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The preferred method of installing programs is via the package managers described in this chapter. However, although the Xubuntu package archives are very large, it is possible that you may wish to install a package that is not available in the Xubuntu archives. If this happens, you can also download and install files from websites.
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There are many different kinds of Linux package files. Most of these are associated with the package managers of specific Linux distributions. Examples are <emphasis>Debian Package</emphasis> files (<filename class="extension">.deb</filename> files), <emphasis>RPM Package Manager</emphasis> files (<filename class="extension">.rpm</filename> files), <emphasis>Tarballs</emphasis> (<filename class="extension">.tar</filename> files) and <filename class="extension">.run</filename> files.
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It is not guaranteed that these files will be compatible with your system and you will not receive security updates if you install these files. For these reasons, if you wish to install a program, always use a native Xubuntu package of the application available through a package manager, if there is one available.
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These files are <emphasis>Debian packages</emphasis>. The package files associated with Xubuntu have the <filename class="extension">.deb</filename> suffix because of Xubuntu's close relations with the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. You will need administrative privileges to install a <filename class="extension">.deb</filename> file. See <link linkend="administrative"><application>Administrative Tasks</application></link> for more details.
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Another type of package is the <emphasis>Red Hat Package Manager</emphasis> (RPM) file. These have the <filename class="extension">.rpm</filename> suffix. It is not recommended to install these on an Xubuntu system. In almost all cases, a native Xubuntu <filename class="extension">.deb</filename> package is available. However, if absolutely necessary, an <filename class="extension">.rpm</filename> file can be converted to a <filename class="extension">.deb</filename> package using the <application>alien</application> application. The resulting <filename class="extension">.deb</filename> file can be installed as described above.
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<ulink url="apt:alien">Install the <application>alien</application> package</ulink>.
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Installing <emphasis>tarballs</emphasis>
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Files with the <filename class="extension">.tar</filename>, <filename class="extension">.tgz</filename>, <filename class="extension">.tar.gz</filename> or <filename class="extension">.tar.bz2</filename> suffix are package files known as <emphasis>tarballs</emphasis>, and are widely used in Linux and Unix to package software. Tarballs can also be used to archive and compress other files.
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If there is no native Xubuntu package available in any of the Xubuntu repositories, you can use the command line to install or uninstall the tarball file.
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The first step will be to uncompress and extract the tarball. If it is a <emphasis>.tgz</emphasis> or a <emphasis>.tar.gz</emphasis>, in a Terminal enter: <screen>tar xfvz <replaceable>tarball_name</replaceable></screen>
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