A Debian deb package is an archive that contains files to be installed on your system. There are ways to list the contents of a deb package before installation. Use the dpkg(1) command to achieve this easily. List all files in the deb archive. ┌─[✗]─[jason@darkstar]─[~] └──╼ $dpkg –contents brave.deb┌─[✗]─[jason@darkstar]─[~] └──╼…
Read MoreAn already installed package on a Debian based system may be repackaged into a Debian *.deb file for sharing with someone else, or for a backup if the user wishes. This is very useful. Also, it is possible to get information about the number of installed packages, and the number…
Read MoreOn a Debian system, if you wish to download a package on your Linux system without installing it, use these commands. This is very useful if you wish to copy them to a USB drive and put them on another machine with the same Linux distribution. This is the aptitude…
Read MoreTo install a Debian *.deb packages that you have downloaded, use this command. john@adeptus-mechanicus ~/Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i rxvt_2.6.4-14_i386.debjohn@adeptus-mechanicus ~/Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i rxvt_2.6.4-14_i386.deb This will install the Debian package. john@adeptus-mechanicus ~/Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i rxvt_2.6.4-14_i386.deb [sudo] password for john: Selecting previously unselected package rxvt. (Reading database…
Read MoreCompiling a vanilla kernel tarball from kernel.org on Debian Stable/Testing. Firstly you need to download a vanilla kernel tarball from the kernel.org website. Once you have the tarball downloaded, type tar -jxvf linux-3.3.tar.bz2 and then follow the sequence below. This sequence of commands will build a pair of Debian *.deb…
Read MoreThe enlightenment E17 desktop window manager is now available for the Debian testing distribution, now all of those complex steps that were formerly required to install this window manager are a thing of the past. I have installed the enlightened window manager as it is a nice complement to the…
Read MoreI asked on Facebook how to do this and I was given this solution. deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ lisa main upstream import sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install linuxmint-keyring sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mint-meta-mate This will install the MATE packages and allow you to remove the abominable Unity desktop.
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