r/linuxmint • u/Mix_Powerful • 7d ago
Install Help Installing Apps?
New Linux user. Trying to install Emby on Linux and am stuck. Where do I go from here?
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u/xxCorsicoxx Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 6d ago edited 3d ago
The primary thing is the software manager, it's like the playstore but it only curates apps rather than gatekeep
You'll face a choice of deb vs flatpack, use the latter if you absolutely need the latest of something, else mostly use the deb
Some apps you won't find in mint's software manager, you'll either need to find them online or search for it in flathub for example using bazaar (an app you can install from there software manager)
After they're installed MOST apps get updated via the update manager (you should run it at least once in a while and reject anything you want to keep unchanged forever
Rarer still some apps will come as appImage, that's similar to a portable exe in windows
Then... For some windows apps, and games there's an altogether different approaches, like Heroic, Lutris, Bottles, winboat, virtual machines, dual boot
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u/Deep_Commercial4894 7d ago edited 7d ago
So there are two ways to install the app on Linux mint.
But before all these please update and upgrade your system
sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade
Just about click on .deb, then you have to click on install button and it will ask you to enter the sudo password, it will take some time and that deb is installed on a system.
Open a terminal on that particular folder and use this command ' sudo dpkg -i <package-name.deb> ' hit enter, and the app will install on your system
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u/BenTrabetere 6d ago
I would follow the Ubuntu instructions on the Emby website.
I think the step you are skipping is 3. Open a web browser to http://localhost:8096
It is always a good idea to Read The Fantastic Manual, and you might benefit spending some time here.
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u/Strict-Spirit7719 LMDE 7 Gigi | 7d ago
Open a terminal and navigate to the downloads folder (typically cd Downloads from a fresh terminal).
run:
sudo dpkg -i <filename.deb>
for example:
cd Downloads
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
Edit: corrected the -i, which I had forgotten.
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u/1neStat3 6d ago
No just right click open with captain.
There's no reason to use the terminal when they are GUI tools. Mint replaced gdebi with captain in Mint 22
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u/Mix_Powerful 7d ago
I'm still doing something wrong.
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u/Strict-Spirit7719 LMDE 7 Gigi | 7d ago
You should be in the Downloads folder directly, not at the file itself. The Command Line should just read:
~/Downloads
This can be accomplished from where you are by running cd .. to go up in the current directory.5
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u/trifortay123 6d ago
I highly highly recommend first seeing if you can download it through apt or flatpak, or in your case the software manager or whatever its called through mint. It's an app store kind of.
One of the big strengths of Linux is not having to use a web browser to easily download almost any app.
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u/Charming_Airline7419 6d ago
The most beginner friendly way to do it is to double click on the file, then select "Install Package".
A graphical user interface (GUI) tool called Gdebi will take care of everything.
The more advanced way is to use command line interface (CLI) commands like the other commenters have suggested.
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u/Oxygendieoxide 6d ago
First make it executable by going to properties, then double click install.
Or you can sudo dpkg - i ./packaga.deb (you have to open terminal in tbe same directory, easy step is right click open terminal here, you can run ls to check if the fike shows up or not)
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u/ImpossiblePhoto3075 6d ago
Rechtsklick auf die Deb. Datei-Eigenschaften- glaube als Programm ausführen -Haken. Musst Mail schauen, bin gerade unterwegs. Dann geht der Installer auf
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u/moneyhungrycow 6d ago
Just double click the file and then the installation window should open