There are many different versions of Linux available and each distribution handle application installation differently. For an example Red Hat uses RPMs (Red Hat Package Manager) whereas Debian uses dev packages. Applications written on linux are developed on many different development environments and hence there must be specific files and binaries preinstalled on the system where the application intended to run on.
Red Hat’s add/remove application
Red hat uses binary RPM packages to install applications. Red hat has made it simple for adding and removing applications through graphical package management tool and which you can easily access from Start—->System–>Settings—>Add/Remove Applications. In order to execute this tool you need to be in the root account. You can easily select the individual applications to be installed or installed by expanding the details menu entry in various sections and subsections.
Adding and Removing Applications Using Command Line Interface
Let’s say you have downloaded …
