What is Deb (file format)?
{{Infobox file format | name = Debian package | extension = <tt>.deb</tt> | mime = application/vnd.debian.binary-package | owner = [[Debian]] | creatorcode = | genre = [[Package management system]] | containerfor = [[Software package]] | containedby = | extendedfrom = | extendedto = }} {{lowercase|title=deb (file format)}} [[Image:DEB file format icon on ubuntu.png|100px|thumb]] [[Image:Gdebi.png|250px|thumb|[[Gdebi]]]] '''deb''' is the [[filename extension|extension]] of the [[Debian]] [[software package]] format and the most often used name for such [[binary file|binary package]]s. Debian packages are also used in [[operating system]]s based on Debian. Debian packages are standard [[Unix]] [[ar (Unix)|ar]] archives that include two [[gzip]]ped or [[Bzip2|bzipped]] [[tar (file format)|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 [[Advanced Packaging Tool|apt]]/aptitude. deb packages can be converted into other packages and vice versa using [[Alien (computing)|Alien]]. ==Related pages== *[[List of archive formats]] *[[Debian]] *[[Getdeb]] *[[SuperDeb]] *[[Debminer]] *[[RPM Package Manager]] *[[Debian Package Maker]] *[[Deb Creator]] == Other websites == *[http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics Debian FAQ: Basics of the Debian package management system]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309143207/http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-pkg_basics |date=2012-03-09 }} *[http://www.newlinuxuser.com/?p=107 Article on what to do with .deb files] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080126080108/http://www.newlinuxuser.com/?p=107 |date=2008-01-26 }} *[https://launchpad.net/gdebi Gdebi] {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Debian]]