Easytether .deb won't install due to errors

Question

I am running Ubuntu 12.4 64amd. I cant get easy tether to install regardless of which version I use (32 or 64bit) but I keep getting an error when I try to run it in the command line.

It tells me it not a valid deb file. If I click it on the desktop the install manager comes up but the install button is not highlighted for me to click to install it that way.

When I run sudo dpkg -i easytether_0.7.3-1_i386.deb on the package the output is:

dpkg-deb: error: `easytether_0.7.3-1_i386.deb' is not a debian format archive dpkg: error processing easytether_0.7.3-1_i386.deb (--install): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: easytether_0.7.3-1_i386.deb

Please help. I'll be using my phone as internet modem.

Answer 1

Open a terminal ( by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut ) and type easytether connect and hit Enter, then minimize the terminal - if you close it it will end. No sudo and you don't really need to install the deb package as long as its there to be accessed.

Hope this helps.