I downloaded a package and all of its dependencies, how can I easily install them all at once?

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I downloaded .deb packages with their dependencies.

How could I install it once? Like automically searches for its dependencies on my library.

If you really have all the correct packages and these packages are provided by a configured software source, you can put them in /var/cache/apt/archives as explained in this answer. For this and other methods, see How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)?. If you believe that question doesn't apply or none of the solutions there are what you're looking for, please [edit] this question to explain more about your situation. Thanks! — Eliah Kagan, Sep 15 '14 at 10:55
I'm not really sure this is a duplicate. The answer might be the same, but I think the questions are different. — Seth, Oct 22 '14 at 02:25

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 15 '14 at 10:44

I downloaded .deb packages with their dependencies... How could I install it once?

You can use 1 installation instruction with the package names divided by a "space".

Example

 dpkg -i first.deb second.deb third.deb

You can also install all .DEBs in a directory with ...

dpkg -R --install packages/

If packages/ has first.deb second.deb third.deb it will install them all.

This will not "automically searches for its dependencies on my library...". It will install the packages listed; nothing more. It is you who needs to make sure the dependencies are all downloaded too.

There is a tool to help you with dpkg called "gdebi". Installation:

sudo apt-get install gdebi-core

You can install .deb packages like this ...

sudo gdebi /path/to/filename.deb

and it will also try to install dependencies.

And do not forget: when you get a broken package warning due to above: sudo apt-get -f install will fix most of those (if not all)

could I copy it to /var/cache/apt and install it using apt-get? — T.N., Sep 15 '14 at 11:04
Yes but it can cause problems (mostly those pesky "broken packages" messages) if you have apt-get install something and you missed a package. — Rinzwind, Sep 15 '14 at 11:36

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '14 at 16:32

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If all deb's with dependencies are exist in one directory then you can install as below.

Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and change to directory (cd <path/to/directry>) containing all .deb's and install by following command:

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

answered Sep 19 '14 at 16:32

Pandya

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