diff --git a/sources/news/20220506 Ubuntu MATE’s Lead Creates a Nifty Tool to Help Install 3rd Party Deb Packages.md b/sources/news/20220506 Ubuntu MATE’s Lead Creates a Nifty Tool to Help Install 3rd Party Deb Packages.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5dbbb6e12f --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/news/20220506 Ubuntu MATE’s Lead Creates a Nifty Tool to Help Install 3rd Party Deb Packages.md @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +[#]: subject: "Ubuntu MATE’s Lead Creates a Nifty Tool to Help Install 3rd Party Deb Packages" +[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/deb-get-ubuntu/" +[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/" +[#]: collector: "lkxed" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Ubuntu MATE’s Lead Creates a Nifty Tool to Help Install 3rd Party Deb Packages +====== +An interesting tool to replace apt-get for 3rd party .deb packages on Ubuntu. It should help you save time! + +![deb get][1] + +Ubuntu MATE’s lead,**Martin Wimpress,** has another fun project for Linux users. + +In case you did not know, Martin regularly develops something interesting. Last year, we covered [Quickemu][2], which helps create virtual machines in Linux through a QEMU-based GUI tool making the process easy. + +Now, he is back with an interesting “**deb-get**” tool that aims to imitate the functionality of “**apt-get**” for 3rd party .deb packages. + +Let us take a closer look at it. + +### Deb Get: Seamlessly Install 3rd Party Deb Packages Using the CLI + +When it comes to software packages that aren’t available in the official repositories (like Google Chrome, Vivaldi), you will have to [add a PPA (unofficial/official)][3] or download the .deb file and [get it installed][4] manually. + +What if you can simply install it using the terminal as if it is available in the official repositories? + +That’s where the deb-get tool comes in. + +Usually, when installing a package through the terminal, you utilize either of the following commands: + +``` +sudo apt install packagename +``` + +or + +``` +sudo apt-get install packagename +``` + +You get to keep the same format and simply replace apt-get with this tool, which should look like this: + +``` +sudo deb-get install packagename +``` + +As an example, usually, we needed to add the PPA or download the deb file when [installing Vivaldi on Linux][5]. + +Now, if you set up the deb-get tool on your system**(setup instructions at the end of this article**), you can easily install Vivaldi using the following command: + +``` +sudo deb-get install vivaldi-stable +``` + +![][6] + +And, just like the apt-get upgrade process, you can upgrade packages using the following command: + +``` +sudo deb-get upgrade +``` + +**Note:** While it makes it easy to install third-party .deb packages, you will be limited to a verified list supported by the tool. You can expect the list of supported packages to expand soon, but it already supports many [essential applications.][7] + +You can also check the list of available packages that you can install with deb-get using the following command: + +``` +sudo deb-get list +``` + +![deb-get][8] + +### Setting Up Deb-Get on Ubuntu-based Distributions + +The deb-get tool works with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (I tested it) and should work with other Ubuntu-based distributions. + +You can install it on your system using the command below: + +``` +sudo apt install curl && curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wimpysworld/deb-get/main/deb-get | sudo -E bash -s install deb-get +``` + +Or, you can download the deb package for it manually from its [GitHub releases section][9]. + +To explore more about it, and the available commands/functionalities, you can head to its [GitHub page][10]. + +*What do you think of deb-get attempting to mimic apt-get functionality for third-party packages? Do you think it is useful? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.* + +**Via: OMG!Ubuntu!** + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://news.itsfoss.com/deb-get-ubuntu/ + +作者:[Ankush Das][a] +选题:[lkxed][b] +译者:[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/deb-get.jpg +[2]: https://itsfoss.com/quickgui/ +[3]: https://itsfoss.com/ppa-guide/ +[4]: https://itsfoss.com/install-deb-files-ubuntu/ +[5]: https://itsfoss.com/install-vivaldi-ubuntu-linux/ +[6]: https://news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/deb-get-vivaldi.jpg +[7]: https://itsfoss.com/essential-linux-applications/ +[8]: https://news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/deb-get-list.jpg +[9]: https://github.com/wimpysworld/deb-get/releases +[10]: https://github.com/wimpysworld/deb-get