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Think about installing applications
on Linux is too complicated? If you don 't love to read about cool new
software only to find out what he has to launch a terminal window or
package manager to install (as opposed to Windows applications that can
download and install from the page Web in which you read about them),
Apturl helps simplify the process.
Apturl is a protocol that 's included in Ubuntu 7.10
and 8.04 by default. But if 's not installed for some reason, you ' ll
have to open a terminal window at least once more and type "sudo
aptitude install apturl " ( without the quotes). From now on you can
install any application you like Firefox web browser simply by typing
"apt: package " in the address bar. For example, if you want to install
AbiWord word processor, 'd type "apt: abiword " and a pop-up asking if
' d like to install the application.
Apturl also allows users to create links to websites
that allow users to automatically download and install applications.
Just create a hyperlink to "apt: Abiword, " or any other package, add
the link to your page, and when you tell visitors about Ubuntu cool new
software that might want to try, they can install it without leaving
your web site.
There 's no risk of downloading malicious software,
because Apturl only install applications that are available in the
repositories that ' ve enabled his team. This means that a team of
Linux developers had considered over every application you can download
this way, unless they add a repository unreliable. So if you happen
across a Web site that tells you add a repository with a name like "deb
http://dangerous.software.com/risky main " before clicking on links to
install applications , You might want to be careful. Otherwise, should
be safe.
Think about installing applications
on Linux is too complicated? If you don 't love to read about cool new
software only to find out what he has to launch a terminal window or
package manager to install (as opposed to Windows applications that can
download and install from the page Web in which you read about them),
Apturl helps simplify the process.
Apturl is a protocol that 's included in Ubuntu 7.10
and 8.04 by default. But if 's not installed for some reason, you ' ll
have to open a terminal window at least once more and type "sudo
aptitude install apturl " ( without the quotes). From now on you can
install any application you like Firefox web browser simply by typing
"apt: package " in the address bar. For example, if you want to install
AbiWord word processor, 'd type "apt: abiword " and a pop-up asking if
' d like to install the application.
Apturl also allows users to create links to websites
that allow users to automatically download and install applications.
Just create a hyperlink to "apt: Abiword, " or any other package, add
the link to your page, and when you tell visitors about Ubuntu cool new
software that might want to try, they can install it without leaving
your web site.
There 's no risk of downloading malicious software,
because Apturl only install applications that are available in the
repositories that ' ve enabled his team. This means that a team of
Linux developers had considered over every application you can download
this way, unless they add a repository unreliable. So if you happen
across a Web site that tells you add a repository with a name like "deb
http://dangerous.software.com/risky main " before clicking on links to
install applications , You might want to be careful. Otherwise, should
be safe.
