How do I share software between two users on one computer?

I find that I need to use my husbands computer often and there is software loaded to his user name that I'd like to access.  How doI do that? or do I need to set the computer up differently?

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Most applications are saved in /Applications, so you can access to them with a different user account. However, in some computers, there's a ~/Applications folder inside the user folder, and in this case, applications stored in this folder can only be used with this user.
To use an application stored in your husband's user, ask him to move the application to /Applications. It may not work for all applications

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