Thread: Installing application directly via xterm
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festivalnut is offline festivalnut
2011-03-31 , 12:05
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#6
if its a large package it may take a while to install, not all of them give a detailed output, if you want to test have a look in app manager for a small package and try installing that through xterm, however getting the <name of application> bit right can be tricky if you dont know it.
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