Questions tagged [software-installation]
Questions about installing software, either as binaries or from source code, as well as using the Software Center.
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Support for ARM processors and Raspberry Pi?
A while ago I found a site that stated that elementary OS supports ARM processors, however I have not been able to confirm this.
The OS is a very nice experience and would go well on my Samsung Tab S ...
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How to install elementary tweaks on Freya
Similar to the Ubuntu Tweak Tool, elementary OS has a Settings plugin that adds a number of new options.
How to install elementary-tweaks on Freya.
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Installing bumblebee on Freya
I'm using Elementary OS Freya with UEFI mode. My laptop has two graphic cards (Intel 4400 and nVidia 860 GTX) and it is getting very hot after using about 30-60 minutes.
I tried to install bumblebee ...
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How do you install VirtualBox extensions and Guest Additions in elementary OS?
In Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Korora, all I had to do was to load the image into the CD drive and it recognized it and asked if I wanted to run it.
Everything worked seamlessly.
In elementary OS, when I ...
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How do I install the latest version of Libre Office?
How can I install the latest version of Libre Office?
If there is more than 1 way, please provide all of them.
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gtk2 apps not working in elementary
I downloaded pdfshuffler and radiotray from the Software Center, but they won't open in elementary. When I open either of them in Terminal, I get the error discussed here: GTK-error while running a ...
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How can I install and run Minecraft?
I want to play Minecraft on my laptop. How do I install it? I've downloaded the file from the Minecraft website, but nothing happens when I double click it.
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Waiting for package manager lock what does that mean?
I can't seem to add any applications. I receive a notice saying "Waiting for package manager lock". I like Elementary but I am stuck and unable to install any additional programs. Should I do a ...
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I am unable to update or install software in the AppCenter
I've been using Loki for about 3 weeks. Installing software and updates was working fine. I booted into Loki today and got a notification that I had 4 updates available. The red flag also appeared on ...
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Cannot install wine and playonlinux
sudo apt-get install wine
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you ...
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How do I install the new version of HPLIP?
Trying to get my HP Officejet 5740 working with scanning. Everything I find is outdated or not working. When I try to run the hp-setup command, I get this below:
error: HPLIP is not installed ...
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Installation on a Surface Pro 3
Is there a distribution of elementary OS that I can use for installation on a Surface Pro 3 with full support for touchpad and Wi-Fi?
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Reinstallation of Freya
So I was a bit skeptical about elementary OS, but after 2 weeks I am converted. I came from Slackware back in the days, onto Ubuntu and now elementary OS. Thanks to the team.
So in the two weeks I ...
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elementary OS 5.0 and Hardware Sensors Indicator
I have a problem with Hardware Sensors Indicator (https://launchpad.net/indicator-sensors) after upgrading to juno from loki through clean install. As I click on the indicator-sensors icon after ...
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How do I install Oracle Java JDK 8 on Freya?
How can I install JDK 8? Is it possible to install it from PPA?
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How to install kernel 4.0 on Freya?
I'm using elementary Freya.
Is there any way to upgrade the Linux kernel to 4.0?
And by upgrading kernel can we download and install packages from elementary ppa ?
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Using Redshift on Elementary OS
I installed Redshift 1.11 on Elementary OS Freya but I noticed that the methods list only mentioned the dummy method (which just displays the target gamma in the terminal).
$ redshift -m list
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Skype - can't install it on Freya
I am using elementary OS Freya. I was unable to install Skype. I've formatted my laptop and installed Freya (twice), same thing. Can't install Skype, same error:
luffy@luffy-Satellite-C850-B797:~$ ...
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Loki - Where is the update manager?
I just installed loki 0.4 and was surprised to find the update manager missing. No more easy way to select package sources, drivers etc. Is that a bug or a design choice??
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Installing phpstorm / webstorm as Application
Is it possible somehow to install phpstorm and webstorm and having them in the application list?
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Cannot install playonlinux (nor Wine)
I just installed elementary OS.
Cannot install playonlinux or wine.
I prefer playonlinux.
~$ sudo apt-get install playonlinux
[sudo] password for cipeos:
Reading package lists... Done
Building ...
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Forgot to check "install third party software" when installing Loki
So i had to reinstall loki because my harddrive dies, but i forgot to check the 3d-party apps box but i really want the 3d-party apps. Is there any way for me to enable 3d-party apps after the ...
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Error in grub [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For [duplicate]
after installing Elementary OS , reboot my laptop ( To start running the operating system supposedly) and I get a black screen with this message:
[ Minimal BASH -like line editing is supported. for ...
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How to run SelekTOR on Elementary OS?
I am trying to install and run SelekTOR according to this article. Installation is fine, but when I am trying to run it, nothing happens. Here is console output:
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "...
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How to install Ruby 2.2.3 on elementary OS (Freya)?
As far as I am concerned sudo apt-get install ruby-full only installs Ruby 1.9.3, which is an old stable release.
How can I install the latest, stable Ruby release (v. 2.2.3) on elementary OS (Freya)?...
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Trouble installing Virtualbox on Freya with kernel 4.4.0
I am having some problems installing Virtualbox on my Elementary Freya. Due to some hardware, I needed to install Linux Kernel 4.4. However, I can't seem to install Virtualbox properly. (I was using ...
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Unable to install HPLIP 3.15.7 because of dependencies
I've tried to install hplip-3.15.7.run which I downloaded from hplipopensource. When I run the file, I always get stuck on the missing required dependencies as below. It does not give specific ...
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Loki - App center empty [duplicate]
I've installed lok 0.4 today and the app center is empty except for installed applications. This is a known bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/appcenter/+bug/1615270
However, the suggested workaround ...
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Installing pCloud drive
I'm somewhat new to linux, and I was hoping someone would be able to help. I would like to install pCloud drive, and I followed the instructions on the site here. However this doesn't seem to work, ...
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Unable to locate elementary-sdk
When a try:
sudo apt install elementary-sdk
it says
Unable to locate package elementary-sdk
It's a fresh install of loki.
apt update
give me a 404 error.
Err:7 http://br.archive.ubuntu....
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I am unable to download elementary OS [closed]
When I go to elementary.io and try to download the iso file the screen goes darker and nothing happens.
I have tried multiple computers and browsers.
EDIT: I am currently using Google Chrome ver. ...
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Failed to fetch updates : How to fix corrupt source file
The error message contains:
Failed to fetch updates
This may have been caused by external, manually added software repositories or a corrupted sources file.
details:
W: The repository 'http://ppa....
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How do I install Signal Desktop
I followed the steps shown below, but Signal is not showing in my applications folder.
Steps to install on Linux
Open your terminal.
Confirm you have APT.
Enter the following three lines into ...
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HPLIP Drive in elementary OS
How can I install HPLIP software in elementary OS?
HPLIP software is not available in their website for elementary as specific.
For Loki, which version of Ubuntu should I choose?
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how to connect with pia [duplicate]
i am using elementary os after installing pia from "https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/hc/en-us/articles/219438217-Installing-the-PIA-App-on-Linux" nether i am seeing any icon beside the clock ...
