deb (file format)
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Debian package | |
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File extension: | .deb |
MIME type: | application/x-deb |
Developed by: | Debian |
Type of format: | Package management system |
Container for: | Software package |
deb is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages. Like the "Deb" part of the term Debian, it comes from the name of Debra, wife of Debian's founder Ian Murdock.
Debian packages are also used in Linux distributions based on Debian.
Debian packages are standard Unix ar archives that include two gzipped or bzipped tar archives: one that holds the control information and another that contains the data.
The canonical program for handling these packages is dpkg, most commonly via apt/aptitude.
deb packages can be converted into other packages and vice versa using Alien.
[change] See also
[change] Other websites
- Debian FAQ: Basics of the Debian package management system
- Article on what to do with .deb files
- Gdebi