Translations: [:DebianEeePCFrench/Software:French] [:DebianEeePCPortuguese/Software:Portuguese]
Installation of software packages
To install/uninstall software on the eeepc use one the standard Debian installation tools:
- [:Aptitude] The main package management tool on Debian.
- [:apt-get] command-line interface.
- [:Synaptic] A nice graphical tool for package managment.
You have to be root (or use sudo) to be able to install/uninstall packages. For in depth information about Debian package management see http://people.debian.org/~osamu/pub/getwiki/html/ch03.en.html
Software suited for the Eee PC
While in Debian there are thousands of packages a user could choose to install, some software is better suited for the Eee PC Model 701 given the constraints of the system, notably the small display size of 800x480, limited processor speed and storage. So we list here some software users have found particularly well suited to the Eee. For a broader overview of available Debian software, here are a few links:
Categories
- [:DebianEeePC/Software/Productivity]
Means to save disk space
Other than selecting software without bloat there are some other means to regain disk space:
Install localepurge. http://wiki.debian.org/LocalePurge
- When installing packages the package files are first stored locally and then installed. After that the package files are not needed any more. You can delete them using the tools of the package manager in question. Use the menu item in Aptitude or Synaptic or say:
sudo apt-get clean
When you install software all the dependencies are installed first. If you try out software and remove it later, the dependencies might be obsolete but still eat your precious disk space. The deborphan program can help you finding them. If you use [:Aptitude] as package manager it will automagically take care of that on deinstalling software. (FixMe: I donĀ“t know about Synaptic. Please fill in if you know it).