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Debian packages are installed and uninstalled using the graphical installer (gdebi). gdebi will attempt to install any dependencies which are in the Ubuntu repositories, however if the package requires further dependencies which are not in the Ubuntu repositories these will also need to be installed manually.
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Download the package XVidCap <emphasis role="strong"> xvidcap_1.1.6_i386.deb</emphasis>. As this package is not in the Ubuntu repositories, you will need to download it from the following website: <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/xvidcap/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/xvidcap/</ulink>.
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Once downloaded, simply double click the .deb file and the gdebi installer will start. It will check to see if you have all the necessary dependents, and if so will offer an <emphasis role="strong">Install</emphasis> button. Simply press the button to start the installation. In the event that dependencies cannot be resolved, an error message will be displayed and you will not be able to install the package until they are fulfilled.
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To uninstall the package, simply use the Synaptic Package Manager, as outlined previously in this section.
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A software repository is a library of packages (applications) available over the Internet. The Ubuntu software repository contains tens of thousands of freely available packages for you to download and install. These packages have been specially built and selected for Ubuntu.
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Ubuntu repositories are categorised into four groups based on the level of support that software development teams provide for a programme and the level of compliance the programme has with the free software philosophy.
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The Main component contains software packages that are free and fully supported by the Canonical team. These packages comply with the free software philosophy and are available by default while installing Ubuntu. For all packages in the Main component, security updates and technical support are available free of cost. OpenOffice.org, Abiword and the Apache web server are some of the packages available there.
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The Restricted component consists of packages for commonly used software that are supported by the Ubuntu team but not available under a completely free license. Binary drivers produced by some video card vendors are an example of packages available there. Packages in this component are also available on the standard Ubuntu installation CD, but they can be easily removed.
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The Universe component includes thousands of packages for software that is not officially supported by Canonical. The software is available under a variety of free licenses, taken from a variety of public sources. This component is available only through Internet downloading.
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All the packages in this component are expected to work perfectly. However, there is no guarantee of security fixes and support for these packages. These packages are maintained by the community.
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