How to download and install a .deb file

Question

I have looked at several pages and still am not getting clear instructions on how to download and install a .deb file. Specifically I would like to download this one: http://packages.ubuntu.com/raring/i386/libhal1/download

How can I do this?

Answer 1

The package seems to be unavailable, but, very basically, here it is:

1. Go to the site you would like to download from
2. Download the *.deb file here
3. Go to the directory where you saved (Most likely the downloads folder) cd ~/Downloads
4. ls
5. if the libhal1_0.5.14-8ubuntu1_i386.deb package is listed,
6. sudo dpkg -i libhal1_0.5.14-8ubuntu1_i386.deb
7. input password, y and it should install.

Answer 2

Well, here goes:

1. Download the file by clicking on a link in that page - select one in your continent, preferably from a country close to you (you can look at the two-letter country codes like es, in, etc. to determine that).
2. Open the folder where the package was downloaded, and double click on the package file. It should open Software Center. Click on Install. Done.

Or, open the Software Centre - the icon looks like this:

And search libhal, select the package and install.