Installing deb files from Thunar (without gdebi) [TUTORIAL]
Apr 20, 2021 2:52:19 GMT
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Post by enigma9o7 on Apr 20, 2021 2:52:19 GMT
Thunar is the file manager included with Bodhi 6.0, but can also be installed on other Bodhi versions if desired.
APT (advanced packaging tool) is the package manager included with all supported Bodhi versions (and most other debian based linux distributions).
Terminology is the terminal emulator included with all Bodhi versions.
To install Debian Packages (.deb files) from Thunar, create a custom action for *.deb using any of the follow command strings.
In the above video I demonstrate adding actions like the last then first of these, then show using them from drop down or right click menus.
Install then leave terminal window open until you close it:
Install then leave terminal window open until you close it:
terminology -e "pkexec apt install %f;echo;echo Done - Press Enter to close this window.;read"Recommended so you have control and can see errors.Install then close terminal window a minute later (if you haven't closed it already):
terminology -e "pkexec apt install %f;echo;echo Done - automatically closing this window in 60 seconds...;sleep 60"If something fails you won't get very long to see why.Install then close terminal window immediately:
terminology -e "pkexec apt install %f"If something fails you won't get enough time to see why and might not even notice it failed (until you try to find what you thought you installed).Install (assuming yes to required dependencies) then close terminal window immediately:
terminology -e "pkexec apt install -y %f"If something fails you won't get enough time to see why, but is fine when it works if the intention is to install something regardless of what dependencies it wants to install.