May 6, 2011 · I usually associate .deb files with GDebi as it is fast and efficient - especially compared to Ubuntu Software Center. One of the main feature of GDebi is it resolves dependencies and installs …

Jul 22, 2025 · I have a deb package for installation. Shall I install by dpkg -i my.deb, or by apt? Will both handle the software dependency problem well? If by apt, how can I install from the deb by apt?

Jun 30, 2021 · A .deb file is an archive (extract it via ar x package.deb or just list contents via dpkg -c package.deb) with the following contents: data.tar.xz, control.tar.gz, debian-binary data.tar.xz Extract …

Aug 6, 2010 · This is a good HOWTO for creating a basic .deb file. It is suitable for creating .deb files for personal use but not stringent enough if you want to the package to be included in Debian / Ubuntu - …

Jul 6, 2021 · How to install locally stored ".deb" packages? Ask Question Asked 4 years, 9 months ago Modified 5 months ago

May 10, 2020 · I have Password Safe installed and running OK on my 20.04 LTS notebook. I got an email advising of an updated version so I downloaded passwordsafe-ubuntu18-1.10-amd64.deb I …

I downloaded google-chrome for Linux, it got downloaded as a .deb file in downloads folder. I changed the current directory to the downloads folder and ran "google-chrome" in terminal. It started g...

A lot of people compare installing software with apt-get to rpm -i, and therefore say DEB better. This however has nothing to do with the DEB file format. The real comparison is dpkg vs rpm and aptitude …

1 Both .deb and .rpm are Software packages for GNU/Linux Distributions, containing software (program (s), application (s), etc.) and information for the "*installer *" software about the software itself and …

Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help …