About a week ago I setup Ubuntu as my primary OS on an old machine. It is my first time trying a unix based OS (previously windows). It has been ok, but it seems like every time I try to install something I run into problems. The app has the wrong permissions or I don’t have the right packages or I need to change port settings ect… I was expecting a learning curve but I wanted to know if this is something I should expect to be a long term issue or if I will aquire the skills to side step stuff like this over time?

Update* I got it working. Last night I reinstalled it and figured it out. Two issues. On initial install I failed to update one of the packages needed. I also assigned the service to a group without the required permissions. On reinstall I rectified both of these issues and it works flawlessly. Thanks all for your help and input (and ignoring typos in the title)!

  • @MasterBlaster
    15•1 year ago

    There are many ways to install software on linux. Usually the distribution package manager will install things flawlessly with no extra work.

    FlatPack, AppImage and Snap are all becoming common now. Most the time if you find yourself downloading a package from website, you might find it already on an app store.

    Ubuntu’s/Gnome’s store app can look up ubuntu’s snap and traditional repository, and public flatpack.

    When you’re setting up more advanced system tools, you will always have to tweak something. You’re taking on a system administrator role in your own organization.