.deb packages won't install?

[klinx104]

hi kali users,

i'm an utter linux n00b, being a windows user almost all my life.
ive had kali installed for about 3 days, and am persoanlsing it to my needs,
and have run into a problem...

most downloads come as .deb files, but when i double click it i get this error:
GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._pk _5ftransaction_5ferror.Code4: SimulateInstallFiles not supported by backend

any help?

thanks,

klinx

[zaiddgenx]

yes, you would find most files downloaded as tar.gz or .deb files.

to install .deb files open terminal and type "apt-get install file name"

if you get an error "E:UNABLE TO LOCATE PACKAGE "package name".

then do the following

add this
deb http://http.kali.org/ /kali main contrib non-free
deb http://http.kali.org/ /wheezy main contrib non-free
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main contrib non-free
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main/debian-installer
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-dev main contrib non-free
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main contrib non-free
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main/debian-installer
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali main contrib non-free
deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://repo.kali.org/kali kali-bleeding-edge main

to your /etc/apt/sources.list then run
apt-get update ; apt-get dist-upgrade -y .

hope this works. :) this is how i installed google chrome which was downloaded in .deb file .

[root-boy]

use the following command to install .deb packages


dpkg -i file_name.deb

[aditya.kamble]

it worked for me...thnx...