Packages like discord or vivaldi provide a .deb
file which can be installed using apt install
. Let's say in case of an update, how should one go about updating this package? I don't think these packages will be updated by a apt update && apt upgrade
. Do we have to then manually download the new version, uninstall the previous version, and then install the new version? Sounds like a lot of work.
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For the specific software mentioned: askubuntu.com/questions/982407/…, askubuntu.com/a/853945/158442– muruMay 1, 2021 at 9:58
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1These days, installing Vivaldi also adds their repo and the browser updates with the rest of the system.– KGIIIMay 1, 2021 at 18:05
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1@KGIII great. I'll look into that. In fact that's what I prefer.– WeezyMay 1, 2021 at 18:08
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For Discord - yes, you should download its new deb-packaged version everytime. Or use alternative sources:
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sudo apt install flatpak flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo flatpak install flathub com.discordapp.Discord
Snap:
snap install discord
For Vivaldi - they have APT repository. You have to add it to the system by using commands below:
cd /tmp
wget http://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/linux_signing_key.pub
sudo apt-key add linux_signing_key.pub
sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/deb/ stable main"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vivaldi-stable