Ways to Install and uninstall programs in deb format
Solution 1
Ways to Install & Uninstall .deb packages in Ubuntu:
SOFTWARE CENTER
This is the default GUI installer/uninstaller for Ubuntu to search, install and remove applications.
SYNAPTIC
This was the old way which can still be used by installing the synaptic
package. It works similar to Software Center with a few differences like installing multiple packages at the same time and other details..
APT-GET & APT-CACHE
This are the default terminal ways in Ubuntu to search, install, update and remove applications.
Search & Install
Remove an application
Remove an application COMPLETELY (Including config files)
Update Repositories
APTITUDE
This was the old terminal way of searching, installing, updating and removing applications. Can be used by installing the aptitude
package.
Search & Install
Remove an application
Remove an application COMPLETELY (Including config files)
Update Repositories
DPKG
Installing a package
Removing a package
Purging a package
There are other cases like dselect, PackageKit and GDebi. For Kubuntu you have alternatives like Kubuntu's Adept Manager, newer KPackageKit or Muon.
As an alternative to DEB packages you have alien which can installed RPM packages (Not to be confused with Revolutions Per Minute since that would make Fedora really fast ;) )
Solution 2
I am a bit confused about this question. Ubuntu has its software sources, which are trusted, and comes with reliable/tested software. By passing this concept comes with security issue's. We have to teach the "Ubuntu-way", the software sources are the Achilles heel of Ubuntu. Only very experienced users know their way in the world wide(wild) web, outside the off. software sources. (Via Sourceforge, etc.) Some dev's put a nice uninstall how to/in their software readme. (When you are lucky) But sometimes tar.gz's comes with no uninstall readme at all. Lets not make it fancy or "interesting" to install software outside the off. sources. If I didn't understood your input and question Luis Alverdo forgive me.......
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Luis Alvarado over 1 year
What are ways to install/uninstall programs in Ubuntu. I will mention only .deb since it is the official package format and for example installing a .sh or .run program can typically be as simple as (In latest Ubuntu)
./program.sh
orsh program.run
.Also note that am talking about HOW to install packages IN Ubuntu, not talking about downloading a new installer (Like some Super Cow Software Center Duke Nukem version from sourceforge or something). Only tools that already come in the repositories (In any of the 4 standard ones, main, universe, restricted or multiverse).
Take into consideration all GUI and terminal ways of doing it, with basic format of doing the installation. With this in mind I am talking for example about Software Center, synaptic, apt-get, aptitude, dpkg, etc... a way to show all tools that are available in Ubuntu to install deb packages.
NOTE - Forgot, this should be Community Wiki since it will have all ways a user can install/uninstall something. Like a friendly guide on doing that.
UPDATED question to remove the confusion some are having about sh/run files.
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Luis Alvarado over 12 yearsUpdated question. Removed the run/sh formats.
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Luis Alvarado over 12 yearsUpdated question.