In most cases, you will want to have an Internet connection
established to install software in Bodhi Linux.
Please follow this link if you need assistance
Connecting to the
Internet.
The first thing to do after establishing an Internet connection is to update your system.
There are multiple methods to achieve this, but
the simplest method is by using the terminal. Run the following command in Terminology:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
Traditionally, Bodhi has taken the view of "not forcing kernel updates". We will be changing this in Bodhi Linux 7.0 because we have noticed many users are not updating kernels and kernel updates are important from a security view point.

The Bodhi Linux team has created the AppCenter as a very fast and simple way to install many common applications. While you won't find every application that you can install in Bodhi Linux at the AppCenter, you will find what we consider to be "best of breed" applications for each particular category.
Here's a quick tutorial on how to install applications at the AppCenter:
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Find your application
If you already know the name of the application you wish to install, just type it in the search bar.
If not, simply browse through the categories listed on the front page. -
Navigate to the page
Whichever method you choose to find your application, you will be presented with a link that leads to a page with a description of the application..
Each application has its own page with a description of the application and a screenshot of it. -
Install it!
Simply click the "Install Now!" button and enter your password when you are prompted for it. That's it! Your application and all of its dependencies will be automatically installed.
The
Synaptic Package Manager, common to all
Debian based distributions, is installed in
Bodhi 7.0
by default. If you installed an older version of Bodhi, install it by clicking the icon below or use sudo apt install synaptic
from the command line.
With Synaptic Package Manager, you have an access to all of the applications in the Bodhi and Ubuntu repositories.
Please see our Wiki for complete instructions on using Synaptic Package Manager.
In an effort to move away from platform specific packaging methods to platform agnostic ones, several new tools for packaging, distributing and installing software have been developed. Most noteworthy are Snap, Flatpak and AppImage. These are not supported by default in Bodhi.
Please see our Wiki for complete instructions on using these tools.
The command-line tools apt
and dpkg
are the "backend" to the above methods of installing
applications. Advanced users are free to use these tools from the command line, but this is beyond the scope of this document.
Advanced users may also install from source code.