Package won't install

Quick to answer questions about finding your way around Linux Mint as a new user.
Forum rules
There are no such things as "stupid" questions. However if you think your question is a bit stupid, then this is the right place for you to post it. Stick to easy to-the-point questions that you feel people can answer fast. For long and complicated questions use the other forums in the support section.
Before you post read how to get help. Topics in this forum are automatically closed 6 months after creation.
Locked
User avatar
T J Tulley
Level 5
Level 5
Posts: 558
Joined: Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:18 am
Location: Hull, England

Package won't install

Post by T J Tulley »

I have just downloaded a package to install gramps and placed it in my Home/Downloads - after meeting various objections from the terminal by cd et c., here is the latest extract copied from my terminal record.

theo@TJT5Daryna:~/Downloads$ ls -a
. .. gramps_2.2.10-1_all.deb
theo@TJT5Daryna:~/Downloads$
theo@TJT5Daryna:~/Downloads$ sudo apt-get install gramps_2.2.10-1_all.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package gramps_2.2.10-1_all.deb
theo@TJT5Daryna:~/Downloads$

This shows, first, that gramps is in the working directory, and that apt-get install looks for it there and can't find it.
Why?
I shall be most grateful for help and advice.
Last edited by LockBot on Wed Dec 28, 2022 7:16 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after creation. New replies are no longer allowed.
Yours hopefully -

Theo Tulley.
Using a PC with 2GB RAM, 3 hdds and a 1.7 GHz Celeron cpu.
User avatar
T J Tulley
Level 5
Level 5
Posts: 558
Joined: Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:18 am
Location: Hull, England

Re: Package won't install

Post by T J Tulley »

Many thanks to you both - sudo dpkg -i worked!
Yours hopefully -

Theo Tulley.
Using a PC with 2GB RAM, 3 hdds and a 1.7 GHz Celeron cpu.
Locked

Return to “Beginner Questions”