Summary

In this chapter, you learned how to install and remove software in a number of different contexts:

• You learned how to use the Package Management tool to install or remove components of the Fedora Core 4 operating system, to allow your system to adjust as your needs change.

• You learned how to use desktop tools to install third-party software, including software that you have downloaded from the Internet.

• You learned how to use the command-line rpm tool to install or remove software packages at the command line.

• Finally, you learned how to create application launchers for applications you've installed so that you don't have to open a terminal window and enter a command to start them.

By customizing the selection of software on your system and installing third-party software of your own choosing, you can truly make your Linux system your own.