Re: Finding application's description
On Mon 08 Jun 2020 at 07:17:17 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 06, 2020 at 06:08:48PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > As per the description, gdebi is for local (i.e. downloaded .deb files)
> > so it provides a function that synaptic does not.
>
> For the record, gdebi is basically obsolete these days. Its main
> feature ("install a local .deb plus all of its dependencies") has
> been incorporated into apt-get and apt.
>
> apt install ./some-local-file.deb
>
> Don't forget the leading ./ characters. They are required so that apt
> knows this is a pathname rather than a packagename. You're also allowed
> to specify a pathname with leading / or leading ../ characters.
Many users find gdebi very convenient to use, partularly when it is
associated with a double-click on a filename.
--
Brian.
Re: Finding application's description
On Sun, Jun 07, 2020 at 10:07:18PM +1000, David wrote: > $ apt show gdebi > [...] > Description: simple tool to view and install deb files - GNOME GUI > gdebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing > its dependencies. apt does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp) > located packages. That last sentence is out of date. apt does that for local files now.
Re: Finding application's description
On Sat, Jun 06, 2020 at 06:08:48PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> As per the description, gdebi is for local (i.e. downloaded .deb files)
> so it provides a function that synaptic does not.
For the record, gdebi is basically obsolete these days. Its main
feature ("install a local .deb plus all of its dependencies") has
been incorporated into apt-get and apt.
apt install ./some-local-file.deb
Don't forget the leading ./ characters. They are required so that apt
knows this is a pathname rather than a packagename. You're also allowed
to specify a pathname with leading / or leading ../ characters.
Re: Finding application's description
On 06/07/2020 07:07 AM, David wrote: On Sun, 7 Jun 2020 at 00:37, Richard Owlett wrote: I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch machine I wish to continue to use. For some reason I had installed Gdebi. I can't find a good description on which base a decision. $ apt show gdebi I had seen apt show a long time ago but had forgotten it. Thanks
Re: Finding application's description
On Sun, 7 Jun 2020 at 00:37, Richard Owlett wrote: > I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch > machine I wish to continue to use. > For some reason I had installed Gdebi. > I can't find a good description on which base a decision. $ apt show gdebi [...] Description: simple tool to view and install deb files - GNOME GUI gdebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing its dependencies. apt does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp) located packages. The package is also scanned via lintian before the install and its possible to inspect the control and data members of the packages. This package contains the graphical user interface.
Re: Finding application's description
Den 06.06.2020 17:22, skrev Richard Owlett: On 06/06/2020 10:08 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 06 iun 20, 09:37:11, Richard Owlett wrote: I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch machine I wish to continue to use. For some reason I had installed Gdebi. I can't find a good description on which base a decision. https://packages.debian.org lists no homepage. https://manpages.debian.org links to https://launchpad.net/gdebi/ which gives no descriptive material. From search engine hits I gather was developed when Ubuntu made installation of deb files inconvenient. In a straight Debian environment, does it give any advantage over Synaptic &/or apt? As per the description, gdebi is for local (i.e. downloaded .deb files) so it provides a function that synaptic does not. In the meantime APT can install local packages as well, so its only advantages appear to be: I stay with apt for that function. Thanks. You probably installed it to conveniently pull in dependencies in debian of a .deb file from a 3rd party.
Re: Finding application's description
On 06/06/2020 10:08 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 06 iun 20, 09:37:11, Richard Owlett wrote: I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch machine I wish to continue to use. For some reason I had installed Gdebi. I can't find a good description on which base a decision. https://packages.debian.org lists no homepage. https://manpages.debian.org links to https://launchpad.net/gdebi/ which gives no descriptive material. From search engine hits I gather was developed when Ubuntu made installation of deb files inconvenient. In a straight Debian environment, does it give any advantage over Synaptic &/or apt? As per the description, gdebi is for local (i.e. downloaded .deb files) so it provides a function that synaptic does not. In the meantime APT can install local packages as well, so its only advantages appear to be: I stay with apt for that function. Thanks.
Re: Finding application's description
On Sb, 06 iun 20, 09:37:11, Richard Owlett wrote: > I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch machine > I wish to continue to use. > > For some reason I had installed Gdebi. > I can't find a good description on which base a decision. > https://packages.debian.org lists no homepage. > https://manpages.debian.org links to https://launchpad.net/gdebi/ which > gives no descriptive material. > From search engine hits I gather was developed when Ubuntu made installation > of deb files inconvenient. > In a straight Debian environment, does it give any advantage over Synaptic > &/or apt? As per the description, gdebi is for local (i.e. downloaded .deb files) so it provides a function that synaptic does not. In the meantime APT can install local packages as well, so its only advantages appear to be: - GUI - scanning with lintian On the other hand, looking at its Tracker page[1] it appears to be unmaintained: - old-old-stable (jessie): 0.9.5.5+nmu1 - old-stable (stretch):0.9.5.7+nmu1 - stable (buster) 0.9.5.7+nmu3 - testing (bullseye) 0.9.5.7+nmu3 - unstable (sid): 0.9.5.7+nmu3 It looks like no or very limited development upstream (or newer versions were not packages for Debian - didn't check) and the package in Debian has been maintained by others (NMU = Non-Maintainer Upload). [1] https://tracker.debian.org/gdebi Hope this helps, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Finding application's description
I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch machine I wish to continue to use. For some reason I had installed Gdebi. I can't find a good description on which base a decision. https://packages.debian.org lists no homepage. https://manpages.debian.org links to https://launchpad.net/gdebi/ which gives no descriptive material. From search engine hits I gather was developed when Ubuntu made installation of deb files inconvenient. In a straight Debian environment, does it give any advantage over Synaptic &/or apt? IIRC I used it when following the development of an app which was not yet in a official repository. TIA
