EssDeb

DEB package installer for Essora / Debian / Devuan (GTK3).

EssDeb is a lightweight graphical installer for .deb packages, similar in spirit to GDebi. It is designed to match the look and feel of other Essora applications.

Features

• Open a .deb file and display package information (name, version, description, dependencies).
• Install / reinstall packages (uses dpkg --force-all -i).
• Remove installed packages.
• If installation fails due to missing dependencies, EssDeb can run apt-get install -f -y.
• Drag & drop .deb files onto the window.
• Refresh menus on Essora by running /usr/local/bin/fixmenus (if available).

Screenshot

Upload your screenshot here (case-sensitive path):

docs/screenshots/EssDeb.png

Dependencies (Debian/Devuan)

Core runtime dependencies:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y   python3 python3-gi gir1.2-gtk-3.0   python3-cairo python3-gi-cairo   python3-apt   gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0 librsvg2-common   apt dpkg

Privilege helper:

• The current code uses gksu to run dpkg/apt-get with admin rights.
• If your system does not provide gksu, you can switch the code to pkexec (PolicyKit).

Install (from this repository)

This repo keeps the original Essora paths:

• App files: /usr/local/EssDeb/
• Desktop entry: /usr/share/applications/EssDeb.desktop
• CLI launcher: /usr/local/bin/essdeb

Install:

1. cd /path/to/EssDeb
2. sudo make install

Uninstall:

• sudo make uninstall

Usage

• Open EssDeb from the application menu, or run essdeb.
• You can also open a .deb file from your file manager (file association).

License

GPL-3.0. See headers in the source code.