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GDebi is a tool that can install .deb packages. It is available with a graphical interface, but also has a command line option. In Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, GDebi was replaced by the Ubuntu Software Center. In Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu Software Center includes Gdebi functionality to increase the speed of .deb files installation.

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gdebi vs dpkg : How does gdebi automatically gets missing dependancies ? Can I use gdebi for all other installations of .deb packages?

Recently I happened to reinstall my Ubuntu in to Lubuntu 15.04. So I was searching for Skype installation and got this nice tutorial. It was really cool. It downloaded official package of skype deb from here Since I don't have gdebi already…
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Is it safe to use gdebi instead of Ubuntu Software Center to install .deb files?

I've noticed that Ubuntu 10.10 manages single .deb files with the Ubuntu Software Center. Since I find it too heavy to load I've installed gdebi with: sudo apt-get install gdebi and I've set it as default application to open any .deb file. My…
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Install docky in Ubuntu 20.04

I tried to install Docky from the official repositories via apt-get but it couldn't find the packet. So I downloaded the .deb from the web and tried a manual install with gdebi and this was the output: $ sudo gdebi docky_2.2.1.1-1_all.deb Reading…
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gdebi installer exits without installing the .deb file in 17.10

I have gdebi set as the default application to install .deb files. This way, I can just double-click on a .deb file and the gdebi installer will do the rest. It seems that since 17.10, or one of its updates, this no longer works. I double-click on a…
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How to install .deb files the old fashion way?

Possible Duplicate: Is it safe to use gdebi instead of Ubuntu Software Center to install .deb files? Is there a way to install DEB-files the old fashion way in Ubuntu 11.10? I can't install them through Software Central (Programcentral För Ubuntu…
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Could not find package gdebi

It seems like a lot of folks have had problems installing 3rd party software with the Software Center. The usual suggestion is to install and use gdebi instead. However, when I try to do that I get an error: sudo apt-get install gdebi E: could not…
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Can't install DiffMerge. Error showing "dependency is not satisfiable :libcurl3(>=7.16.2-1)"

I was trying to install DiffMerge. I downloaded the .deb package from the SourceGear website. But while installing it, it shows the following error dependency is not satisfiable :libcurl3(>=7.16.2-1) Can anyone please help me in solving this…
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Using multiple cores to unpack a deb file in dpkg/gdebi/apt

I often need to test a deb package install in which the extraction step takes quite a bit of time. I've noticed that gdebi only (seems) to use a single core for the extraction, but it looks like some compression programs can use multiple cores. Is…
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Gdebi-core package is not available

sudo apt-get install -f gdebi-core [sudo] password for sdksdk: Reading package lists ... Done Building dependency tree Loading state information ... Done Gdebi-core package is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean, that…
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How to make apt:// urls to open with Gdebi or apturl?

When I click on a apt:// link in Chromium Ubuntu Software Center handles the link. How can I change it to gdebi/apturl?
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Does anyone know if OcenAudio is Safe?

I just installed OceanAudio to do simple audio editing tasks which Audacity makes very painful, disk-space intensive (1gb plus per hour) and therefore very slow. It is an awesome program which does not need online help and greets me with a "drop…
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How to install recommend packages from a file (package.deb)?

I have a package.deb and want to install all dependencies (Depends field in debian/control) and all recommend packages (Recommends field in debian/control). Options considered so far: Gdebi apparently does not support installing recommend…
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Unable to install Steam 64bit - Wrong architecture (Lubuntu 12.04)

I'm on a new install of Lubuntu 12.04 on an Acer Aspire 5534 (specifications here, tl;dr: AMD dual-core 64bit) trying to install steam_latest.deb from the Steam website. When I open gdebi to install, it tells me that it's uninstallable because it's…
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Gdebi as default package installer in ubuntu 17.10

I did a search and didn't find anything about this but, when I tried to make Gdebi the default package installer in ubuntu 17.10 it did not show up in the list of other applications to "Open with...".
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How do I remove a download that wasn't completed?

I was trying to install android studio via apt-get on my ubuntu gnome 15.10 amd64 machine and then I noticed that it was trying to download android-studio-ide-141.2422023-linux.zip which was around 363 mb and on my slow internet connection it was…
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