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<header>Software Packages</header>
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<h3>Introduction to Packages</h3>
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A software package is a collection of files that make up a program. These
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files may all be combined into one package file for distribution or
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downloading, to be extracted and placed in their correct locations when
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the package is installed. <p>
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A package management system automates most of the work in installing and
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deleting programs. Because packages are usually pre-compiled, you do not
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have to worry about <tt>Makefiles</tt> and <tt>configure</tt> scripts when
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installing. Because the package management system keeps track of all
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packages, it can remove all trace of a program when uninstalling. <p>
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<h3>Installed Packages</h3>
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Packages are organised into classes and subclasses, like <tt>System</tt>
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or <tt>X11/Utilities</tt>. At the top of the main page is a tree of folders
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and packages, in which each folder represents a class. To open a folder, simply
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click on it. To view more information about a package, click on its name. <p>
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Below the package tree is a form for searching the package database. This
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will search for packages whose name or description matches whatever text
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you enter. <p>
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<h3>Install a New Package</h3>
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Below the package search button is a form for installing a new package.
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You may install either from a file on your system, a file on the computer
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on which you are running your web browser, or from an FTP or HTTP URL.
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In the last case, Webmin will contact the FTP server or web site and download
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the package file. If your system is behind a firewall, make sure you have
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the proxy servers configured correctly in the <i>Webmin Configuration</i>
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module. <p>
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<h3>Identify a File</h3>
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At the bottom of the main page is a form for identifying some file on
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your system. You may enter either an absolute path like
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<tt>/etc/inetd.conf</tt>, or a command like <tt>elm</tt>. Webmin will attempt
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to find the file in the package management system, and display information
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about the file and the packages that use it. <p>
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