[dba-Tech] Linux Problem

[Bryan Carbonnell]

Try some of the links here...

https://www.google.com/search?q=install+deb+file+on+linux+mint&oq=install+deb+file.on+mint

On Fri., Oct. 29, 2021, 5:11 p.m. Arthur Fuller, <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for the tips but I'm still not sure what to do, I have a Debian file
> and wish to execute it. Wha
>
> On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 1:53 PM Bryan Carbonnell <carbonnb at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > You will need to run the program that gives you the listbox as sudo
> >
> > or install the deb file from the command line prepending the full
> > command with sudo.
> >
> > I suspect that there are 2 users on your box. Your user and the root
> user.
> >
> > Your user was probably given access to use sudo.
> >
> > Your best bet is to read the documentation for your distro on how that
> > works.
> >
> > B
> >
> > On Fri, 29 Oct 2021 at 12:51, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I do have an inkling about sudo, but I don't know how to use it when
> > > presented with a list Box containing current downloads. I would have
> > > thought that Right-Click would give me an option Run As, but no such
> > luck.
> > > Ij, given a file whose type id .DEB, how can I open and run it? There
> is
> > > only one user on this Linux box, namely me, but apparently I do not
> have
> > > Admin rights.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 12:20 PM Bryan Carbonnell <carbonnb at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Use the 'sudo' command.
> > > >
> > > > B
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 28 Oct 2021 at 18:39, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a Deb file that would install Oracle's VirtualBox, but then
> > when I
> > > > > double-click it, it says that I need Admin permissions to install
> > it. I
> > > > am
> > > > > the sole user of this box, and have marked myself as an Admin.
> right-
> > > > click
> > > > > on the filename and don't see a Run As option,
> > > > > What to do?
> > > > > (It's Mint 20.xx if that matters.)
> > > > >
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