Install a single package file in Ubuntu

The preferred solution for installing a single package file installer in Ubuntu is to use the Package Manager. If some software packages or files are not available, you can download them from your website and install them. These files are related to the software package manager of a specific Linux release, which is called a single software package file. For example, debiansoftware package. Deb file to the source code package. tar file. Note: You should only download files that do not exist in Ubuntu from a secure source. Debian package files: these files and Ubu

Install a single package file in Ubuntu

The preferred installation solution is to use the software package manager. If some software packages or files are not available, you can download them from your website and install them. These files are related to the software package manager of a specific Linux release, which is called a single software package file. For example, Debian software package. deb file and source code package. tar file.

Note:

You should only download files that do not exist in Ubuntu from a secure source.

Debian package files: these files are related to Ubuntu, with the suffix. deb.

Source package: a compressed package containing the source code of the program. Compile the source code before use. This course does not cover how to compile and install programs from source code.

Compiling the installer from the source code package will make debugging at the time of error very complicated. The source code package has a simple structure and does not explicitly specify the dependencies to be correctly compiled. Therefore, it is time and effort-consuming to determine which dependencies are needed and how to correctly install or compile them. Therefore, this course does not involve compiling from the source code package.

Note:

A single package file is not guaranteed to be compatible with your system. In addition, if you install these files, you will not receive security updates for these programs. Therefore, try to use the native Ubuntu package through the Package Manager to install available programs.

Install/uninstall Debian Software Package

The Debian software package is installed and uninstalled using the graphical installer (gdebi. Gdebi will try to install any required dependent software packages in the Ubuntu repository. However, if the additional dependent software packages required by the software package do not exist in the Ubuntu repository, you must install them manually.

To install the Debian software package, open the. deb file from the folder where it is located.

Process 6.11. Install the Debian software package:

Download the software package XVidCap xvidcap_1.1.6_i386.deb. Because this package is not in the Ubuntu repository, You need to download it from the following website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xvidcap /.

Once the download is complete, you only need to double-click the. deb file and the gdebi installer will start. It checks whether you have installed all required dependent software packages. If yes, it provides an installation button. Simply press the button to start installation. If the dependency cannot be resolved, an error message is displayed, and you cannot install the software package until the dependency is met.

To uninstall a software package, use the new software package manager, as described in the previous section.