How do I execute a .deb file

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I downloaded deb-creator-i386 and it seemed to install. It is supposed to be a GUI for compiling and packaging. After install it says in order to run or execute the program or app, I have to do that with a command in terminal. Tried use ./. Did not work. I am using Lubuntu 16.04.

I'm not very familiar with this utility, but if it installed correctly, it should have added itself to your commands. You should be able to type something like "deb-creator" in the terminal to launch it. Maybe try typing "deb" then hit tab once or twice to see if it auto completes the command? — Paul Tanzini, Mar 24 '18 at 21:39
"Tried use "./". Did not work." what exactly did you type? what exactly happened? — steeldriver, Mar 25 '18 at 00:00
Possible duplicate of How do I install a .deb file via the command line? For your question this answer is the best one because it also installs the dependencies. — karel, Mar 25 '18 at 11:10

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 25 '18 at 10:01

Calling dpkg -i deb-creator-i386.deb directly is not good idea because of dependencies.

Better ways are:

sudo apt-get install ./deb-creator-i386.deb

and GDebI:

sudo apt-get install gdebi gdebi-common
sudo gdebi-gtk ./deb-creator-i386.deb # GUI

or

sudo gdebi ./deb-creator-i386.deb # from terminal

After installation you can find its executable with

dpkg -L deb-creator-i386 | grep bin

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 25 '18 at 10:04

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You can install the deb file with apt in a terminal. Open a terminal an navigate to the foilder where the downloaded deb file was saved. Then install the deb file with the command:

sudo apt-get install ./deb-creator-i386.deb

answered Mar 25 '18 at 10:04

palto

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Don't understand why this was voted down, my proposed solution works fine is also recommended on the German Ubuntu Wiki for installing deb files. – palto Aug 20 '18 at 18:09

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 24 '18 at 21:45

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To install a .deb file, open a terminal and type

sudo dpkg -i

drag the deb into the terminal and click enter

answered Mar 24 '18 at 21:45

Aaahh

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 25 '18 at 04:24

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Try typing this in the terminal,

sudo dpkg -i deb-creator-i386.deb

Then hit Enter.

answered Mar 25 '18 at 04:24

afagarap

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This is the perfect method to install deb files through terminal. Otherwise double click to open with software center and install – Pranal Narayan Mar 25 '18 at 05:12

How do I execute a .deb file

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