Is there a way to block installations of programs on Ubuntu? [duplicate]

Solution 1:

• Installing software from Ubuntu software center requires the admin password.
• Installation for software outside the home of the user generally requires the admin password.

So do not give them the admin password.

• https://askubuntu.com/a/142302/15811 to block anyone except certain users from using `apt-get.

Putting files in the home directory is basically not installing and you more than likely can not stop anyone from downloading a file, putting it in a newly created directory and have them unpack it there (and use it from there).

To avoid people downloading and running programs from "Home" you could change /etc/fstab, adding the noexec parameter to the partition.

And also: what is wrong asking them to ask you to install software if they need something ;)