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Where do you install applications in Ubuntu which will be accessible by all users?

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Mar 15, 202614032 views
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In Windows, software is just installed centrally in /programs but in Ubuntu its usually stored in the users local directory. When I install programs via add/remove they appear for my other user accounts as well which is great. But I have downloaded an application that's been wrapped in a tar file. …

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but in Ubuntu its usually stored in the users local directory. Hmm. This isn't really true (or I misunderstood what you meant). Usually programs are installed using Ubuntu's package management system (deb packages), and they are available system-wid…

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