely hate. And that's the fact ...

Think installing applications in Linux is too complicated? If you don't like reading about cool new software only to find out you have to launch a terminal window or package manager to install it (as opposed to Windows applications which you can download and install from the web page where you read about them), Apturl helps simplify the process. Apturl is a protocol that's included in Ubuntu ...

Appupdater might just be the coolest Windows app ever. OK, that's probably an overstatement, but we've been looking for something like this for ages. Essentially, Appupdater is to Windows what apt-get is to Debian Linux. In other words, it's a command line utility that lets you automatically download, install, update, and remove applications. Here's how it works. Once you've downloaded and ...

Win-get isn't the first attempt we've heard about to replicate the Debian Linux package management experience on Windows. But unlike Ed Ropple's proposal, Win-get already works. Sort of. If you're not familiar with package management, here's how it works. You type "apt-get install <name of program>" into a terminal and your operating system will find that program online, download it, and ...