Installazione manuale

Although the preferred method of installing programs is with the package manager, individual software package files can be downloaded and installed. Several kinds of package files are available for Linux™ systems. Generally, these file types are associated with the package managers of specific Linux™ distributions.

To install a particular application, it is preferable to select a Kubuntu™ package of the application, and install it with a package manager. This ensures that the program is compatible with other software on the system. If there is no version of the package available through a package manager, it may be possible to install it manually. The installation procedure depends on the type of package file.

Installare/rimuovere file .deb

The package files associated with Kubuntu™ have the .deb suffix because of Kubuntu™'s close relationship with the DebianGNU™/Linux™ distribution. Individual .deb files can be downloaded and installed. Administrative privileges are required to do this.

Per installare un file .deb, basta farvi sopra clic col tasto sinistro pere avviare il processo di installazione. Apparirā una richiesta di password associata ai necessari privilegi amministrativi.

Convertire file .rpm in file .deb

Red Hat™ package manager files have the .rpm suffix. Installing these on a Kubuntu™ system is not recommended. In almost all cases, a native Kubuntu.deb version of the package is available. However, if necessary, an .rpm file can be converted to a .deb package by using a program called Alien.

Procedure 1. Installare Alien

  1. Open Muon by going to K menuComputerMuon Software Center.

  2. Digitare alien nella casella di ricerca nella parte superiore della finestra.

  3. Locate the package named Alien and select it. Press the Installation button near the bottom right of the window.

    Note

    Il testo nella colonna Richiesto diventa verde e cambia da Nessun cambiamento a Installa.

  4. Potrebbero essere richiesti pacchetti aggiuntivi come dipendenze. In tale caso verrā mostrato un elenco. Fate clic sul pulsante OK per contrassegnarli per l'installazione.

  5. Premete il pulsante Applica modifiche nella barra degli strumenti.

  6. Se richiesta, digitate la password appropriata e premete OK.

  7. Once the installation has completed, close Muon.

Procedure 2. Usare Alien

  1. Open Konsole by going to K menuApplicationsSystemTerminal (Konsole).

  2. At the command prompt, type sudo alien package_file.rpm and press the Enter key to create a .deb file in the same directory.

  3. For more information on Alien, type man alien at the command prompt. When finished, press q to exit.

Installare da sorgente

Files with the .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 suffix are package files known as tarballs or source packages. These are widely used in Linux™. If there is no native Kubuntu™ package available in any of the repositories, it may be possible to compile and install the package from source. For tips on compiling software, look at the Compiling Software page in the Ubuntu Wiki.