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This section discusses how applications are installed, removed and kept up-to-date. Also covered are how packages are stored by Ubuntu and made available for download.
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Located in
add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:18(para)
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The package manager downloads applications from a <emphasis>software repository</emphasis>, which is a location on the Internet which stores a collection of applications. These applications come bundled in <emphasis>packages</emphasis>, which contain all of the information needed for installation. You can download packages yourself, using your web browser, if you like, but it is generally much more convenient to let the package manager handle this for you.
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add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:36(para)
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Some packages depend on other packages being installed in order to work. For example, a word processing package may require a printing package to be installed. The package manager automatically installs these <emphasis>dependencies</emphasis> for you.
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Located in
add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:45(para)
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By default, only applications from the official Ubuntu software repositories are available in your package manager. If you cannot find the application that you want in the default repositories, you can add other (<quote>third-party</quote>) repositories and install it from there.
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Located in
add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:51(para)
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Click <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Ubuntu Software Center</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and search for an application, or select a category and find an application from the list.
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add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:63(para)
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Select the application that you are interested in and click <guibutton>Install</guibutton>.
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add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:67(para)
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You will be asked to enter your password. Once you have done that the installation will begin, as long as you have a working Internet connection.
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add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:70(para)
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The installation usually finishes quickly, but could take a while if you have a slow Internet connection. When it has finished, your new application will be ready to use; most applications can be accessed from the Applications menu.
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Located in
add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:73(para)
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For more information about using the <application>Ubuntu Software Center</application>, consult the <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:software-center">Ubuntu Software Center Manual</ulink>.
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Located in
add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:76(para) add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:196(para)
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Synaptic can be used to manage advanced software packages (such as server applications) which Software Center does not manage.
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add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:83(para)
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