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=='''What is a .deb file?'''==

In the Debian Linux distribution (on which Knoppix is based), software is commonly distributed in the form of Debian packages with the .deb file extension. A Debian package is a single file archive which contains the files related to installing a particular program. Also included in the Debian package is a control file which lists what additional Debian packages need to be installed in order to get the program to run. These additional packages are commonly also .deb and are called "dependencies". For more information on the Debian package management system please see: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_%28file_format%29 Deb file format].

Because Knoppix is based on Linux, it is possible to download and use .deb files as in order to install new programs into Knoppix.

=='''What you should beware of'''==

=='''Installing a .deb package'''==

'''Using the GUI'''

'''Using the Command-line'''

Please see here: [[dpkg]] for information on how to use the dpkg command at the command-line.

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−	In the Debian Linux distribution (on which Knoppix is based), software is commonly distributed in the form of Debian packages with the .deb file extension. A Debian package is a single file archive which contains the files related to installing a particular program. Also included in the Debian package is a control file which lists what additional Debian packages need to be installed in order to get the program to run. These additional packages are commonly also .deb and are called "dependencies". For more information on the Debian package management system please see: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_~~%28file_format%29~~ Deb file format].	+	In the Debian Linux distribution (on which Knoppix is based), software is commonly distributed in the form of Debian packages with the .deb file extension. A Debian package is a single file archive which contains the files related to installing a particular program. Also included in the Debian package is a control file which lists what additional Debian packages need to be installed in order to get the program to run. These additional packages are commonly also .deb and are called "dependencies". For more information on the Debian package management system please see: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_(file_format) Deb file format].

	Because Knoppix is based on Linux, it is possible to download and use .deb files as in order to install new programs into Knoppix.		Because Knoppix is based on Linux, it is possible to download and use .deb files as in order to install new programs into Knoppix.

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-===='''What is a .deb file?'''====
+=='''What is a .deb file?'''==
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-===What you should beware of===
+=='''What you should beware of'''==
-====Debian versions and Knoppix====
+<u>''Debian versions and Knoppix''</u>
 Debian comes in several versions or releases:
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-====Dependency Hell====
+<u>''Dependency Hell''</u>
 Some Debian pacakges will require you to install other Debian packages before they themselves can be installed.  These other pacakges ("dependencies") may in turn have further dependencies.  The tedium of manually downloading more and more packages in order to satisfy all the dependencies is sometimes called descending into  "dependency hell".
-There are utilities such as [apt-get] which can automate the process of gathering all dependencies.  However, often, by the time all the dependencies are gathered, so much may have changed that the delicate balance of Knoppix is upset and Knoppix may "break".
+There are utilities such as [[apt-get]] which can automate the process of gathering all dependencies.  However, often, by the time all the dependencies are gathered, so much may have changed that the delicate balance of Knoppix is upset and Knoppix may "break".
-===Installing a .deb package===
+=='''Installing a .deb package'''==
-====Using the GUI====
+<u>''Using the GUI''</u>
 In Knoppix, if you have the downloaded the .deb file onto the desktop or are viewing the file from konqueror, clicking on the icon will launch the package manager called kpackage.  Click install.  If everything works, you will see "Result=0".
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-====Using the Command-line====
+<u>''Using the Command-line''</u>
-Please see here: [[dpkg]] for information on how to use the dpkg command at the command-line.
+Please see here: [[dpkg]] for information on how to use the dpkg command at the command-line to handle .deb files
 [[Category:Useful Linux Commands]]

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-=='''What you should beware of'''==
+===What you should beware of===
-<u>'''Debian versions and Knoppix'''</u>
+====Debian versions and Knoppix====
 Debian comes in several versions or releases:
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-<u>'''Dependency Hell'''</u>
+====Dependency Hell====
 Some Debian pacakges will require you to install other Debian packages before they themselves can be installed.  These other pacakges ("dependencies") may in turn have further dependencies.  The tedium of manually downloading more and more packages in order to satisfy all the dependencies is sometimes called descending into  "dependency hell".
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-=='''Installing a .deb package'''==
+===Installing a .deb package===
-<u>'''Using the GUI'''</u>
+====Using the GUI====
 In Knoppix, if you have the downloaded the .deb file onto the desktop or are viewing the file from konqueror, clicking on the icon will launch the package manager called kpackage.  Click install.  If everything works, you will see "Result=0".
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-<u>'''Using the Command-line'''</u>
+====Using the Command-line====
 Please see here: [[dpkg]] for information on how to use the dpkg command at the command-line.