Can I get .deb packages for LXDE?

Question

Is there any way I can download LXDE and all its related packages as .deb packages? I had done this with Synaptic but since there's no Synaptic on 12.10, can this be done with apt-get? Thanks

Answer 1

You could easily download LXDE and all the dependencies with apt-get.

• First, clean the cache.

  sudo apt-get clean
  

• Now, run the following

  sudo apt-get --download-only install lxde
  

The downloaded packages will be in /var/cache/apt/archives

Answer 2

The Synaptic Package Manager is still available, just not installed by default (as has been the case for several releases). You can install synaptic in the Software Center or by running:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install synaptic

If you cannot install it, make sure the Universe repository component is enabled.

Answer 3

Assuming OP wants to install the packages as well

Just install the APT task to properly install LXDE for Ubuntu as Desktop environment like this:

sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop^   # the ^ is not a typo

Alternatively, use your favourite package manager (e.g. synaptic , muon ) or search in the Ubuntu Software Centre: lubuntu-desktop

The LXDE desktop suite consist of a lot of packages and is not available as a single .deb file. Downloading them all separately and finding/satisfying all dependencies would be lot of work. Just let your package management handle this for you instead - it's exactly what it is designed for!