


Install a package sudo dpkg -i DEB_PACKAGEįor example if the package file is called askubuntu_2.0.deb then you should do sudo dpkg -i askubuntu_2.0.deb. Since dpkg is the base, you can use it to install packaged directly from the command line. Lastly the dpkg command which is the base for all of them. dpkg is the backend to commands like apt-get and aptitude, which in turn are the backend for GUI install apps like the Software Center and Synaptic.ĭpkg -> apt-get, aptitude -> Synaptic, Software Centerīut of course the easiest ways to install a package would be, first, the GUI apps (Synaptic, Software Center, etc.), followed by the terminal commands apt-get and aptitude that add a very nice user friendly approach to the backend dpkg, including but not limited to packaged dependencies, control over what is installed, needs update, not installed, broken packages, etc. Packages are manually installed via the dpkg command (Debian Package Management System).
