On Mon, 13 Aug 2018 06:47:02 -0500 Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
> PREAMBLE: > I've downloaded a .deb file. > I've recently done such an install but don't remember how. > Looking at the man pages for apt, apt-get, aptitude didn't help. > Couldn't come up with useful search term for wiki. > Eventually recalled "dpkg -i" which worked. > > QUESTION: > How would someone find the answer if the answer wasn't already known? > I went thru the same sequence last time. > https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=install+.deb&gws_rd=ssl First hit: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/159094/how-to-install-a-deb-file-by-dpkg-i-or-by-apt -- Joe
