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# Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'. | # Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'. | ||
− | # In Quick filter type <code>caja- | + | # In Quick filter type <code>caja-dropbox</code>. |
# Right click on the package and select 'Mark for Installation'. | # Right click on the package and select 'Mark for Installation'. | ||
# Click 'Apply' to install the package. | # Click 'Apply' to install the package. |
Revision as of 22:36, 18 February 2013
You can easily install non-free applications such as Google Chrome, Opera or VirtualBox in Point Linux.
Contents |
Enabling Non-free Repositories
In Synaptic
- Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'.
- In Quick filter type
pointlinux-repos-nonfree
. - Right click on the package and select 'Mark for Installation'.
- Click 'Apply' to install the package.
- Click 'Reload' to update package lists.
In Terminal
- Open Terminal application.
- Type
sudo apt-get install pointlinux-repos-nonfree
to install the package. - Type
sudo apt-get update
to update package lists.
Installing Google Chrome
In Synaptic
- Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'.
- In Quick filter type
google-chrome-stable
. - Right click on the package and select 'Mark for Installation'.
- Click 'Apply' to install the package.
In Terminal
- Open Terminal application.
- Type
sudo apt-get -y install google-chrome-stable
to install the package.
Installing Opera
In Synaptic
- Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'.
- In Quick filter type
opera
. - Right click on the package and select 'Mark for Installation'.
- Click 'Apply' to install the package.
In Terminal
- Open Terminal application.
- Type
sudo apt-get -y install opera
to install the package.
Installing Dropbox with Caja Integration
In Synaptic
- Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'.
- In Quick filter type
caja-dropbox
. - Right click on the package and select 'Mark for Installation'.
- Click 'Apply' to install the package.
In Terminal
- Open Terminal application.
- Type
sudo apt-get -y install caja-dropbox
to install the package.
Installing Oracle VirtualBox
In Synaptic
- Open 'System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager'.
- In Quick filter type
virtualbox-4
. Quick filter will show you available VirtualBox versions. - Right click on the package you want to install and select 'Mark for Installation'.
- Click 'Apply' to install the package.
In Terminal
- Open Terminal application.
- Type
apt-cache search virtualbox-4
. You'll see available VirtualBox versions. - Type
sudo apt-get -y install virtualbox-4.*
to install the package. Don't forget to replace asterisk with the minor version number.