
Thousands of programs are freely available to install in Kubuntu™. These programs are stored in software archives (repositories) and are made available for installation over the Internet. This makes it easy to install new programs in Kubuntu™. It is also secure, because each program is built specifically for Kubuntu™ and is checked thoroughly before it is installed. Kubuntu™ repositories are categorized into four groups:
Principale
Ristretto
Universe
Multiverse
Vengono utilizzati due fattori per determinare le categorie:
Il livello di supporto che la squadra di sviluppo del software fornisce a un programma.
The level of compliance the program has to the Free Software Philosophy.
More information about the Repositories is available on the Ubuntu™ website.
The standard Kubuntu™ LiveCD contains some software from the Main and Restricted categories. Once a system has information about the Internet-based locations for these repositories, more programs are available for installation. Using the software package management tools installed by default, it is possible to discover, install, and update any piece of software directly over the internet without the need for the LiveCD.
Per abilitare depositi aggiuntivi:
Start Software Center by choosing → → .
Select → in the Muon package manager window.
Per procedere viene richiesta una password.
Selezionate, poi, la scheda Altro software. I depositi esistenti possono essere abilitati o disabilitati spuntando le relative caselle nella sezione in alto. Per aggiungere un nuovo deposito, fate clic sul pulsante Aggiungi.
Enter the repository address. The proper format is required, and looks similar to this:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu oneiric main
Fate clic sul pulsante OK per aggiungere il deposito.
Fate clic sul pulsante Chiudi.
Note
A prompt will appear to update the package list. Doing so will allow Muon to find the newly available software.
Per rimuovere un deposito, selezionatelo in Fonti software, poi premete il pulsante . Quando il processo è completato, premete il pulsante .
Note
A prompt will appear to update the package list. Doing so will make Muon forget the no longer available software.