In addition to what other people have said about gdebi, I’m surprised it’s not there by default in Pop. I thought it was there in pretty much all Ubuntu-based distros (except where alternatives are used).
I totally get not wanting to use the terminal for this purpose. It’s pretty rare that I download and install a .deb, but when I do, it’s nice to just click it straight from the browser and not have to navigate to my download folder in the terminal. And given how rarely I download and install .deb files, I have to look up the command every time.
I don’t know what this people talking about,u need just double click on deb file it will open grahical installer,if not check file assisation it shoulb be assigned to Eddy program.It’s pop os alternative to gdebi.
sudo dpkg -i /path/to/yourde.debNow whether or not all the packages are fubared at this point is unknown, but that’s how to install a deb file.
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Sure, basically any Debian-based distro should have
gdebiin its repos.Does it have Discovery as a normal app store? You might be able to use that.
Honestly, give the terminal a shot - it’s not as complicated as you may think.
If you want something graphical to install a single deb, you can install
gdebi:https://itsfoss.com/gdebi-default-ubuntu-software-center/
With this installed, anytime you download a deb, it will open the deb in
gdebiand allow you to install the package graphically.In addition to what other people have said about gdebi, I’m surprised it’s not there by default in Pop. I thought it was there in pretty much all Ubuntu-based distros (except where alternatives are used).
I totally get not wanting to use the terminal for this purpose. It’s pretty rare that I download and install a .deb, but when I do, it’s nice to just click it straight from the browser and not have to navigate to my download folder in the terminal. And given how rarely I download and install .deb files, I have to look up the command every time.
I don’t know what this people talking about,u need just double click on deb file it will open grahical installer,if not check file assisation it shoulb be assigned to Eddy program.It’s pop os alternative to gdebi.
GDebi is a GUI tool for that, but idk the terminal seems to be more easy. It’s already there and the instructions to do it are simple.
Did you know the Tab key autocompletes in terminal? press it twice to get a list of possible completions. That makes it easy to navigate to the file.
Yes, gdebi :
this usually errors out on some missing dependencies.
apt-get -f installshould get them and continue with the installation.
However, as other have said, get an app like gdebi or eddy, and install the .deb throug that.
Normal dependency checks will still be performed so it won’t wreck the system.