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jrahma
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deb command not found

#1 Post by jrahma »

why I am getting command not found when trying to use deb?

where is the deb command located and in which package so i can apt-get it?

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Re: deb command not found

#2 Post by roseway »

As far as I know, there is no deb command. What is it supposed to do?
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jrahma
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Re: deb command not found

#3 Post by jrahma »

this is exactly the error I am getting:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/39434

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Re: deb command not found

#4 Post by MarcusW »

jrahma wrote:this is exactly the error I am getting:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/39434
The answer is the first comment on that link.

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Re: deb command not found

#5 Post by nadir »

did not read the post before mine:

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deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free
"deb" is not a command with three arguments (http* stable non-free),
but a line which needs to be put in your

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/etc/apt/sources.list
Say

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echo "deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
as root (or with sudo, which you seem to use)
You seem to use Ubuntu, so better read here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repos ... positories

Before you add repositories you will want to understand the very basics of package-management. Else you are completely lost in case things go south.

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apt-get install debian-reference
in case it is available in Ubuntu (i assume it is). Else
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debia ... 02.en.html
And the Ubuntu wiki is a good resource too, usually written in a step-by-step manner, and it contains the errors one might run into (and the solutions for well known errors)

I am not sure how exactly things are done in Ubuntu. The above is what i would do, and it might be wrong for Ubuntu (at minimum the keyring for the repository should be missing).
Take care and good luck.
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Re: deb command not found

#6 Post by ivanovnegro »

If you want to get Skype either on Ubuntu or Debian then go and dowload the binary deb for your architecture and appropriate OS. On Ubuntu you can even install it from the repos, that is what I would have done if I were an Ubuntu user.

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Re: deb command not found

#7 Post by bentzys »

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sudo echo "deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

will not work. Instead, use

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sudo bash -c echo "deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

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