Linux/C2/Installing-Software-16.04/English

Title of script: Installing Software in Ubuntu 16.04

Author: Spoken Tutorial Team

Visual Cue	Narration
Title Slide	Hello and welcome to the spoken tutorial on Installing Software in Ubuntu Linux 16.04
Learning Objectives	In this tutorial we will learn, how to install software in Ubuntu Linux 16.04 OS via Terminal Synaptic Package Manager and Ubuntu Software Center
System requirements	To record this tutorial, I’m using Ubuntu Linux 16.04 OS.
Prerequisites	To proceed with this tutorial, You must be connected to the Internet. You need to be a System Administrator or have Administrator rights to install software.
Slide: Synaptic Package Manager	Synaptic Package Manager is a graphical program for a p t. It is a GUI for the apt-get command line utility.
Only Narration	By default, Synaptic Package Manager will not be pre-installed in Ubuntu Linux 16.04. So, let us learn how to install it via terminal.
Ctrl + Alt + T to Open Terminal	Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl, Alt and T keys together on your keyboard.
In terminal, type: sudo apt-get install synap	Now in the terminal type, sudo <space> a p t <hyphen> get <space> install <space> s y n a p And press the Tab key.
Highlight the displayed list	This will display list of software that starts with s y n a p.
Type sudo apt-get install synaptic Press Enter	Now complete the word as synaptic. And press Enter.
	You will be prompted to enter your administrator password.
Type admin password	Enter your admin password.
Slide: Note for Password	While typing password in the terminal, it will not be visible to us. So type it carefully.
Press Enter	Press Enter.
Highlight the information on the terminal	Now the terminal displays the list of packages to be installed. And information about the size of the files to be downloaded and disk space after installation.
Press Y	Press Y to confirm this.
Press Enter	Press Enter.
	The installation begins now. Depending upon your internet speed, this may take some time to finish.
Success message on the terminal	Now we have successfully installed Synaptic Package Manager.
Click on X icon	Let us close the terminal.
Dash home >> search bar >> type synaptic	To confirm the installation, go to Dash home. In the search bar, type synaptic.
Point to Synaptic package manager icon	We can see the Synaptic Package Manager icon in the search result.
Click on Synaptic package manager icon	Now let us learn how to install software using Synaptic Package Manager. Click on the Synaptic Package Manager icon.
Type admin password Press Enter	An authentication dialog box appears asking for the password. Let us type the admin password and press Enter.
Dialog box	When we use the Synaptic Package Manager for the first time, an introduction dialog box appears. This dialog box has information on how to use Synaptic Package Manager.
Click on Close button	Click on the Close button to close this dialog box.
Point to Proxy and Repository in Synaptic Package Manager.	Let us configure Proxy and Repository in Synaptic Package Manager. We have to do this before installing an application or package.
Settings >> Preferences	Go to Settings and click on Preferences.
Point to the tabs Click on Network	There are several tabs on the Preferences window, which appears on the screen. Click on Network to configure the Proxy settings.
Point to Direct Connection and Manual Proxy Connection	There are two options under the Proxy Server – Direct Connection and Manual Proxy.
Click on Direct Connection >> Ok	I will be using Direct Connection. You may select your preferred option. Click on the OK button at the bottom to close the window.
Settings >> Repositories	Now again, go to Setting and click on Repositories
Software Sources window	Software Sources window appears on the screen.
Click on Download From	There are several sources to download Ubuntu software. Click on Download From drop down menu and hold the mouse button, to see the list of repositories.
Point to Other..	Other.. shows a list of servers across the globe.
Click on Cancel button	To close the window, click on the Cancel button at the bottom.
Point to Server for India	I am using Server for India as shown here.
Click on Close button	Click on the Close button to close the Software Sources window.
Only narration	If you are using Synaptic Package Manager for the first time, you need to reload the packages. To do this, click on Reload button on the toolbar.
Point to the packages	This may take a few seconds. Look here. We see that the packages are being transferred through the Internet and are getting updated.
	I will now install the VLC player as an example.
Go to the search field >> Search dialog box >> type vlc >> Search button	Let us go to the Search field, which is present on the toolbar. In the Search dialog box, type vlc and then click on the Search button.
Point to Vlc packages	Here we can see all the VLC packages that are listed.
Click on the checkbox of vlc packages >> select Mark for installation	To select the VLC package, right click on the check box. And select the option Mark for installation from the menu bar that appears.
Dialog box Click on Mark	A dialog box appears showing all the list of repository packages. Click on Mark button to mark all the dependencies packages automatically.
Click on Apply	Go to the toolbar and click on the Apply button.
Point to Summary window Click on Apply	A Summary window appears showing the details of the packages to be installed Click on the Apply button at the bottom to start the installation.
Narration only	The process of installation will take some time. This depends on the number and the size of the packages to be installed.
Narration only	Applying Changes window will be closed, as soon as the installation gets completed.
Close the Synaptic Package Manager window.	Close the Synaptic Package Manager window.
Narration only	Now, let us verify whether the VLC player has been successfully installed.
Go to Dash home >> In the search bar, type VLC >> point to vlc icon in the list >> click on it	Go to Dash home. In the search bar, type vlc. We can see the VLC icon in the displayed list. Click on it to open it.
Narration only	Likewise, we can install other applications using Synaptic Package Manager.
Narration only	Next we will learn how to install software via Ubuntu Software Center.
Slide: Ubuntu Software Center	Ubuntu Software Centre is an application that allows us to manage software on Ubuntu Linux OS. You can use it to search, download, install, update or uninstall a software. It also gives you information about the software even before you use it.
Launcher >> click on Ubuntu Software Center	To open Ubuntu Software Center, go to the launcher. Click on the icon Ubuntu Software.
Ubuntu Software Centre window	The Ubuntu Software Centre window appears.
Point to the 3 tabs	At the top, we can see 3 tabs - All, Installed and Updates
Click on All tab.	Click on All tab.
Point to the search bar	We can see a search bar at the top. This will help us to search the available software.
search bar >> type Inkscape	Now, let us install the software Inkscape. In the search bar type inkscape.
Click on Install button	A short information about Inkscape is displayed. Now click on the Install button at the right corner.
Authentication dialog box >> Type admin password >> click on Authenticate button	The Authentication dialog box appears. Enter your admin password. And then click on Authenticate button.
Point to the progress bar	The progress bar indicates that Inkscape is being installed. Installation may take a while depending on the number and size of the packages being installed.
Point to the Installed tab >> click on it	The progress is also indicated in the Installed tab at the top. Click on it.
	You can access other applications while any installation is being done.
Click on the word Inkscape	Click on the word Inkscape. This will display the information about Inkscape.
Point to Remove and Launch buttons	Once Inkscape is installed, we can see two buttons Remove and Launch next to it.
Point to Remove button	If you want to uninstall the software, simply click on the Remove button.
Point to Launch button >> click on it	To launch the application, click on the Launch button. Let me click on it.
Inkscape application.	This will launch the Inkscape application.
Go back to Ubuntu Software Center. Click on the back arrow button	Go back to Ubuntu Software Center. Click on the back arrow button at the top left, and come back to the main screen.
Click on Update	Now click on the tab Updates.
Point to Software is up to date	We can see that it says, Software is up to date.
Click on the refresh icon	Click on the refresh icon at the top left. This will check for any new updates.
Point to OS update >> click on it	Now we have got an OS update. Click on it to see the details. Let me close this.
Point to Install button	If you wish to install this update, click on the Install button. Else skip this.
Narration only	With this we come to the end of this tutorial. Let us summarise.
Summary slide	In this tutorial we have learnt how to install software in Ubuntu Linux 16.04 OS via Terminal Synaptic Package Manager and Ubuntu Software Center
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