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I'm familiar with yum from fedora, but not apt-get. I understand "apt-get install package" is used to retrieve and install apps. And "dpkg -i package.deb" installs downloaded apps. Is there ...
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    Using apt-get / dpkg

    I'm familiar with yum from fedora, but not apt-get.

    I understand "apt-get install package" is used to retrieve and install apps.
    And "dpkg -i package.deb" installs downloaded apps.

    Is there a way to use apt-get to install downloaded packages and retrieve dependencies for me? dpkg -i does not get dependencies. I've read numerous howtos but they have nothing on this.
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    You should look into gdebi: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/admin/gdebi

    It will install local deb files and install its deps as well.

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