How to install .deb packages in ubuntu

Posted on January 14, 2009

The .deb packages are packages that are often used in Ubuntu. You can install any .deb package onyour ubuntu. .deb files can generally be installed from the file manager (Nautilus) merely by clicking on them, since file associations with the default installer is already been set in Ubuntu. Below instructions are for those who wish to install packages from the command-line terminal (Terminal).

* Install the downloaded Debian (Ubuntu) package (.deb) 

sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb

* Remove the Debian (Ubuntu) package (.deb) 

sudo dpkg -r packagename

* Reconfigure/Repair an installed Debian (Ubuntu) package (.deb) 

sudo dpkg-reconfigure packagename

*Example:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure mpd

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