Deb packages not installing in Ubuntu 24.04

[Jurjen de Vries]

Dear community,

I just installed Ubuntu desktop 24.04. Before I was able to doubleclick a deb package. Now when clicking a deb package I am getting an error:
Could not display filename.deb . There is no app installed for "Debian package" files.
This was working well before, and I have multiple deb files to install

Thanks for helping.

[1fallen]

What about "dpkg -i some.deb" ....and "gdebi" just a right click open with gdebi.

[ajgreeny]

I just use
sudo apt install /path/to/file.deb
You must use the full path to the file or if it's in Downloads open a terminal in Downloads and run command
sudo apt install ./file.deb
No need for gdebi or anything else.
You must use the ./ in that second command.

[Jurjen de Vries]

Thanks. That seems to be working. But any idea why it isn't working from the desktop anymore as it did before?

[1fallen]

Things change very quickly with Buntu, New features added some Old ones removed.

My self like ajgreeny just get accustom to the terminal.

BTW which one worked for you?

[hrsetrdr]

Deb packages not installing in Ubuntu 24.04

I read an article mentioning this just this morning off some Facebook link, I didn't have any problem installing a .deb file without first manually installing gdebi,just worked.

[Jurjen de Vries]

BTW which one worked for you?

sudo apt install ./file.deb
worked well for me