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I am running 13.04 and in terminal I am trying to install guitar pro 6 for linux as it will not install with Ubuntu software center. I am in the correct directory and if I ls the directory, I get GP6.deb which is the folder I downloaded guitarpro6 to, but when I use apt-get install GP6.deb Terminal accepts the command but says it cannot locate the file.

Am I using the correct command or must I do something else first?

guntbert
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.deb files are installed using the dpkg command. So use the following command:

sudo dpkg -i GP6.deb
  • -i tells dpkg to install

If it gives you errors about other packages/dependencies, run the following to fix it:

sudo apt-get install -f
  • -f tells apt-get to fix missing dependencies
Alaa Ali
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  • Hi I have done this and it now shows this: deprima@deprima-K53U:~/Downloads$ sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. deprima@deprima-K53U:~/Downloads$ apt-get install GP6.deb E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? so Im unsure what to do now? – user172503 Jul 13 '13 at 16:56
  • @user172503 No, you didn't do as in the answer. Read carefully. You made several mistakes: mixed up `dpkg` and `apt-get`, you omitted `sudo` and the order is wrong. – gertvdijk Jul 13 '13 at 16:57
  • @user172503, forget about `apt-get install GP6.deb`, that is not the correct command. Just enter in both the commands in my answer (exactly as they are) in the order shown, and you should be on your way. – Alaa Ali Jul 13 '13 at 17:01