Hi. New To Linux.

[The1TrueMojo]

Hi. I am new to Linux. I installed Linux Mint on an old Dell laptop I had and am trying to just get familiar with the look and feel of the system. What would be some good places to download Linux based programs, like a media player or office products? Thank you.

 

[arochester]

In the first place, you should download from the Linux Mint Repositories.

Read this: https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/install-software.html

 

[Rob]

Hey there - welcome to the forum!

You've likely already installed (came w/ mint) some media players and office products. If there are some you've heard about that you'd like to install, a quick google for "linux mint install libreoffice" should do the trick - or you can ask us here!

Good luck!
Rob

 

[lekkerlinux]

Yes, the Linux Mint repository would be the safest place to look for programs because if you install stuff from just anywhere the system can become unstable.

I have used the program gdebi sometime to installed Debian files without running into problems, but it's tricky stuff.

Recently I updated the version of 0 A.D. game to the newest version, because the version in the Lubuntu repository was older. I followed the instructions on the 0 A.D. website and it worked, but it doesn't always work out that way, I was taking a change.