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* [[find out your distribution]]
 
* [[find out your distribution]]
 
* for SUSE Linux, do
 
* for SUSE Linux, do
  yast -i firefox
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  yast -i ''firefox''
 
* for Ubuntu Linux, do
 
* for Ubuntu Linux, do
  apt-get install firefox
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  apt-get install ''firefox''
 
* for Fedora Linux, do
 
* for Fedora Linux, do
  yum install firefox
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  yum install ''firefox''
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= Equivalent installation commands =
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! meaning !! SUSE !! Ubuntu !! Fedora
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| install ssh server || || || yum install openssh-server
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Latest revision as of 12:01, 27 May 2012

If you want to install software on Linux, first try the way your distribution offers you. This is most time-efficient. If that is not possible (maybe because your distribution does not offer the software you are looking for) other ways are available. But first try the easy way. Here is how it goes on the example of the software firefox:

yast -i firefox
  • for Ubuntu Linux, do
apt-get install firefox
  • for Fedora Linux, do
yum install firefox

Equivalent installation commands

meaning SUSE Ubuntu Fedora
install ssh server yum install openssh-server