• phx@lemmy.ca
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    3 years ago

    Try command line?

    dpkg -i /path/to/package.deb

    That’s likely an app just not installed by default for GUI

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      3 years ago

      Correct, but new users don’t want to need the command line for something as simple as installing packages.

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        3 years ago

        New users probably shouldn’t be installing .debs, especially if they don’t know about terminal commands. I’ve seen so many fucked up systems from people treating Linux as Windows, as in installing everything by searching for stuff on their browser, downloading an installer and installing that.

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          3 years ago

          Problem is a lot of closed source software still release their software as .deb or .rpm packages that installs their repos so you can install their software from the software centre.