Many of Debian and Ubuntu based distros come with LibreOffice preinstalled, but many of them also do not have the latest versions of the office suite. Therefore most Linux applications are packaged in DEB. The most popular derivative is Ubuntu, and most Linux distros are based on Ubuntu.

The DEB file extension was developed by the Debian Project in the mid 1990s, close to the time the project was started.ĭebian was at the beginning of Linux, and many operating systems are based on it. Install the debian package using dpkg: sudo dpkg -i package_name.The DEB package dominates Linux because it is part of the repository of the most widely used Linux-based operating systems for three decades. If using this method it is recommended to be ready with a rescue disc image of Arch & backup of the user data/space. This method attempts to install the package using the debian packaging format on Arch, which is not recommended due to possible danger of corrupting your installation. Not the recommended way (possibly dangerous) Install using pacman: sudo pacman -U package_name.pkg Install debtap from AUR using yay: yay -S debtapĬreate equivalent package using debtap: sudo debtap -u AlternativeĪssumption: The Debian package hasn't been repackaged as an Arch package in AUR yet. It'll attempt to install the dependencies on it's own using pacman. Note: replace package_name with the name of the debian package as found in the AUR. Install the package_name using yay: yay -S package_name In case the debian package has already been repackaged and published to the AUR by someone else. Reason: yay is an AUR helper used to query & install AUR packages. Install yay using pacman: sudo pacman -S yay Possible? Yes, but different methods exist on basis of use case.Īssumption: The debian package doesn't have an equivalent package in the Arch (or Arch based Distribution's) official repository.

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