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434 CHAPTER 29 INSTALLING SOFTWARE Figure 29-8. Dillo in action a certain satisfaction comes from compiling a program from source code. Summary This chapter described how to install software under Ubuntu. We ve looked at how this differs from Windows software installation, and how the Debian package-management system is designed to make life easier. You learned how to use the Synaptic Package Manager to install software under the GUI, and how to use the dpkg and APT tools to install software at the command-line prompt. Finally, we looked at how programs can be compiled from their source code, which is a fundamental process of all versions of Linux. In the next chapter, we ll look at how to administer the system of users under Ubuntu.