The Graphical Solution: GDEBI Package Installer is a graphical solution that will supplement the Software app by installing.deb files stored locally on your computer. GDebi is a great installation tool in its own right, featuring a streamlined process with repository access for dependency resolution. GDebi is located in the default repositories for Ubuntu in 16.04, so we’ll be able to use the Ubuntu Software app to install it. Somewhat ironically, yes, we’ll be using Ubuntu Software to work around the problem with Ubuntu Software. Open the Ubuntu Software app and in the search box towards the top of the window, type “gdebi”. The Software app will automatically start searching as you type so you should see the results immediately.

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Once, the results are displayed you should see two almost identical entries. One of these is the standard version of GDebi and the other is the modified version for use on the KDE Plasma desktop environment. We can accomplish the task with either option, but I’d recommend selecting the non-KDE version in this case. Once you have GDebi installed, open the File Manager and navigate to the folder where you have stored the.deb file. The default location would be the Downloads folder inside of your /home folder.

Once there, right click the.deb file and select “GDebi Package Installer” from the “Open With” submenu. With the.deb file opened in GDebi, you’ll see an “Install Package” button in the top right of the window. Simply click this install package button and enter your system password when prompted to do so. At this point, GDebi will handle the rest.

You’ll know the installation is complete when the “Install Package” button changes to say “Remove Package”. The Terminal Solution: APT. As you might expect on a Linux machine, you can also utilize the command line. We’ve written about before, and this is yet another example of how the “apt” command can simplify the process. In the past, you needed to change the working directory to the folder that contained the.deb file and run separate commands for dpkg and apt-get. In 16.04, though, you can simply use the “apt” command: sudo apt install application.deb For a more specific example, let’s say you downloaded the.deb for Google Chrome to the Downloads directory in your /home folder.

So if you have a.deb file: You can install it using sudo dpkg -i /path/to/deb/file followed by sudo apt-get install -f. You can install it using sudo apt install./name.deb (or /path/to/package/name.deb). With old apt-get versions you must first move your deb file to /var/cache/apt/archives/ directory. Install.deb Files Easily And. It may be good for finding application but it certainly is not worth using just for installing a.deb file. Open the terminal.

Run the following command: sudo apt install /Downloads/google-chrome-stablecurrentamd64.deb “/” is a symbol that automatically associates to the current user’s home folder, in my case it would be “/home/michael/”. It’s a Third-Party And I’ll DEB If I Want To Ubuntu 16.04 shipped with a rather large bug, but the solutions to work around it are fairly simple. Canonical has already developed a to this problem so hopefully these workarounds won’t be needed for too much longer.

Still, it’s always handy to have them in your back pocket should something like this arise in the future.

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If you prefer to use the command line you are likely to use. Some applications aren't available in the repositories and have to be downloaded from the vendor's websites. You should be careful about downloading and installing Debian packages from sources that do not exist in the distribution's repositories. Some of the biggest applications are delivered in this format, including web browser. For this reason, it is important to know how to install the packages manually.

Where To Get A.deb File (for demonstration purposes) First of all, you will need to go and get a.deb file to install. Visit to see a list of some packages that you can install in.deb format.

Remember this is just a guide to show how to install.deb packages and that you should really try and use the package managers first or if using a Ubuntu-based distribution find a relevant. On the QR Code Creator page, there is a.deb file. Clicking on the link downloads the.deb file to your downloads folder. How To Install.deb Packages The tool used to install and uninstall Debian packages is called dpkg. It is a command line tool and through the use of switches, you can do many different things.

The first thing you will want to do is install the package. Sudo dpkg -i For example to install the QR Code Creator the command would be as follows: sudo dpkg -i qr-code-creator1.0all.deb If you would prefer to (not sure why) you can also use -install instead of -i as follows: sudo dpkg -install qr-code-creator1.0all.deb What Is In A.deb File? Have you ever wondered what makes up a.deb package? You can run the following command to extract the files from a package without installing it.

Dpkg-deb -x qr-code-creator1.0all.deb /qrcodecreator The above command extracts the contents of the qr-code-creator package into a folder called qrcodecreator located within the home folder (i.e. The destination folder qrcodecreator must already exist. In the case of qr code creator the contents are as follows:. usr. usr - bin.

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usr - bin - qr-code-creator. usr - share.