Install from Deb

[Ian Bruntlett]

Hi Dave,

I always install chrome as admin from the terminal, like this:-
> wget
> https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
> to download the deb file, then
> sudo gdebi google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
> to install it.
>
> I just tested wget with your Vivaldi download link which worked fine,
> so try the above?
>

I hadn't heard of gdebi so I am pleased you mentioned it (btw it, itself,
needs to be installed - at least on my Ubuntu 20.04.2).

If I download a .deb file, I would tend to use:-
sudo dpkg -i file_name_of_package.deb

Would dpkg work with installing a .deb file just as well as the gdebi
command?

TIA,


Ian

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