Tag: PACKAGE MANAGER

One thing I've always preferred about Linux over Windows is the fact that just about every big-name distro includes a slick, easy-to-use package manager that makes installing and updating software a simple procedure. If you're using Windows, you need to know where to go to download apps -- in Linux, you just need to fire up your package manager and browse or search. We've looked at a few ...

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 ...

One of the coolest features Windows users might notice when they try out Linux distributions such as Ubuntu is the ease with which you can find and install open-source programs. While Windows users have to scour the web to find, download, and install applications, Linux users can type a simple "apt-get" into their terminal or open up Synaptic package manager or a similar application. Ed Ropple ...

There's plenty of free (as in beer) software out there, but finding what you need can be almost impossible if you just head out, unarmed, into the wilds of the Internet. Enter MacLibre. If you've used Linux, you're probably familiar with package managers. You may have even used Fink on Mac OS X. If so, MacLibre is old news to you. But for plenty of people, it can be a serious time saver. ...