Question

1

How to download applications from Ubuntu Software Center

rated 0 times [ 1] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 2720 / 2 Years ago, thu, march 24, 2022, 1:43:28

I've just installed Ubuntu 13.10, my very first Linux desktop. I want to download and install an application (VLC media player) from the Software Center. When I clicked the download button, a pop-up asked me to:

"This link needs to be opened with an application"

It sounds strange to me and I don't know what to do.

Could any guru tell me the proper way to get software online and install them.

Answers

Only authorized users can answer the question. Please sign in first, or register a free account.

ingsta

Add To Favorites

Follow

Total Points: 391

Total Questions: 103

Total Answers: 124

Location: Bonaire

Member since Wed, Mar 29, 2023

1 Year ago

ingsta questions

1 How to kill chromium snap from CLI?

Sun, Oct 23, 22, 01:42, 2 Years ago

1 Zoom client crashes on Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS

Sat, Oct 30, 21, 11:27, 3 Years ago

1 22.04 is suggested on Ubuntu's website but not in the repository

Tue, Aug 2, 22, 13:35, 2 Years ago

1 Get DKMS offline?

Sun, Nov 28, 21, 12:49, 2 Years ago

1 keyboard backlight Acer Nitro5 AN515-55 Ubuntu 20.10 works but 2 question

Sun, Jan 16, 22, 05:17, 2 Years ago

View All

answered 2 Years ago tigehanc · Accepted Answer

It can be simpler to install packages via command line

 sudo apt-get install PACKAGE-NAME

Where PACKAGE-NAME is the name of a available package - you can search for packages here, or by running sudo apt-cache search SEARCH-TERM

In this case it would be sudo apt-get install vlc. Once you have entered your password, it should search for available packages, and install them once you have confirmed it can.

It is worth noting that Ubuntu 13.10 is now End Of Life - so you may need to follow the steps in this answer to able to install from the repositories. You can also downloaded the latest supported release (14.04(.1)) from here