SoftwareManagement - Community Ubuntu Documentation

Ubuntu includes some powerful tools for managing software. Here are some of those tools and terminology:

Installing Software
If you are just looking about how to install software, go here
Software Packaging Formats
Linux programs come packaged in a number of different ways. This is an overiew of them
Managing Repositories in Ubuntu and Kubuntu
Increase the number of packages available to install on your system. What are repositories? Read: Repositories
Synaptic
Synaptic (a graphical tool for apt-get) allows installation, upgrading and removing of programs.
These instructions assume that you have Administrative privileges on your computer. (If you installed Ubuntu yourself, you do.)

Using apt-get
How to use apt-get package management system
Using Aptitude
Using aptitude for package management
Commandline Package Management Tools
Survey of the various package management tools
Commandline Repository Management Tools
Managing Repositories from the command line