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Which kind of installation files should you prefer - .deb or tarball files? And why?

rated 0 times [ 6] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 1524 / 3 Years ago, thu, september 30, 2021, 12:45:37

I have just starting Ubuntu as my primary OS and everytime I have to install something I generally try to find .deb files as that seems convenient, but someone on another forum told me I should always use tarball files.

So can you tell me what would be the ideal recommendation and why?

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answered 3 Years ago oleard · Accepted Answer

Possible duplicate

But on a personal note:

Using .deb lets you keep track of the install. (e.g. So you can uninstall or upgrade later). Installing from source (.tar.gz or otherwise) puts you in charge of what and where to install. You can have multiple versions installed at various locations, and they are hard for me to uninstall. Personally I prefer to .deb files.