Debian-based Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Debian itself, rely on robust package management systems to install, update, and remove software efficiently. One of the most critical ...

Package management is at the heart of every Linux system. It’s what makes installing, updating, and managing software on Linux-based distributions not just possible but streamlined and elegant. For ...

Before attempting to install a .deb package on Arch Linux, it is crucial to first check if the software is available in the official Arch repositories or the Arch User Repository (AUR). This step ...

Many, if not most, of the newest and updated Linux applications out there are crafting Ubuntu/Debian-ready .deb packages that require just a double-click to install ...

Google’s Chrome OS can now install and run Debian Linux packages with the .deb extension, at least in the Canary channel. This happens by simply double-clicking the file in your file browser. From ...

Linux developers are going to have more than one choice for building secure, cross-distribution applications. Ubuntu’s “snap” applications recently went cross-platform, having been ported to other ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Linux applications are usually distributed in one of two ways - ...