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Hi! I want to know what happens when we install a .deb file? Using gdebi,we can find the list of files included in the "Included Files" tab. When we click ...
  1. 02-28-2010 #1
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    What happens in the installation of .deb file?

    Hi!
    I want to know what happens when we install a .deb file?
    Using gdebi,we can find the list of files included in the "Included Files" tab.
    When we click install,if it just extracts all those files from the root / or any other processing done by the OS?
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    This is not really a kernel question.

    A .deb package contains additional information beside the actual binary files.
    Like which other packages have to be installed, or what commands are to be run before/after the files are extracted.

    The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ - Basics of the Debian package management system
    Debian GNU/Linux -- You know you want it.
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    Sorry for wrongly posting it and Thanks for ur input.
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