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Explain software installation situation and link to deeplow's guide (#1236)

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@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ When you wish to install software in Qubes OS, you should generally install it
in a [template](/doc/glossary/#template). For installing templates themselves,
see [how to install a template](/doc/templates/#installing).
The nature of how software is distributed in linux (what most templates run)
will mean *not all software is available by default on the templates*.
If that's the case of a software you're looking for,
[this community-contributed guide](https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/9991/1) may
help figuring out how / where else to install it.
Advanced users may also be interested in learning how to install software in
[standalones](/doc/standalones-and-hvms/) and
[dom0](/doc/how-to-install-software-in-dom0).
@ -39,6 +33,25 @@ To permanently install new software in a template:
- Fedora: `sudo dnf install <PACKAGE_NAME>`
- Debian: `sudo apt install <PACKAGE_NAME>`
**Note:** Qubes OS is a effectively a "meta" operating system (OS) that can
run almost any arbitrary OS inside of itself. For example, the way software
is normally installed in a Linux distribution ("distro") is quite different
from the way software is normally installed in Windows. This isn't up to
Qubes. Qubes is just the framework in which you're running these other OSes.
Therefore, if you want to install software in a Linux template, for example,
you should do so in whatever way is normal for that Linux distro. Most Linux
software is distributed via
[packages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_format), which are stored
in [software
repositories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_repository) ("repos")
and downloaded, installed, and updated via [package
managers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager). (Again, none of
this is Qubes-specific.) If you're not familiar with how software is
normally installed in Linux distros via package managers, the software you
want doesn't seem to be available in your distro's repos, or you're in some
other situation not covered here, please read this [community guide to
installing software in Qubes](https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/9991/).
4. **Shut down the template. (Do not skip this step.)**
5. **Restart all qubes based on the template. (Do not skip this step.)**