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do all Ubuntu .deb packages work on Debian as well?

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tonsofpcs tonsofpcs
 
 March 19, 2009 03:02 AM | view on twitter
No. Some ubuntu packages will have dependencies set that can not be met with debian repositories. That being said, you *could* add the repositories needed and grab the packages needed, but by the time that the trees are all up to a required version, you would likely be running enough to say your system is running Ubuntu rather than Debian.
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cp24 cp24
 
March 19, 2009 01:33 AM | view on twitter
As Ubuntu is based on Debian, it should work.
From WikiPedia:
Debian packages are also used in distributions based on Debian, such as Ubuntu.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_(file_format)


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lmathews lmathews
 
March 19, 2009 01:34 AM
I thought I remembered reading something on the Debian site when 5 was released that not all Ubuntu debs would work, but can't seem to find it now.

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March 19, 2009 02:31 AM - New Source
This bug was fixed in the package file-roller - 2.23.6-0ubuntu1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+bug/258499/comments/4

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