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Latest revision as of 08:27, 6 April 2013

You can easily install non-free applications such as Google Chrome, Opera or VirtualBox in Point Linux.

Contents

[edit] Enabling Non-free Repositories

[edit] In Synaptic

  1. Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'.
  2. In Quick filter type pointlinux-repos-nonfree.
  3. Right click on the package and select 'Mark for Installation'.
  4. Click 'Apply' to install the package.
  5. Click 'Reload' to update package lists.

[edit] In Terminal

  1. Open Terminal application.
  2. Type sudo apt-get install pointlinux-repos-nonfree to install the package.
  3. Type sudo apt-get update to update package lists.

[edit] Installing Google Chrome

[edit] In Synaptic

  1. Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'.
  2. In Quick filter type google-chrome-stable.
  3. Right click on the package and select 'Mark for Installation'.
  4. Click 'Apply' to install the package.

[edit] In Terminal

  1. Open Terminal application.
  2. Type sudo apt-get -y install google-chrome-stable to install the package.

[edit] Installing Opera

[edit] In Synaptic

  1. Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'.
  2. In Quick filter type opera.
  3. Right click on the package and select 'Mark for Installation'.
  4. Click 'Apply' to install the package.

[edit] In Terminal

  1. Open Terminal application.
  2. Type sudo apt-get -y install opera to install the package.

[edit] Installing Dropbox with Caja Integration

[edit] In Synaptic

  1. Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'.
  2. In Quick filter type caja-dropbox.
  3. Right click on the package and select 'Mark for Installation'.
  4. Click 'Apply' to install the package.

[edit] In Terminal

  1. Open Terminal application.
  2. Type sudo apt-get -y install caja-dropbox to install the package.

[edit] Installing Oracle VirtualBox

[edit] In Synaptic

  1. Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'.
  2. In Quick filter type virtualbox-4. Quick filter will show you available VirtualBox versions.
  3. Right click on the package you want to install and select 'Mark for Installation'.
  4. Click 'Apply' to install the package.

[edit] In Terminal

  1. Open Terminal application.
  2. Type apt-cache search virtualbox-4. You'll see available VirtualBox versions.
  3. Type sudo apt-get -y install virtualbox-4.* to install the package. Don't forget to replace asterisk with the minor version number.
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