Installing apt-get

[drimades]

I've just installed the X Window System in my computer, from the X.org source. How can I add the apt-get package? How can I find and install all the dependencies (packages) to make it work?

 

[pentode]

apt-get originates with the Debian distribution of Linux. You'll need to use the package manager for your particular Linux distribution.

You could try typing "apt-get update" from the command line and see what response you get.

If you installed X Windows from X.org, you probably now have a lot of broken dependencies that apt-get won't like one bit.

It's best to install software through your Linux distribution, not directly from original sources. apt-get won't know about software you installed outside of the Debian package management system.