I am new to linux, xubuntu core, help install browser

[zancudo2]

I am new using linux, I downloaded Xubuntu core, but it does not even have a text editor, or archive manager! Could someone help me install Firefox browser, a text editor and archive manager?

[Bucky Ball]

Welcome. Open a terminal and:

sudo apt-get install synaptic

Once that is done, look in the menu for Synaptic Package Manager. You can search and install what you want from there. You can install whatever you want via the terminal, but Synaptics is a little more friendly for newcomers.

[v3.xx]

Also have a look at the package of anything you load up and see what your getting.

http://packages.ubuntu.com/wily/xubuntu-core

And you do have a text editor, its called nano.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Nano

PS
SPM contains all package info.
http://www.googlubuntu.com/results/?...ch&cof=FORID:9

[Bucky Ball]

And you do have a text editor, its called nano.

Think OP may be looking for a GUI text editor as in Abiword, Leafpad, or Libreoffice rather than a terminal text editor, none of which are installed in x-core (though there are a couple of terminals).

Xubuntu-core is very lean.

[oldos2er]

I am new using linux, I downloaded Xubuntu core, but it does not even have a text editor, or archive manager! Could someone help me install Firefox browser, a text editor and archive manager?

If you want Xubuntu's default programs, install xubuntu-desktop.

[tom-bellas3rd]

I would recommend installing something more complete for a new user to the linux world. It might be easier to just download the xubuntu normal iso, or if your computer can handle it, the Ubuntu desktop, which has a more fleshed out desktop experience.

Installing the slimmed down core version might not be ideal for a new user as you are not familiar with whats out there in terms of apps for Linux.

just my two cents.

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

[Bucky Ball]

It might be easier to just download the xubuntu normal iso, or if your computer can handle it, the Ubuntu desktop, which has a more fleshed out desktop experience.

No need. As oldoser2 posted, just install xubuntu-desktop if you want a standard Xubuntu. Achieves the same as installing it pretty much.

@OP: Installing xubuntu-desktop will leave you with Xubuntu, but that advice assumes you haven't installed xubuntu-core for a specific reason. If you have, installing xubuntu-desktop defeats the purpose of installing xubuntu-core.

[buzzingrobot]

I am new using linux, I downloaded Xubuntu core, but it does not even have a text editor, or archive manager! Could someone help me install Firefox browser, a text editor and archive manager?

xubuntu-core is not the usual way to install Xubuntu. It's a minimal setup that deliberately contains few software packages.

Be aware that while it is common in Windows to download an archive of software from an independent site and then extract it and run an installer contained within that archive, this is done very rarely in Linux. Distributions, like Ubuntu, maintain software on servers (repositories) and include a tool (package manager) to download and install software packages.

The package manager keeps track of what's been installed on your system and also handles the updates. We generally do not deal directly with the package manager, but use easier and more useful front-end programs. Some, like Synaptic, are GUI's, Others, like apt-get, are command line tools.

There's a lot more here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware

[zancudo2]

not working, the message is "package not found, but it is referred to another package, package missing, obsolete or available from another source"

[oldos2er]

Which version are you using? Have you tried

sudo apt-get update

?