How to install applications on and update Linpus Lite Desktop 1.7

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 23, 2012

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“It uses a heavily-modified GNOME 3 desktop, and is published by
Linpus Technologies, Inc., a Linux software solutions provider
based in Taiwan. Unlike any other distribution that I have used or
reviewed in recent memory, a new installation of Linpus Lite
Desktop 1.7 is virtually without any usable application, other than
Firefox 8.

“It has a graphical installation program, but it is of no use
when it comes to installing applications or updating the few that
are installed. The main interface of Online Updates, as it is
called, is shown below. Even though it says there are patches
(updates) available, none is listed. So, how do you install or
update applications on this distribution?”


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