.deb packages

Sun Jan 11 10:50:49 UTC 2015

Well that did it ! the file is open and of all the many times I tried I
never used the complete location address I guess.Thank you Doug, now I will
see what it's all about.

On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 5:19 AM, darwinsurvivor at gmail.com <
darwinsurvivor at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, I think this is still a minor typo problem.
>
> Raymond, in your first attempt I believe you were missing the ".deb" at
> the end. In the latest one, you need to add a space between "-i" and the
> filename.
>
> Just to make sure, try copy and pasting this line into your terminal and
> see if it works.
>
> sudo dpkg -i /home/raymond/Downloads/logmein-hamachi_2.1.0.136-1_amd64.deb
>
>
> You should also be able to use your filemanager, go to the downloads
> folder and simply double-click the .deb file to open the installer.
>
>
> ~Doug
>
> On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 12:20 AM, Ori Idan <ori at helicontech.co.il> wrote:
>
>> The error you get means the file does not exist.
>> Make sure you type the right name and note the system is case sensitive
>> i.e. a is not A
>>
>> --
>> Ori Idan
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 11:41 PM, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> this is what I get: raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~$
>>> sudo dpkg -i'/home/raymond/Downloads/logmein-hamachi_2.1.0.136-1_amd64.deb'
>>> [sudo] password for raymond:
>>> dpkg: error: unknown option -/
>>>
>>> Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
>>> Use 'apt' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
>>> Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
>>> Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
>>> Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
>>>
>>> Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through 'less' or
>>> 'more' !
>>> raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~$
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Victor Mendonça <victorbrca at yahoo.ca>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It doesn't look like the file is in your Downloads folder.
>>>>
>>>> Try this,
>>>>
>>>> - Open your terminal and your file explorer
>>>> - Type 'sudo dpkg -i ' on your terminal without the single quotes. Also
>>>> make sure there's a space after the "-i". Don't hit enter yet
>>>> - With your mouse, click on the deb file and drag it to your terminal.
>>>> You should see the name and location of the file added after the command we
>>>> entered before
>>>> - Hit enter
>>>> On Jan 10, 2015 3:23 PM, "Raymond House" <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~$ cd *ownloads
>>>>> raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~/Downloads$
>>>>> raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg
>>>>> -i logmein-hamachi
>>>>> [sudo] password for raymond:
>>>>> dpkg: error processing archive logmein-hamachi (--install):
>>>>>  cannot access archive: No such file or directory
>>>>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>>>>  logmein-hamachi
>>>>> raymond at raymond-HP-Pavilion-TS-15-Notebook-PC:~/Downloads$
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Victor Mendonça <victorbrca at yahoo.ca>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Try this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> cd *ownloads
>>>>>> sudo dpkg -i logmein-hamachi
>>>>>> On Jan 10, 2015 10:08 AM, "Raymond House" <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just to make sure I have just done it again as you suggested and I
>>>>>>> get the same results that I posted earlier.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Ori Idan <ori at heliconbooks.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think the problem is that you forgot to put the .deb at the end.
>>>>>>>> The command should be:
>>>>>>>> sudo dpkg -i logmein-hamachi.deb
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Assuming of course the current directory is the directory where the
>>>>>>>> file resides.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Ori Idan
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> http://www.heliconbooks.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Raymond House <
>>>>>>>> raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> When I do that I see downloads there.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 9:46 AM, CrankyOldBugger <
>>>>>>>>> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This may seem silly, but are you in the right folder? Do a 'ls
>>>>>>>>>> -al' and make sure that the file you want is there, and that the
>>>>>>>>>> permissions are ok.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat Jan 10 2015 at 9:43:41 AM Raymond House <
>>>>>>>>>> raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Ori, that's what I have been trying to do,does not work.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Ori Idan <ori at helicontech.co.il
>>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> To install a .deb package use:
>>>>>>>>>>>> sudo dpkg -i <package file>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Ori Idan
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Raymond House <
>>>>>>>>>>>> raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi, I tried the link "ubuntu how to install .deb packages"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> several times and I must have some other problem because it does not
>>>>>>>>>>>>> work.The downloaded package is in "downloads" but I cant access it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> according to the terminal info I'm getting. Any ideas?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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