[bcsco]

There is also Synaptic, which does all this in a GUI interface.

I'd always try the application install program, or Synaptic, first. But some applications did not install well. I'd go to the website and it would say to use Sudo commands.

Sorry, but I find XP to be far easier. And going to "get" an application is no big deal to me. I like browsing sites to see what is said about an application before I download/install it.

[Knitebane]

But some applications did not install well.

Did you file a bug report?

I'd go to the website and it would say to use Sudo commands.

Synaptic and Adept both already trigger sudo automatically when installing.

I like browsing sites to see what is said about an application before I download/install it.

Synaptic and Adept both provide a lot of information about available packages. And you can still go browse the 'net about them if you wish.

Getting the program from an authorized repository is much safer than grabbing an exectuable from some random website and hoping it isn't a trojan.