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Christopher Negus

"Linux Bible, 2008 Edition: Boot up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions"


2. Select the Third-Party tab.
3. Click Add. You are asked to add a complete line identifying the repository.
4. Type the line identifying the repository that contains the outside software you want to
install. (The following is an example of a line identifying a fictitious repository.)
deb http://ubuntu.example.com/ubuntu eft main
5. Click Add Source to have the line you just created added to your list of Ubuntu software
repositories.
6. Click Close in the Software Sources dialog box. You are warned that your repository
information changed and that you can now reload your package list.
7. Click Close.
At this point, you can install any packages that appear in your new package list. (Click Not
Installed in the left column to see any packages that have not yet been installed from any of the
repositories identified in your repository list.)
Getting More Information About Ubuntu
Ubuntu??™s popularity has led to the creation of many online resources. One of the best places to start
learning more about Ubuntu or finding answers to specific questions is the Ubuntu Forums site
(www.ubuntuforums.org). To begin participating in that site, I suggest you read the usage guidelines
and policies in the Ubuntu Forums FAQ at http://ubuntuforums.org/faq.php.
This FAQ describes conduct rules and suggests the best ways of having your technical support
questions answered.


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