I am using Ubuntu 16.04. I am having problem while installing softwares. When I open Ubuntu Software, it doesn't load and when I download .deb package from external website and open it with Ubuntu Software, it keeps loading forever. I left it to load for 20 minutes but it still keeps loading. How do I resolve this issue ?
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I don't often use Ubuntu Software, but from my experience Ubuntu software is painfully slow. For alternative, considered try gdebi. To install, press Ctrl+Alt+T to go to a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install gdebi
Other ways is installing via dpkg, followed by apt-get install -f to fix missing dependencies:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/file.deb
In the past, you needed to change the working directory to the folder that contained the .deb file and run separate commands for dpkg and apt-get. In 16.04, though, you can simply use the apt command:
sudo apt install ~/Downloads/file.deb
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Try doing it from the command line. See this extremely popular question.
Open the terminal (ctrl + alt + t) and type (where DEB_PACKAGE) is the file you're trying to install.
sudo dpkg -i DEB_PACKAGE
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