.TH GDEBI 1 "Oce 13, 2009" .SH NAME gdebi \- Simple tool to install deb files .SH SYNOPSIS .B gdebi [\fIpackage.deb\fR]... .SH DESCRIPTION gdebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing its dependencies. apt does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp) located packages. It can also resolve build-depends of debian/control files. .SH OPTIONS .TP \fB\-\-version\fR Show program's version number and exit. .TP \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR Show this help message and exit. .TP \fB\-\-n\fR, \fB\-\-non\-interactive\fR Run non-interactive (dangerous!). .TP \fB\-\-o\fR \fIAPT_OPTS\fR, \fB\-\-option=\fIAPT_OPTS\fR Set an APT configuration option. .TP \fB\-\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet Do not show progress information. .TP \fB\-\-apt\-line\fR Simulate only and print a apt-get install compatible line to stderr. .TP \fB\-\-root=\fIROOTDIR\fR Use alternative root dir. .SH EXAMPLES .nf .RS gdebi foo_1.0_all.deb gdebi foo-1.0/debian/control .RE .fi .SH SEE ALSO Homepage: .SH AUTHOR This manual page was written by Gustavo Franco and Kartik Mistry , for the Debian project (but may be used by others).