How to Open an Application in Ubuntu Linux ?

There are two ways to launch an application once installed in Ubuntu.

1. GUI: You can use the Graphical User Interface(GUI) to launch the desired application.

  • Step 1: Click on the Ubuntu button in the top left corner. This will launch a menu.
  • Step 2: Search for the desired application in the search bar. For example “Calendar”
  • Step 3: Double click on the search result to launch your application!

2. CLI: You can also use the Command Line Interface(CLI) to launch your desired application.

  • Step 1: Launch the terminal window by pressing Alt+F2
  • Step 2: Enter the command name of the application. For example, to launch the Firefox browser, enter ‘firefox’ without single quotes.
  • Step 3: Press enter and the application is launched!

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