Installing Apps in Ubuntu via Command line is one of the easiest method. Installation is simple, just paste the code on the terminal in Ubuntu line by line. The Apps will be downloaded and installed automatically.
You can open terminal by the key combination Ctrl+Alt+T. This post will be updated frequently.
You can open terminal by the key combination Ctrl+Alt+T. This post will be updated frequently.
List of Apps and their Commands:
1. Google Chrome:
App Type: Internet Browser
Command:
$wget -q -O – https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add –
$sudo sh -c ‘echo “deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main” >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list’
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable
2. VLC:
App Type: Media Player
Command:
$sudo apt-get install vlc browser-plugin-vlc
App Type: Image Editor
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install gimp
4. Opera:
App Type: Browser
Command:
$sudo sh -c ‘echo “deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free” >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list’
$sudo sh -c ‘wget -O – http://deb.opera.com/archive.key | apt-key add -‘
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install opera
5. Adobe Reader:
App Type: PDF Reader
Command:
$sudo apt-add-repository “deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner”
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install acroread
6. Skype:
App Type: Internet Telephony
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner”
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install skype
7. VirtualBox:
App Type: Virtual Machine
Command:
$sudo sh -c ‘echo “deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib” >> /etc/apt/sources.list’
$wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add –
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.2
8. Audacity:
App Type: Audio Editor
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install audacity
9. Adobe Flash Player:
App Type: Browser Media Player
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner”
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
10. FileZilla:
App Type: FTP
Command:
$sudo apt-get install filezilla
11. Gparted:
App Type: Partition Editor
Command:
$sudo apt-get install gparted
12. Steam:
App Type: Game Client
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:thor27-gmail/steam-desktop
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install steam-login
13. Blender:
App Type: 3d Modeling
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:irie/blender
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install blender
14. Synaptic Package Manager:
App Type: Package Installer
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/unstable
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install synaptic
15. Deluge Bit Torrent Client:
App Type: Torrent  Client
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install deluge
16. uGet download Manager:
App Type: Downloader
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:plushuang-tw/uget-stable
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install uget aria2
17. Akregator Feed Reader:
Appt Type: Feed Reader
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/ppa
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install akregator
18. Xchat IRC:
App Type: IRC chat client
Command:
$sudo apt-get install xchat
19. Mumble:
App Type: Voice chat program for Gaming
Command:$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mumble/release
$sudo apt-get install mumble
Command:$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mumble/release
$sudo apt-get install mumble
20. SM player:
App Type: Media Player
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install smplayer
21. Stellarium Planetarium Software:
App Type:Â Planetarium Software
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stellarium/daily
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install stellarium
22. Wine:
App Type: Windows Emulator
Command:
$sudo apt-get install wine
23. Simple Screen Recorder:
App Type: Screen Capture
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder
24. Cheese Webcam:
App Type: Webcam Software
Command:
$sudo apt-get install cheese
25. Linux MultiMedia Studio:
App Type: Multimedia
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dns/sound
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install lmms
26. Gnome 3.8:
App Type: Display Manager
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome-desktop
27. Guake:
App Type: Terminal
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:niteshgupta16/ubuntuvibes
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install guake
28. TrueCrypt:
App Type: Encryption
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stefansundin/truecrypt
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install truecrypt
29. Bluefish:
App Type: Programming Editor
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:klaus-vormweg/bluefish
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install bluefish
30. HandBrake:
App Type: Video Converter
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-snapshots
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk
31. Wireshark:
App Type: Traffic Sniffer
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dreibh/ppa
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install wireshark
32. NMAP:
App Type: Network Scanner
Command:
$sudo apt-get install nmap
33. GUFW:
App Type: Firewall
Command:
$sudo apt-get install gufw
34. AbiWord:
App Type: Word Processor
Command:$sudo apt-get install abiword
Command:$sudo apt-get install abiword
35. Subtitle Editor:
App Type: Subtitle Editor Software
Command:
$sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install subtitleeditor
Enjoy 🙂
This list will be updated constantly.
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Raj Amal
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Raj Amal is an Android Developer. He Loves to code and explores new technologies. He also authored a book Learning Android Google Maps
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