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	GeneralAntilles	2009-02-25 , 19:29
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Originally Posted by fragos

I certainly want to correct any errors I've made but don't understand why installing a .deb package directly is any different than installing it with the application manager.

When you install a .deb file direction, there is no dependency management. Direct .deb installs should be avoided wherever possible, as they're unkind to users and generally less clean than installing from a repository directly.

Originally Posted by fragos

Application Manager, apt-get and dpkg all use the same package database on your system. Please help me to understand. I'm open to having errors in what I've said pointed out but would appreciate being informed more directly so I can take action.

Not exactly. apt fetches packages from repositories and resolves dependencies, but when you install .debs directly with dpkg (or h-a-m) you're bypassing all the niceties of package management.

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