How to Install a Deb Package

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Using `/path/to/deb/file` via `sudo dpkg -i` and `/path/get install -f`

Using `apt install ./name.deb` with `sudo`

Or

Installing `/path/to/package/name.deb` with `sudo apt`

Using gdebi (`Right-click` -> `Open with`) to open your `.deb` file comes first. Your `.deb` package and all of its dependencies will be installed.

A `.deb` file can be installed by performing a right-click on it and selecting Kubuntu Package Menu->Install Package.

As an alternative, you can install a `.deb` file by typing the following in a terminal window:

`dpkg -i package_file.deb` with `sudo`

A `.deb` file can be removed with ADEPT, or by typing:

`apt-get delete package_name` with `sudo`

Now let's discuss installing Deb from the command line.

A `.deb` file can be installed by performing a right-click on it and selecting Kubuntu Package Menu->Install Package.

As an alternative, you can install a `.deb` file by entering `sudo dpkg -i package_file.deb` in a terminal window.

Use ADEPT to remove a `.deb` file, or use `sudo apt-get remove package_name` to uninstall it.

Red Hat Package Manager Files, which end in `.rpm`, are an additional category of package files. Installing them on a Kubuntu system is not advised. Almost always, a native `.deb` package for Ubuntu is available.

Nevertheless, the software ALIEN can be used to transform a `.rpm` file into a `.deb` package if it is absolutely required.

Linux users frequently use package files with the `.tar.gz` or `.tar.bz2` suffix, which are also referred to as _tarballs_ or _source_ packages.

Try compiling the package from source if there isn't a native Kubuntu package in any of the Kubuntu repositories.

Let's examine the installation tool - `package deb`.

For DEBIAN and its descendants, including UBUNTU and LINUX MINT, `dpkg` serves as a package management.

Use the DPKG COMMAND with the `-i` parameter and the package name to install a `.DEB` package.

The `apt` command is a sophisticated command-line utility that can upgrade and install software packages, update the package list index, install new software, and even upgrade an entire Ubuntu or Linux Mint system.

APT-GET and APT are essentially incapable of understanding `.deb` files; instead, their primary function is to handle package names. They obtain and install the `.deb` archives linked to a package name from a source that is listed in the `/etc/apt/sources.list` file.

Giving the package's absolute or local path is the only technique to installing a `.deb` Debian package using APT-GET or APT.

GDEBI is a small GUI and command line utility for installing local packages for Debian.

Use this command to install a package using GDEBI.

However, what about installing a deb package using Python?

The lower-level tool `dpkg` can also be used to install `.deb` packages. If any dependencies are missing, use `sudo apt-get install -f` to resolve them.

`dpkg -i path/to/the/file` with `sudo`

`sudo apt-get install -f deb ser`

The `apt` tool can be used to install deb installation packages by running `sudo apt install path/to/the/file.deb`

The necessary dependencies will be automatically pulled in by this.

Let's investigate the Ubuntu package installation process.

This tutorial examines five distinct methods for installing software on Linux Ubuntu and other distributions based on Debian.

Except for the first approach, which may require a different GUI depending on the distribution, all of the techniques are compatible with other Debian-based distros.

This is how the Ubuntu software center GUI normally appears.

Using the Ubuntu software center to install software is easy.

Click the install button after selecting the package you want to install.

The acronym APT stands for Advanced Package Tool, which is a comprehensive package management in addition to a package installer.

Installing, updating, removing, and even searching for software packages are all possible with APT.