I asked if I could install MS Office and Adobe Photo Shop Elements he said no need Linux have there own version of office and photo shop
If you look in the Applications Menu on the top panel, you will find
OpenOffice is already installed... this can
read and write to M$ Office formats (.doc .xls etc.) as well as many others.
If you need a program like Photoshop, install the
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), if you want a photo manager/organizer, install
f-spotRight, how to download and install software...
Unlike Windows, in Linux you don't usually need to go off searching the web for any software you need, most things you want will be in the package manager.
from the top panel, go to
System > Administration > Synaptic Package Managerwhen synaptic starts, look for the search field, and enter a term to search for (ie. for the GIMP you can enter gimp, or paint etc.)
synaptic will then list all software that matches the search term, you then pick the one you want and click the box next to the name, and select
Mark for installation, then click
Apply at the top, and Synaptic will download the software for you and install it.
OK, let's install GIMP and f-spot...
System > Administration > Synaptic Package Managerenter your password.
First we need to add a few repositories (you only need to do this once)...
Settings > Repositoriesin the
Ubuntu Software tab, tick all the boxes
except Source code, then click close.
Click the
Reload button, at the top.
in the search box type:
gimplook in the list for
gimp, click the box by the name and select
Mark for installation.
in the search box type:
f-spotlook in the list for
f-spot, click the box by the name and select
Mark for installation.
click
Apply at the top.
You
will also want to install
ubuntu-restricted-extras for media codecs, encrypted DVD support etc.