alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .DEB

File description

The files that comprise of the DEB file format are the Unix archive files. All such files are commonly utilized for the installation packages that consists of an application that was developed for systems that run on the Linux OS using the Debian package management program.

The name “Debain” was as per the name of the Debian technology`s developer. The term "Deb" signifies "Debra", who was the founder`s ex-wife, whereas the "ian" is for "Ian" that is the name of the developer. The DEB files consist of the two different zipped file archives. One of archives comprise of the installing program information and the other one contains the original data for the program that is to be installed.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .DEB file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .DEB extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .DEB file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .DEB file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Other possible reasons why your .DEB file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .DEB file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .DEB file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .DEB file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .DEB file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .DEB file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.