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I am looking to install .deb files that have been encrypted and then decrypted. During this process the names of the original files have been dropped and instead are a temporary gibberish value. I can install using 'dpkg -i' without issue but I was looking to use 'apt-get install' to avoid having to perform any cleanup for dependency issues. I did not see any options for apt-get to allow this type of functionality. Does anyone know if this is possible?

I.E - original package: something-something-version-amd64.deb decrypted package: blahblah

  'dpkg -i blahblah' - success
  'apt-get install blahblah' - unrecognized file

Thanks!

asolak
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    apt-get only works with the Repositories. It doesn't work with individual files and Debian packages directly as it in turn invokes dpkg installation commands behind the scenes. (So no, apt-get can't do what you want it to do currently.) – Thomas Ward Nov 09 '17 at 14:19
  • apt-get does work with individual files. 'apt-get install ./<name_of_deb>' installs as expected – asolak Nov 09 '17 at 14:27
  • ^ muru - You did not understand the question – asolak Nov 09 '17 at 15:29
  • @asolak Use dpkg to install local .deb files and apt-get to install from the repositories is what you need to understand. –  Nov 09 '17 at 17:08
  • apt-get works only "offline" if blahblah ends with .deb – derHugo Nov 09 '17 at 17:23
  • You want dependencies to be installed automatically, and you think apt-get is the way to do it – muru Nov 10 '17 at 00:53

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There's a few things to consider:

(1) dpkg is designed to work with all packages. apt-get is designed to work with repositories.

(2) dpkg is usually easier to work with for local packages. There are exceptions, but dpkg -i can be used to install, then apt-get install -f can be used to get dependencies.

The above aside, you can technically install packages by doing sudo apt-get install ./PACKAGE.deb, however I've had mixed results with this. It's better to use dpkg to install those packages, and let apt-get install -f handle the dependencies afterwards, in my opinion.

Thomas Ward
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  • I appreciate the real-world feedback. If you could provide details regarding your mixed results that would be great to review. – asolak Nov 09 '17 at 17:47