Managing Application Software
At some point in your Linux use, you are likely to need to add to or update the application software on your system. You may not have installed all the software needed during installation. Or a new version of your current software may be released with new features that you really need. Or you want to perform a task that your current software can't seem to handle and you have located, by googling and/or consulting with peers, a package that you believe can handle the new task.
Application software is available in packages that provide the application program and any files and programs that are needed to install it. Applications can be installed from source code or from package files created specifically for Linux ...
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