Aptlinex – Web browser addon to install Ubuntu packages with a click
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Install aptlinex in Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install aptlinex
This will install all the required packages.
Using aptlinex
Syntax
apt://packagename
In this example i am trying to install d4x download manager from firefox we have to use the following command
Now you should see similar to the following screen
Confirmation of installing packages click on Yes
Enter your password click ok
Downloading and installing required packages in progress
Installation completed
One more nice feature i have seen is it will ask you with the following screenshot options create desktop icon or Run now
Once i choose to Run now option i am seeing d4x main screen as follows
We have similar tool apturl but with less options.
What’s the difference between aptlinex and apturl installed by default in Ubuntu 9.10?
Also the question “Is ok?” in the screenshot makes me wonder how much this package has been tested… (“Is it ok?” is better).
Yeah… just use apturl which is pre-installed on Ubuntu.
(Kubuntu hasn’t caught up yet and users need to install it manually there, for websites like Playdeb.net and GetDeb.net)
Great,Great and Great.Thank´s!
Are you sure? I did see an apturl-kde package…
Unfortunately I am, as someone who handles the contact email for playdeb/getdeb and receives many emails about it.
The fix is to install the firefox-gnome-support package.
for me, neither apturl or aptlinex starts Synaptic. “APT Simple Frontend” box/prompt never appears. followed above instrux.
FYI, this breaks getdeb/playdeb if you install it. Just use the default apturl program.