How to install non-ubuntu(-debian)-packages

[Nathan Sprangers]

Roland Wegmann wrote:

>Hello
>
>Pherhaps a simple question! Is there a preferred directory to install
>software that is not part of the main/universe-ubuntu-world? Because of
>my job I have to install the software MuPAD/Scilab package.
>
>How does experienced ubuntu user handle such packages?
>
>Kind regards, Roland
>
>  
>
I wouldn't consider myself an experienced Ubuntu user in the least, but 
if you can download the .deb file then you can run sudo dpkg -i 
foo.deb.  After that I think that you can even remove it by running sudo 
apt-get remove foo
~Nathan