linux newbie

[R.L. Reingard]

namaste Praveen
in the terminal: go to the folder, where the deb-file is located, by  
entering the full path oder step down folder-by-folder

$ youruser at ubuntu:~$ cd name-of-folder (example: cd software)
(here in every folder you can use the command 'dir' to get what is inside  
the folder, and in this way go more down)

OR

$ youruser at ubuntu:~$ cd full path (example: cd software/downloads/new)

then use the command

$ youruser at ubuntu:~$ dpkg --install name-of-file.deb

OR, if you know all the way to the deb-file, use:
$ youruser at ubuntu:~$ dpkg --install full-path-to-file/name-of-file.deb

most probably you have to use the command sudo ($ sudo dpkg ....) , if  
your user is not in the sudoers-list - just try it out. if you will be  
asked by sudo for a password, then simple type youruser-password.

you also get much more information by typing:

$ youruser at ubuntu:~$ man dpkg (man for manual - universal to use for  
commands)
$ youruser at ubuntu:~$ dpkg -h (h for help - universal to use for commands)

hope that helps,
René

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Am 25.08.2005, 19:17 Uhr, schrieb Praveen Kumar  
<kattapraveen.kr at gmail.com>:

> hi,
> am sorry to ask such a stupid question.. but i have downloaded a lot
> of programs.... those that have *.deb extentions.... now how do i
> install them? when i double click on them... it opens using the
> archive manager ... thereafter what should i do?
> thanks a lot
> praveen