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To install KDE software we recommend using the means of your distribution. [[Special:MyLanguage/Tutorials/find out your distribution|Here is how you find out your distribution]]. | To install KDE software we recommend using the means of your distribution. [[Special:MyLanguage/Tutorials/find out your distribution|Here is how you find out your distribution]]. | ||
= | == Using Package Managers == | ||
= Ubuntu = | === SUSE Linux === | ||
With Ubuntu Linux you install software using apt-get. For example to install [[ | |||
=== Ubuntu === | |||
=== Fedora === | |||
== From the command line == | |||
If you find that using a package manager is unbearably slow, you will want to use command-line installation. This is much faster, but the disadvantage is that you need to know the exact name of the package you want to install. Each system has helpful commands for searching, for instance, so try using the first word of install command below, with --help appended. As an example, <code>yum --help</code> will list the commands you can use for Fedora, but they are many and can be confusing at first. | |||
=== SUSE Linux === | |||
With SUSE Linux you install software using ''yast'', for example to install [[KWrite|KWrite]] you will [[Special:MyLanguage/Tutorials/Open_a_console|open a console]] and enter | |||
<code>yast -i kwrite</code> | |||
=== Ubuntu === | |||
With Ubuntu Linux you install software using ''apt-get''. For example to install [[KWrite|KWrite]] you will [[Special:MyLanguage/Tutorials/Open_a_console|open a console]] and enter | |||
<code>sudo apt-get install kwrite</code> | |||
=== Fedora === | |||
Fedora uses ''yum'' so to install [[KWrite|KWrite]] you would [[Special:MyLanguage/Tutorials/Open_a_console|open a console]] and type <code>yum install kwrite</code> | |||
Revision as of 13:32, 8 August 2011
To install KDE software we recommend using the means of your distribution. Here is how you find out your distribution.
Using Package Managers
SUSE Linux
Ubuntu
Fedora
From the command line
If you find that using a package manager is unbearably slow, you will want to use command-line installation. This is much faster, but the disadvantage is that you need to know the exact name of the package you want to install. Each system has helpful commands for searching, for instance, so try using the first word of install command below, with --help appended. As an example, yum --help will list the commands you can use for Fedora, but they are many and can be confusing at first.
SUSE Linux
With SUSE Linux you install software using yast, for example to install KWrite you will open a console and enter
yast -i kwrite
Ubuntu
With Ubuntu Linux you install software using apt-get. For example to install KWrite you will open a console and enter
sudo apt-get install kwrite
Fedora
Fedora uses yum so to install KWrite you would open a console and type yum install kwrite