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Synaptic can install/uninstall applications or software packages. This is a brief beginners guide to using Synaptic. For more detailed instructions (in Bookworm Pup64) see: /usr/share/synaptic/html/index.html.
Installing an application:
If you are new to Linux, you probably will not be familiar with application names and functions. Doing internet searches like “Linux video editors” can be helpful, but inquiring on the Puppy Linux Forum is best, the members can recommend apps and tell you where to find them.
If you know the applications name you can search for it in Synaptic.
Menu>Setup>Package manager (Synaptic)
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click: Reload (top left of the window)
click: Search (top right of the window)
enter the name or partial name (example is for media player VLC)
click: Search
scroll through the file list
if the application was found, right click, choose: Mark for Installation
The "Mark additional required changes?" window will openclick: Mark
click: Apply (top left of the window)
The "Summary" window will openclick: Apply
Un-installing an application:
Repeat the steps above, but in step 6 choose: Mark for Removal
CAUTION: although Puppy is built from parent distributions like Debian, Ubuntu, Slackware, etc. all packages may not work and some may corrupt your save file/folder (REMEMBER TO BACKUP FIRST).
author: wizard