Could never figure it out, same with anything that isn’t a flatpak from the popshop
I usually do
sudo dpkg -i <filename.deb>
- Step 1: download deb
- Step 2: open a terminal
- Step 3:
sudo dpkg -i /path/to/yourde.deb
Now whether or not all the packages are fubared at this point is unknown, but that’s how to install a deb file.
this usually errors out on some missing dependencies.
apt-get -f install
should get them and continue with the installation.
However, as other have said, get an app like gdebi or eddy, and install the .deb throug that.
Is there some an app so I don’t have to use the terminal?
Yes, gdebi :
If you want something graphical to install a single deb, you can install
gdebi
:https://itsfoss.com/gdebi-default-ubuntu-software-center/
With this installed, anytime you download a deb, it will open the deb in
gdebi
and allow you to install the package graphically.Does it have Discovery as a normal app store? You might be able to use that.
Honestly, give the terminal a shot - it’s not as complicated as you may think.
sudo apt install /path/to/your/package.deb
Is this Pop_OS 22.04¿?
If so there is a tool called eddy pre-installed to handle .deb file installs. All you have to do is double click on the file.
I’ve tried that but it’s hard to follow the install. Like when it installs and I press the green open button, it just doesn’t work, and doesn’t behave like I would expect it too. E.g. click open it doesn’t work, or no desktop icon is created, and it doesn’t show up in the app drawer, evening making in into an executable in the properties doesn’t work sometimes. (I would expect it to act like an .exe or flatpak.) I’ll try to get it working again rn.
Odd. Can you share which application is it that you are trying to install. Maybe it doesn’t create a desktop file hence the lack of an launcher in the app drawer¿?