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leNoah

New Member

Registered: 2015-08-13

Posts: 5

I don't understand how to install software

I want to install atom text editor and have downloaded it but I don't understand how apt-get works. I've typed sudo apt-get install atom-amd64 but it say it can't find it. Helpl?

Thanks in advance
-leNoah

brontosaurusrex

#! Red Menace

Registered: 2012-06-15

Posts: 1,643

Re: I don't understand how to install software

try

sudo dpkg -i atom*.deb && sudo apt-get -f install

Last edited by brontosaurusrex (2015-08-13 08:57:13)

damo

#! gimpbanger

From: N51.5 W002.8 (mostly)

Registered: 2011-11-24

Posts: 5,434

Re: I don't understand how to install software

ohnonot

...again

Registered: 2012-05-22

Posts: 2,205

Re: I don't understand how to install software

KrunchTime

#! Die Hard

From: not where I belong

Registered: 2012-03-02

Posts: 3,264

Re: I don't understand how to install software

sudo gdebi pkgname.deb

Last edited by KrunchTime (2015-08-18 07:06:06)