[xubuntu-users] Installing a .deb file

[Clarence Fender]

open a terminal, type sudo dpkg -i [location, name of file]
it will ask for your password

sudo -   make me admin
dpkg -i   install

On 2/8/22 00:52, Phil wrote:
> I'm trying to install a .deb file and "software" is the default 
> application to do this. The problem is that I neither install nor get 
> updates with "software" because I'm on a metered connection which is my 
> only connection to the Internet.
> 
> A pop-up message box tells me to edit my network settings but pressing 
> the "Open Network Settings" does nothing. I cannot find a network 
> setting that will allow me to use my metered connection. How do I proceed?
>