<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Wes Westhaver <<a href="mailto:wes@westhaver.com">wes@westhaver.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I downloaded and installed Ubuntu 20</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I assume you mean Ubuntu 20.04 Long Term Support (LTS), correct?</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
It seems that downloaded .deb files won't install from the Firefox download folder. Ubuntu 18 had no problem with this. I had to move the .deb file into my home folder before the installer would install the .deb file.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I usually look for things in the Ubuntu repositories first. And even then, I usually try to avoid installing .deb packages I've downloaded.</div><div><br></div><div>I would rather find a 3rd party repository, ideally one that is designed for Ubuntu, and works with other 3rd party repositories I've enabled.</div><div><br></div><div>If I'm finding I'm pulling a lot of Debian software in that isn't in stock Ubuntu or well regarded, 3rd party repos, sometimes I just really 'step back' and ask myself if I should just be running Debian instead.</div><div><br></div><div>Otherwise, 'Snap' packages might be a better option than .deb for Ubuntu.</div><div><br></div><div>Regardless ... usually just right-clicking in GNOME Shell offers the option to bring up the Software Installer, regardless of its location.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
In another case I visited a website that offers a .deb file to install some software that I've used for quite a while but the installer won't run. It displays a message about missing dependencies but doesn't tell me what the missing dependencies are.</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> It looks like the message dialog is truncated such that you can't see the entire message?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div>Correct, this happens in the GUI. One of the many reasons to consider the CLI. I like tapping entire 3rd party repositories for this reason.</div><div><br></div><div>Or just go 'Snap' for Ubuntu, while 'Flatpak' for it's common sandboxed environments (e.g., Fedora/SELinu et al.).</div></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
How do you feel about Ubuntu 18? Is it working for you?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Ubuntu 18.04 LTS correct? (and not 18.10 non-LTS)</div><div><br></div><div>I don't think there's much difference, GNOME Shell is GNOME Shell, the include [Ubuntu] Software Installer is the GNOME Software Installer. There are GUI alternatives as well.</div><div><br></div><div>But at some point, 'snap' might be better ... unless you're really using a lot of .deb packages, then maybe Debian itself and its extensive repos.</div><div><br></div><div>- bjs</div><div> </div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">-- <br>Bryan J Smith - <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/bjsmith" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/in/bjsmith</a><br>E-mail: b.j.smith at <a href="http://ieee.org" target="_blank">ieee.org</a> or me at <a href="http://bjsmith.me" target="_blank">bjsmith.me</a><br><br></div></div>