Package Manager

[nevica]

Hello,

I am new to Raspbian so please bare with me.

In the past I have used Debian and on first glance Raspian appears to be a very cut down version of Debian.

In Debian is a package manager where programs (of all sorts) can be downloaded and installed and updated.

Is there an equivalent in Raspian?

Nevica

[RaTTuS]

yes - raspbian is debian
apt-get is your package manager
you can install other one on top but

sudo apt-get install package .... will do what you want

[nevica]

you can install other one on top but.


I don't understand what you mean. Could you speak English please!

[RaTTuS]

sorry had finger trouble
you can install other ones ... i.e. synaptic

but
apt-get is perfectly functional
and it's not a *very* cut down debian it is debian

[nevica]

Which Synaptics code are you referring to please?

[klricks]

Which Synaptics code are you referring to please?

The Raspbian image has a PM already installed - Aptitude.
If you don't have a root password set then you will need to start aptitude from a terminal session instead of the desktop menu.
sudo aptitude
(If you start by the desktop menu then Aptitude will ask for the root password which is not set by default in Raspbian, so you won't be able to install anything)

Aptitude is a text based menu system and is a bit cumbersome to use but not as bad as the command line commands.

I prefer the GUI based Synaptic PM. Install it with the following:
sudo apt-get install synaptic