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Installing software

The recommended way to install new software on Debian, is to use Package Management tools to install packages from the official repositories. These repositories should contain most of the software you will want to install, allowing you not to rely on external sources.

Finding Software

There are several ways to learn what software included in Debian can cover your specific needs.

Debian Administrator's Handbook: Searching packages
Debian Administrator's Handbook: Package Meta Information
Debian Reference Manual - 2. Debian package management - Search method options with aptitude
Debian Reference Manual - 2. Debian package management - Searching on the package meta data

Debtags web search provides means to search software according to their various facets (see Help page).
packages.debian.org, Debian packages themselves contain 'recommends, 'suggests' and 'extends' meta-information fields which may be starting points when looking for more features or software alternatives. Debian packages website also lists «Similar packages».
package managers are sorting software according to categories. Some package managers such as gnome-software show featured applications and may provide different ways to sort packages.
WNPP - list of package srequested for packaging and/or looking for maintainers
other sources of ideas include this wiki, in particular through the Software portal, and other web pages, like blog posts from Planet Debian
Debian Weekly Newsletter mentions some interesting packages newly added to Debian repositories
snapshot.debian.org - the snapshot archive allows access to all past and current packages in the Debian archive based on dates and version numbers.

You can see full list of packages coming with Debian Stable here

Installing software form other sources

Provided you know what you are doing, you might also get software by :

Installing packages from unofficial/third-party repositories
Downloading and running ready-to-use binaries
Building the software from sources.
Deploying software in containers such as Docker
Using other package managers such as FlatPak, Nix/Guix...
writing your own!

Other software lists

Wikipedia List of free and open-source software packages

Wiki pages

List of pages related to software in Debian:

CategoryPortal | CategorySoftware | CategoryPackageManagement

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+== Installing software form other sources ==

Provided you know what you are doing, you might also get software by :

 * Installing packages from [[DebianRepository/UseThirdParty|unofficial/third-party repositories]]
 * Downloading and running ready-to-use binaries
 * Building the software from sources.
 * Deploying software in containers such as [[Docker]]
 * Using other package managers such as [[FlatPak]], Nix/Guix...
 * writing your own! ;)

Installing software

Finding Software

Installing software form other sources

See also

Other software lists

Wiki pages