How to install a deb file, by dpkg -i or by apt?

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How to install a deb file, by dpkg -i or by apt?

I have a deb package for installation.

Shall I install by dpkg -i my.deb, or by apt?

Will both handle the software dependency problem well?

If by apt, how can I install from the deb by apt?

dpkg apt software-installation

4 years ago by vishaljlf39

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**rahul07** · Answer 1 · 2021-07-15T12:29:44

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Install your foo.deb file with dpkg -i foo.deb. If there are some errors with unresolved dependencies, run apt-get install -f afterwards.

4 years ago

**sandhya6gczb** · Answer 2 · 2021-07-16T13:30:05

Here's the best way to install a .deb file on Ubuntu on the command-line:



sudo gdebi skype.deb

If you don't have gdebi installed already, install it using sudo apt install gdebi-core.

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How to install a deb file, by dpkg -i or by apt?

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