Ubuntu Software Package Management
List all packages starting with foo:
$ dpkg -l 'foo*'
Add a launchpad repository:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:name/the/path
This command installs the latest versions of any out-of-date packages on your system. It never installs a package that is not yet installed:
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
This command installs up-to-date version of packages, and may install additional packages:
$ apt-get dist-upgrade
Packages you should have:
- audacity
- cheese
- chromium-browser
- diffutils
- eclipse-platform
- evince
- ffmpeg
- file
- firefox
- flashplugin-installer
- flashplugin-nonfree
- g++
- gcc
- gconf-editor
- gedit
- gimp
- inkscape
- make
- manpages
- maximus
- pdfchain
- pdfedit
- phatch
- pidgin
- qtoctave
- rar
- rhythmbox
- samba
- supertux
- tar
- tidy
- traceroute
- tree
- vlc