There will often be a file in the archive called INSTALL (or sometimes README) which contains the instructions for how to install the package from that archive. These files are usually downloaded as an archive in various archive formats, the most common of which is the. You can also install generic Linux binary files in Ubuntu.
The unix-runescape-client package is preconfigured to use the Java package from the Ubuntu Software Center by default. Packages installed from PPAs are not officially supported by Ubuntu, but adding the PPA to your software sources makes it possible to install packages from that PPA, either in the Ubuntu Software Center or from the terminal. The ppa:hikariknight/unix-runescape-client is an Ubuntu Launchpad PPA (Personal Package Archive) for the RuneScape Unix Game Client.
These commands will work on all currently supported versions of Ubuntu. Sudo apt-get install unix-runescape-client To install the RuneScape client in Ubuntu open the terminal ( Ctrl+ Alt+ T) and run the following commands: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:hikariknight/unix-runescape-client deb file and it will open for installation in the Ubuntu Software Center. If that doesn't work, files that end with the extension. For example Java (OpenJDK Java 7 Runtime) can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Center. In general the extension suffix on the downloaded file will tell you how to install it.įirst of all you should search for the application you want in the Ubuntu Software Center. You've got a Windows mentality about installing files which you have to lose in order to succeed in installing files in Ubuntu.