I'm trying to download an Apt file but I don't know how to. I'm using Firefox too.
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It is just a file, you download it just like any other. BTW, are you sure you cannot get it from the official repositories?– edwinJul 8, 2013 at 3:06
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Associate apt links in firefox with /usr/bin/software-center
Just tried it for a playdeb.net link and it brings it up for you.
If you want a lighter alternative to Ubuntu Software Center, that handles Apt links, you can use AptURL, that needs to be installed with:
sudo apt-get install apturl
Then, you can associate apt links in Firefox with /usr/bin/apturl, as described in screenshot below.
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2What to do if you want to download that file, not open it with software center?– HabiNov 11, 2013 at 3:28
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2You cannot "download that file", because an apt link does not point to a phisical file, but refer only to a package name. So the only way is to process the apt link in a package manager, that will search and download the referred package.– StefanoNov 11, 2013 at 13:56
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Can't we get location of that referred package, so that we can download it?– HabiNov 11, 2013 at 14:01
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not from the link itself.. only the package manager knows the repository location– StefanoNov 11, 2013 at 14:02
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