One laptop, one install, and I would rather not add a third-party apt source to a machine that our security policy says should have as few as possible. Is the standalone package a supported path or just a by-product?
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Can I just install the .deb without adding the apt repository?
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Supported, and it is the documented choice for exactly your case — the app without the update channel. Download the
.debfrom the download page first, then:bashsudo apt install ./SDODS-*-linux-amd64.debTwo details that matter. The leading
./is required: without it apt looks for a package by that name in your configured sources and tells you it does not exist. And use the glob rather than typing the version — the filename carries it, so a pasted command goes stale the moment there is a new release.The trade-off is the obvious one:
apt upgradewill never move it. You reinstall by hand when you want a newer build, which for one laptop is a fine deal.answered by Lars Vinter276 ·
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