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igorzwx

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Registered: 2024-05-06

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Re: apt seems to be a sort of "unstable wrapper"

Why not a simple solution? A bash script with one command inside (as a substitute for gdebi).

For example:

mate-terminal -e <command>

To install a "local .deb" with dependencies, you can use apt

apt-get does not need a gui, it can be used as is.

Last edited by igorzwx (Today 02:27:46)

SteveM

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Registered: 2025-07-16

Posts: 9  

Re: apt seems to be a sort of "unstable wrapper"

I have found that nala mostly works as a replacement for apt. I say "mostly" because it can't do an apt dist-upgrade equivalent and when packages get in a real mess it also lacks the full features of apt to unbreak things.