How to download thıngs in Linux?

Question

My school gave out computers so İm forced to use Linux and I just dont get it.. I tried to get itunes and icq, but it saved strangely and asked me what it should use to open the fıle... I just dont get how the whole thıng works.. ı need to wrıte ın the commands myself??

Answer 1

BRAVO TO YOUR SCHOOL FOR INTRODUCING LINUX !



Unfortunately you do not indicate which version of Linux you are working with, so I will base my answer on Ubuntu.



Windows applications cannot run natively on Linux. WINE http://www.winehq.org/ can be used in some cases but by no means all and should only be used once all other native options have been exhausted.

There is a whole wealth of native open source alternatives available in the Synaptic Package Manager.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto



For Example :



Photoshop there is GIMP http://www.gimp.org/features/



Office there is OpenOffice http://www.openoffice.org/



WMP there is MPlayer http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/info.html



iTunes there is Rhythmbox http://www.gnome.org/projects/rhythmbox/



LUg

Answer 2

What distro is it? Ubuntu?



Whatever distro it is look for a package manager in the administration menu. Also you don't need iTunes and icq because Linux has Amarok and pidgin.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

lol, itunes and icq don't work in linux, no windows program will work, which distro r u using? u need to tell us that so we can continue helping u.



EDIT



You need to go to Yast and then software management to install programs, and yes its complicated, its not windows.



If its openSUSE then most software u need should be installed already.