Debian package

The extention .deb is used to signify a collection of files managed by the DebianPackage management system.

So, deb is an abbreviation for debian ["package"], as opposed to ["source package"].

You can install a downloaded debian package using ["dpkg"] in a ["terminal"]:

dpkg -i *.deb (where *.deb is the ["path"] and name of the package you downloaded).

But if you are running Debian, it is strongly suggested to use a package manager like ["aptitude"] or ["synaptic"] to download and install packages, instead of doing so manually.

See DebianPackage, ["udeb"], /etc/apt/["sources.list"].


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