Questions tagged [deb]
Deb is the binary package format used by Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, … Use this tag for questions about building or inspecting deb packages.
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[Kali]: Package gtk-sharp2 is not installed
I'm trying to install a screen monitor application on my kali machine, since it's a Debian-based distribution I have to go with the option to download the .deb package file, while installing the app ...
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creating deb packages - is there an standard way to setup a suffix to the final deb packages?
I am learning how to create deb packages for a small project of mine. I have been able to create the deb package for the binary. So far so good. After the process is finished I can see this:
$ dpkg -c ...
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How to set up deb question priority with an apt flag?
We have the nice tool dpkg-reconfigure to re-ask install configuration questions of a single package. For example, by dpkg-reconfigure -plow something I can re-configure the package something, i.e. re-...
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dpkg -i my-kernel_5.10.9-2lEIW6BD_arm64.deb fails with "unable to make backup link of './boot/Image' before installing new version: Operation not..."
I've made my own kernel package for a custom iMX8M board, which passes lintian without warnings or errors.
The top three layers of the package tree are:
/tmp/my-kernel_5.10.9-2lEIW6BD_arm64
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Debian unstable repository and *t64 packages
Why is Debian renaming some unstable packages from orig_name to orig_namet64? Some other questions:
Where can I find the Official Policy for Debian Unstable?
Where can I find out what is going on ...
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Build Debian Kernel Package from particular commit with modified configuration
So far I figured how to build the kernel (I think) from the fork from particular commit as Raspbian OS .deb package. It's more less:
Clone the fork, switch to commit I want
Populate debian content ...
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Encrypt .deb content
I have a .deb package that I want to install in my customers devices. Currently I have these packages in a private repository that can only be accessed with a private key. But I also want to prevent ...
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Package installation failure and rollback options
I'm trying to understand how the creation of packages (rpm, deb, dpkg) work and what the architecture supports and doesn't.
Right now I struggle figuring out what happens when the installation or ...
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dpkg pip-installs wheels as 'root' user
I've created a DEB package containing a bunch of Python wheels which the postinst script pip installs. The problem is that because the DEB file apparently has to be run as sudo, e.g. dpkg -i acme-...
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Why build a .deb package vs simply including files? [closed]
I'm confused as to why you would create a .deb package vs simply putting your program in a folder + additional files and writing an install script.
What are the value of packages?
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Why are games launched with .deb package Steam not hardware accelerated?
I just distro hopped from Fedora to Tuxedo OS, and I’m encountering a problem I remember having on some other Ubuntu based distributions. Steam games do not have hardware acceleration when launched ...
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Circular dependency issues
Do some .deb binary files need each other to be installed and removed?
If so, how do you get around this?
What I observed was that I wanted to install Kodi on an offline PC, but I got stuck with ...
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How to install SAGA GIS 9.3.0?
I need to install SAGA GIS for some interpolations. Sadly, sudo apt-get install saga will only install version 7.3.0, but I need version 9, preferably 9.3.0.
The SourceForge repo doesn't contain Linux ...
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Failed to fetch https://packages.openvpn.net/.../dists/lunar/InRelease 403 Forbidden
I'm running Ubuntu 23.10 on a I9 cpu + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 ti and the driver 545 right now. I would like to install the OpenVPN 3 client on my Ubuntu,but I'm not able to install the repository :
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Installing the deb package using apt install
If the previous version of the deb package is not installed, then the installation via apt install is correct. But if the previous version of the deb package is installed on the system, an error ...
