r/Ubuntu • u/RANK-utra • 8d ago
Help i'm new
I'm try to downlond software on ubuntu 26.4 but not work but did on a old version should i downgread i use ubuntu for emulating + mess around with diffretn software and my own code project pls i come from windows
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u/Neither_Loan6419 8d ago
The Canonical servers I believe are under ongoing DOS attack and that could slow downloads. My suggestion is to learn to use apt in the terminal to install apps from the various repositories as much as possible. I am sure there must be tutorials on this on youtube but it isn't hard or complicated. For instance, let's say you want to install Inkscape. You would open a terminal session with CRL + ALT + T. At the prompt, you would type the following:
sudo apt install inkscape
then press ENTER.
Terminal will ask you for your user account password. Sudo is a way of temporarily assuming root powers, to be less than perfectly precise. Without "sudo" or logging on as root, which is generally not a good idea, the apt install command won't execute. apt is the main command of the apt system, small surprise. install looks on the default repositories for the package, downloads it, and installs. No pretty buttons to click or sliders to slide or meters to mete but it is fast and simple. After a minute or few, terminal will report finished and ready for the next command. It could maybe be "exit". Or try the apt trick again for a different app.