Loyal wrote: Roy, I respect you and have archived many of your posts in the past
but have to disagree here. I have for instance downloaded and
installed an Oracle database under Linux. Sorry, not DEB or RPM
file there. Also, ISOs that I don't want to burn right now. I
download those. User manuals and other documents in PDF format.
I download those. In other words, you are only thinking of
the narrow list of what you might want to add to your Linux system.
For me, when I can, I do use synaptic. When it does not make
sense, I download to a specific place. If it is software, I then
install it from there.
It was my interpretation of what he was trying to do which is installing
applications. You are of course right that data files go into a folder in your
home folder. Scott also interpretted it my way as he suggested apt-get install.
My way differs in that it is a GUI approach to installing files. Both use the
repositories, but newbies should only use the commandline if they feel
comfortable with it or want to learn it. I was giving an alternative to his
method.
My comment was based on past experience that Windows users want to install
programmes by searching for them individually, downloading them to a folder and
then they wonder where are they supposed to install them to. If it was only
data files, it would not matter if they went into his home folder, documents
folder or desktop as they can be easily moved.
Of course, he could clear all of this up by letting us know what he was up to.
In the end it does not matter as he now has both sets of answers.
My advice based on years of crashing computer goes like this:
Never download a deb or rpm file and install in Linux unless you are highly
risk tolerant as this can be a sure fire way to create dependency problems,
break your package manager, make your system unstable and otherwise mess things
up and waste your time. Things are in repositories not just for convenience.
The exceptions to this are if you know the site and trust it. Even third party
utilities such as Click'n'Run and Ultamatix have been known to break your
system. Stay away from them unless you know what you are doing and/or are
prepared to live with the consequences. RPMs should first be converted to debs
before you try to install them using something such as alien.
Data files are not a problem. Save them anywhere in your user area and you can
move and delete to your heart is content.
Roy
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