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# Tamil translation for ubuntu-docs
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# Copyright (c) (c) 2006 Canonical Ltd, and Rosetta Contributors 2006
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# This file is distributed under the same license as the ubuntu-docs package.
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# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, 2006.
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications-C.omf:6(creator) add-applications/C/add-applications-C.omf:7(maintainer)
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msgid "ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com (Ubuntu Documentation Project)"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications-C.omf:8(title) add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:15(title)
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msgid "Adding, Removing and Updating Applications"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications-C.omf:9(date)
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications-C.omf:11(description)
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"Instructions on how to install and uninstall software, including information "
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"on package management."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:3(title)
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msgid "Credits and License"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:4(para)
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"This document is maintained by the Ubuntu documentation team "
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"(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam). For a list of contributors, see "
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"the <ulink url=\"../../libs/C/contributors.xml\">contributors page</ulink>"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:5(para)
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"This document is made available under the Creative Commons ShareAlike 2.5 "
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:6(para)
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"You are free to modify, extend, and improve the Ubuntu documentation source "
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"code under the terms of this license. All derivative works must be released "
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:8(para)
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"This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but "
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"WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY "
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"or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AS DESCRIBED IN THE DISCLAIMER."
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"A copy of the license is available here: <ulink url=\"/usr/share/ubuntu-"
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"docs/libs/C/ccbysa.xml\">Creative Commons ShareAlike License</ulink>."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:14(year)
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:15(ulink)
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msgid "Ubuntu Documentation Project"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:15(holder)
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msgid "Canonical Ltd. and members of the <placeholder-1/>"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:18(publishername)
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msgid "The Ubuntu Documentation Project"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:18(para)
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"This section discusses how applications are installed, removed and kept up-"
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"to-date. Also covered are how packages are stored by Ubuntu and made "
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"available for download."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:21(title)
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msgid "How is software installation on Ubuntu different from on Windows?"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:22(para)
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"Ubuntu handles software installation in a very different way to Windows."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:25(para)
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"If you want to install an application on Windows, you must normally buy a CD "
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"containing the software, or download an installer package from the Internet. "
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"You then run the installer program, which guides you through the "
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"installation process."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:31(para)
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"On Ubuntu, you simply open a <emphasis>package manager</emphasis>, search "
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"for the application that you want and click a button to install it. Removing "
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"an application is just as simple."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:36(para)
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"The package manager downloads applications from a <emphasis>software "
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"repository</emphasis>, which is a location on the Internet which stores a "
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"collection of applications. These applications come bundled in "
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"<emphasis>packages</emphasis>, which contain all of the information needed "
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"for installation. You can download packages yourself, using your web "
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"browser, if you like, but it is generally much more convenient to let the "
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"package manager handle this for you."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:45(para)
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"Some packages depend on other packages being installed in order to work. For "
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"example, a word processing package may require a printing package to be "
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"installed. The package manager automatically installs these "
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"<emphasis>dependencies</emphasis> for you."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:51(para)
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"By default, only applications from the official Ubuntu software repositories "
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"are available in your package manager. If you cannot find the application "
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"that you want in the default repositories, you can add other (<quote>third-"
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"party</quote>) repositories and install it from there."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:60(title)
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msgid "Installing an application"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:63(para) add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:185(para)
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"<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add/Remove...</guimen"
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"uitem></menuchoice>."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:66(para)
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"Search for an application, or select a category and find an application from "
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:70(para)
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"Check the box next to the application that you want to install. Do this for "
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"all of the applications that you want to install."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:74(para)
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"Click <guibutton>Apply Changes</guibutton>, then click "
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"<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to start the installation."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:78(para)
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"Enter your password if prompted. The applications that you chose will be "
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"downloaded and installed."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:82(para)
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"Once installation has finished, your new applications should be available "
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"from the Applications menu."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:88(title)
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msgid "Other methods of installing applications"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:91(title)
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msgid "Using Synaptic Package Manager"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:92(para)
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"Synaptic can be used to manage advanced software packages (such as server "
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"applications) which Add/Remove Applications does not manage."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:98(para)
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"<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuitem"
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"><guimenuitem>Synaptic Package Manager</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Enter "
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"your password if prompted."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:101(para)
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"Click <guibutton>Search</guibutton> to search for an application, or click "
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"<guibutton>Sections</guibutton> and look through the categories to find one."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:106(para)
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"Right-click the application that you want to install and select "
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"<guilabel>Mark for Installation</guilabel>."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:110(para)
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"If you are asked if you would like to mark additional changes, click "
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"<guibutton>Mark</guibutton>."
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msgid "Select any other applications that you would like to install."
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"Click <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>, and then click "
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"<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> in the window that appears. The applications "
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"that you chose will be downloaded and installed."
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msgid "Downloading and installing a .deb package"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:127(para)
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"You can download and install applications from websites. These applications "
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"are contained in Debian (.deb) packages. To install a Debian package:"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:133(para)
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msgid "Download the package from a website."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:136(para)
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msgid "Double-click the package. It will be opened in the Package Installer."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:140(para)
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msgid "Click <guibutton>Install</guibutton> to install the package."
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"Installing single packages in this way is not recommended, for the following "
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"The packages have not been checked for security by Ubuntu members, and could "
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"contain software which harms your computer. You should only download single "
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"packages from websites that you trust."
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"The package may require some extra software to run, which cannot be "
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"installed automatically. You will have to find and install this software "
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msgid "Clicking a link on a web page"
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"Some web pages have links which install applications when you click them. "
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"These are known as <quote>apt:</quote> links. After clicking the link, you "
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"will be asked if you would like to install additional software. Click "
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"<guibutton>Install</guibutton> to start the installation process."
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"The application can only be downloaded and installed if it is available in a "
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"software repository which is currently enabled on your computer. This means "
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"that websites cannot trick you into installing software which is potentially "
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"harmful to your computer."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:182(title)
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msgid "Removing an application"
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:188(para)
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"Find the application that you want to remove by finding it in the list or by "
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"Uncheck the box next to the application that you want to remove. Do this for "
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"all of the applications you want to remove."
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"Click <guibutton>Apply Changes</guibutton>, then click "
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"<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to remove the applications. Enter your password "
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"Some applications depend on others being installed in order to work "
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"properly. If you try to remove an application which is required by another "
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"application, both of those applications will be removed. You will be asked "
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"to confirm that this is what you want to happen before the applications are "
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"If the application that you want to uninstall is not available in Add/Remove "
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"Applications, use Synaptic "
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"(<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuite"
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"m><guimenuitem>Synaptic Package Manager</guimenuitem></menuchoice>) to "
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msgid "Adding a software repository"
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"Software is available from third-party sources, as well as from the default "
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"Ubuntu software repositories. If you want to install software from a third-"
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"party software repository, you must add it to the package manager's list of "
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"available repositories."
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"Only add software repositories from sources that you trust. Third-party "
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"software repositories are not checked for security by Ubuntu members, so "
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"could contain software which is harmful to your computer."
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"<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuitem"
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"><guimenuitem>Software Sources</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and select "
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"<guilabel>Third Party Software</guilabel>."
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msgid "Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a new repository."
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"Enter the APT line for the extra repository. This should be available from "
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"the website of the repository, and should look similar to the following:"
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msgid "deb http://ftp.debian.org etch main"
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"Click <guibutton>Add Source</guibutton> and then click "
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"<guibutton>Close</guibutton> to save your changes."
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"You will be notified that the information about available software is out-of-"
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"date. Click <guibutton>Reload</guibutton>."
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"Packages from the new repository should now be available in your package "
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"As a security measure, most software repositories use a GPG key to digitally "
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"sign the files they provide. This makes it easy to check that the files have "
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"not been tampered with since their creation. In order for your package "
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"manager to be able to check this, you need the public key that corresponds "
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"to the signatures. The key should be available for download on the "
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"repository's website."
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"Download the GPG key. Then, click "
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"<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuitem"
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"><guimenuitem>Software Sources</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, select the "
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"<guilabel>Authentication</guilabel> tab, click <guibutton>Import Key "
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"File</guibutton> and select the GPG key to be imported."
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msgid "Installing software packages without an Internet connection"
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"If you are not connected to the Internet, you can use a CD containing "
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"package files to install applications on your computer. The Ubuntu "
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"installation CD can be used for this purpose, and other CDs with different "
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"packages are available as well. Additionally, the program "
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"<application>APTonCD</application> can automatically backup installed "
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"packages on your system, and create CDs with the contents of various "
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"repositories on them."
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msgid "Installing packages using the Ubuntu installation CD"
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"Some packages from the <emphasis>main</emphasis> and "
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"<emphasis>restricted</emphasis> Ubuntu package repositories can be installed "
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"from the Ubuntu installation CD. Simply insert your Ubuntu installation CD "
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"<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuitem"
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"><guimenuitem>Synaptic Package Manager</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To list "
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"only packages on the Ubuntu installation CD, click on the "
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"<guibutton>Origin</guibutton> button in the lower left corner of the "
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"Synaptic window. The packages should be listed under the <guimenuitem>Ubuntu "
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"9.04_Jaunty_Jackalope</guimenuitem> section."
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"If the packages are not listed, it may be because the CD is not listed as a "
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"package repository (the CD should be listed as a repository by default). To "
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"add the CD as a package repository, follow the instructions in <xref "
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"linkend=\"repository-cds\"/>, below."
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msgid "Enabling other CDs that can be used to install packages"
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"To enable Synaptic and other package managers to install software from CDs "
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"which contain packages:"
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"<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuitem"
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"><guimenuitem>Software Sources</guimenuitem></menuchoice>."
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"Select <guilabel>Third Party Software</guilabel> and click on the "
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"<guibutton>Add CD-ROM</guibutton> button."
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msgid "Insert the CD."
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"The packages should then be listed. To have Synaptic only list packages from "
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"the CD, click the <guibutton>Origin</guibutton> button on the lower left "
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"corner of the Synaptic window and then find the name of the CD in the list "
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"in the upper left corner the window."
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msgid "Using APTonCD to install packages"
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"<application>APTonCD</application> can be used to create a CD that contains "
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"all the packages you have on your system, or it can create CDs with packages "
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"or entire repositories of your choice. In a package manager such as "
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"<application>Synaptic</application>, find the <emphasis>aptoncd</emphasis> "
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"package and install it."
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"Further documentation on APTonCD can be found on its website, <ulink "
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"url=\"http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net\"> aptoncd.sourceforge.net</ulink>"
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msgid "What are restricted and non-free software?"
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"Most of the software available for Ubuntu is free, open-source software. "
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"This software is free for anyone to install and use, and people can modify "
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"the software and redistribute it if they like. Ubuntu is built from this "
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"<emphasis role=\"strong\">Non-free software</emphasis> is software which is "
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"not freely redistributable or modifiable. This makes it difficult for the "
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"Ubuntu developers to improve the software and correct problems, so it is "
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"normally recommended that you use <ulink "
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"url=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/philosophy\"> free software</ulink> "
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"<emphasis role=\"strong\">Restricted software</emphasis> is software which "
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"has restrictions on its use, preventing it from being classed as free "
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"software. Non-free software is a type of restricted software, where the "
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"restrictions are due to the software having a non-free license. Other "
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"reasons for software being classed as restricted include legal issues (use "
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"of some types of software is illegal in some countries) and patent issues "
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"(some software requires a patent license to be used legally)."
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"In some cases, restricted software is the only option. Such cases include "
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"software for the playback of certain audio and video formats, some fonts and "
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"<ulink type=\"help\" url=\"ghelp:hardware#restricted-manager\">drivers for "
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"some graphics cards</ulink>."
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"You should be warned by the package manager when you try to install "
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"restricted software. If the restricted software cannot be used legally in "
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"your country then there is little you can do; you should not install the "
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"software. If the software is restricted simply because it is non-free, you "
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"may choose to use it (for example, in the case of graphics card drivers). Be "
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"aware that most restricted software is not supported in Ubuntu, and problems "
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"with such software often cannot be corrected by Ubuntu developers."
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"Sometimes it is difficult to determine why a particular software package is "
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"restricted. If this is the case, seek advice on the <ulink "
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"url=\"http://ubuntuforums.org/\">Ubuntu Forums</ulink>. If you are still "
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"unable to determine why a package is restricted, err on the side of caution "
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"and do not install it; it may be illegal to use it in your country."
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msgid "Overview of the default Ubuntu software repositories"
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"When you install software on Ubuntu, the package manager automatically "
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"downloads the required software packages from a <emphasis>software "
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"repository</emphasis>, a location on the Internet which stores collections "
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"of packages ready to be downloaded."
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"There are thousands of programs available to install on Ubuntu. These "
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"programs are stored in software repositories and are made freely available "
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"for all Ubuntu users. This makes it very easy to install new programs, and "
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"it is also very secure because each program you install is built specially "
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"for Ubuntu and checked before it is allowed into the repositories."
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:415(title)
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msgid "Software repositories"
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"To organize the software, Ubuntu repositories are categorized into four "
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"groups: <emphasis>Main</emphasis>, <emphasis>Restricted</emphasis>, "
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"<emphasis>Universe</emphasis>, and <emphasis>Multiverse</emphasis>. The "
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"rationale used to determine which software goes into which category is based "
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"on the level of support that software development teams provide for a "
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"program and the level of compliance the program has to the <ulink "
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"url=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/philosophy\">Free Software "
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"Philosophy</ulink>."
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"The standard Ubuntu Install CD contains some software from the "
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"<emphasis>Main</emphasis> and <emphasis>Restricted</emphasis> categories."
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"If your system is connected to the Internet, many more software programs are "
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"made available for installation. For example, the <quote>Universe</quote> "
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"and <quote>Multiverse</quote> repositories are only available over the "
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:436(para)
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"The <emphasis>Multiverse</emphasis> repository contains software which has "
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"been classified as <emphasis>non-free</emphasis>. This software may not be "
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"permitted in some jurisdictions. When installing each package from this "
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"repository, you should verify that the laws of your country permit you to "
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"use it. Also, this software may not include security updates."
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msgid "Update repositories"
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"The Update Manager automatically finds software updates for your computer "
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"when they are available. It regularly gathers information on potential "
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"updates from a number of online update sources."
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"<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuitem"
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"><guimenuitem>Software Sources</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and select the "
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"<guilabel>Updates</guilabel> tab, you will notice that four update sources "
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"are available. An explanation for each of these is provided below:"
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"<emphasis role=\"strong\">Important security updates:</emphasis> Updates "
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"which fix critical security flaws are made available through this source. It "
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"is recommended that all users leave this source enabled (it should be "
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"enabled by default)."
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"<emphasis role=\"strong\">Recommended updates:</emphasis> Updates which fix "
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"serious software problems (which are not security flaws) are made available "
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"through this source. Most users will want to leave this source enabled as "
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"common and annoying problems are often fixed with these updates."
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"<emphasis role=\"strong\">Pre-released updates:</emphasis> Updates which are "
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:489(para)
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"<emphasis role=\"strong\">Unsupported updates:</emphasis> When new versions "
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"ported</quote> to an older version of Ubuntu so that users can benefit from "
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"new features and fixes for problems. These backports are unsupported, may "
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"desperate need of a new version of a software package which they know has "
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#: add-applications/C/add-applications.xml:0(None)
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msgid "translator-credits"
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"Launchpad Contributions:\n"
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" Launchpad Translations Administrators https://launchpad.net/~rosetta-"
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" Launchpad Translations Administrators https://launchpad.net/~rosetta-admins"