Add/Remove Software From The Terminal | Step-by-Step Ubuntu Video Tutorial

If you're having trouble adjusting to the Ubuntu terminal and issuing Linux commands with confidence start using a basic command that you'll use often. This tutorial focuses on issuing the 'sudo apt-get install' and 'sudo apt-get remove' commands to install and remove packages quickly from the command line.

Open The Terminal Window

The Terminal window is located in the menu at Applications --- Accessories --- Terminal.

In the screenshot below you can see what the terminal window looks like.

Install A Software Package

Once you have the terminal window open type in the following command.

sudo apt-get install packagename

Replace the word packagename with the name of the package you want to install.

Remove A Software Package

You can also remove packages using a similar command seen below.

sudo apt-get remove packagename

Replace the word packagename with the name of the package you want to remove.

Step-By-Step Video of 'apt-get'

This video shows the installation and removal of a packages using 'sudo apt-get install' and 'sudo apt-get remove' commands inside of the Ubuntu terminal.