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DEB files are file extensions that usually contain Unix installation information, like an archive (or .zip) for installation and an archive (or .zip) of the application’s data[1]
. If you’re not using the appropriate system, like Linux, you can use programs like 7-Zip to open the .deb file and see its contents. This wikiHow teaches you how to open a DEB file to view its contents on a Windows PC.
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Download 7-Zip from https://www.7-zip.org. 7-Zip is a free tool you can use to view the files inside of the DEB package. If you have 7-Zip already, skip this step.
- Click to download either the 32-bit X84 or 64-bit x64 file. A File Explorer window will appear for you to choose the download location. Click Save when you are ready to download the software.
- Click the downloaded .exe file when it’s finished downloading, then click Allow changes if prompted and click Install. You will see a progress bar as the installation progresses. Finally, click Close to close the installation wizard.
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It should be under the «Recently Added» header in your Start menu.
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This program works just like the native file manager on your computer.
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It will highlight in blue.
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This is at the top of the window and looks like a blue minus button, -. A window will pop up with options such as extraction location.
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The files inside the .deb file will extract into the location you specified in the previous step.
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1. Download 7-Zip from https://www.7-zip.org/.
2. Open 7-Zip File Manager.
3. Navigate to the .deb file.
4. Click your file.
5. Click the extract button.
6. Click OK.
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Description of DEB archive handling
- View DEB package files structure.
- Open, browse, view, and extract DEB package files.
- Use Altap Salamander viewers to view inner files.
- Supported UNIX archives:
- DEB — Debian software package distribution archive.
- RPM — Red Hat Linux package distribution archive.
- TAR — (GNU) tar (tape archive) compatible format.
- GZ (GZIP) — (GNU) zip compressed file format.
- TGZ — (GNU) Tar archive compressed with (GNU) zip.
- BZ2, BZ — BZip, compression program similar to (GNU) zip (gzip), better compression.
- TBZ — GNU Tar archive compressed with BZip compression.
- Z — Archive compressed with old unix Compress.
- TAZ — Tar archive compressed with unix compress.
- CPIO — Tape archive format similar to tar.
- All archives supported by Altap Salamander: ZIP, J, RAR, ARJ, LZH, LHA, LZS,
PAK, RPM, DEB, TAR, TGZ, GZ, TBZ, BZ, BZ2, CPIO, TAZ, Z, CAB, EML, B64, UUE,
XXE, HQX, NTX, CNM, UC2, and 7Z
How to open, view, browse, or extract DEB files?
- Download and install Altap Salamander 4.0 File Manager.
- Choose the desired file and press the F3 (View command).
- Press the Enter key to open archive.
- To view inner file using associated viewer press the F3 key (Files / View command).
- To extract inner file: select it and press the F5 key (Files / Copy command).
- For more details see Opening Archive Files in Altap Salamander Help.
Why choose Altap Salamander as file manager?
- All-in-one solution.
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- Superior quality with emphasis on safety of your files during error states.
File manager Altap Salamander in a nutshell
- Altap Salamander is a native Windows application with modern and clean design.
- Using graphic instead of text mode brings easy to use and powerful user interface.
- Well-established shortcuts from Norton Commander and Windows.
- Drag&Drop support, mouse shortcuts for most frequent commands.
- Handy support for clipboard: you can copy file name with full path on clipboard.
- Quick search is really quick: just start typing the name of file you are looking for.
- Advanced Select/Unselect commands including Save and Load Selection.
- Operations are started on background; you needn’t wait until operation is finished.
- Thumbnails view mode for digital camera users, graphic designers, web masters, etc.
- PictView viewer for more than 40 bitmap file formats.
- Fast text and binary viewer with hexadecimal and ASCII modes. Large files over 4GB supported.
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- Changing coding of text files (CP1250, CP852, KOI-8, Kamenicti, EBCDIC, etc.).
- List of recently opened files and working directories for easier access.
- Comparing directory trees by name, date, time, attributes, or by content.
- Internal support for most major archives: ZIP, RAR, ARJ, LZH, LHA, LZS, 7-ZIP, TAR, TGZ, BZ, BZ2, RPM, CPIO, Z, PK3, JAR, and Microsoft CAB.
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- Windows Mobile plugin for accessing Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone, and Windows CE devices from Altap Salamander.
- And much much more… download Altap Salamander 4.0 and try it yourself.
Overview
The file extension .deb is used by Debian based operating systems to package software into a single file. A file with the extension .deb is a Debian archive file used to package together many files that provide some feature, program or commands for Debain based systems.
These .deb pakage files are standard Unix ar archives that include two
tar files inside.
Open File Extension deb in Windows
Microsoft Windows cannot open deb files by default. To open deb files you must download and install third party software. In this case we will use the free software
Zipware.
1) Download archive software
2) Install archive software
Open the downloaded Zipware file and follow the prompts to complete the installation accepting the defaults as you go.
Once installed you should see the Zipware icon on your desktop.
3) Run Zipware
Run Zipware by double clicking the desktop icon shown below.
4) Open file extension deb
Click the open icon on the toolbar and browse to the .deb file you would like to open. You can also open the deb file by dragging and dropping it
directly into
Zipware’s main window pane. Once opened you will be able to see all files and folders inside the archive as shown in the below screenshot. You can open any of these files by double
clicking on them or dragging them to your desktop. To extract all of the files so that they are acessible via Windows explorer see the next step.
5) Extract file extension deb
To extract all the files from a .deb archive file simply click the Extract button in the toolbar and select the destination directory. Note that by
default zipware will create a containing folder with the same name as the deb file in the destination directory. The extract windows default options are fine in this case but for more
information regarding the other options shown below please refer to Zipware’s help: extracting archives.
Please note that if the size of the .deb file is very large it may take some time for Zipware to decompress and extract the files. When Zipware finishes extracting the
files you will be able to access the files like any other Windows files using Windows Explorer.
Debian Software Package
Что такое файл DEB?
Файл DEB представляет собой файл формата Debian Software Package, разработанный Debian Project. Он относится к категориям Сжатые файлы и Исполняемые файлы, в которых 908 расширений файлов.
Файлы DEB можно извлечь в операционных системах Linux, Windows и Mac OS. Наиболее популярными программами для этого формата являются Debian, ZipZag и iPack.
Как открыть файл DEB?
Для того чтобы извлечь deb файл, вам необходимо выбрать вашу операционную систему, затем скачать и установить соответствующую программу из списка ниже.
Программы, которыми можно извлечь файлы DEB
Windows
В таблице перечислены 6 программ, совместимых с deb файлами. В зависимости от операционной системы они делятся на настольные компьютеры и мобильные устройства.
Для настольных компьютеров доступно 6 программ, в том числе 1 для Linux, 4 для Windows и 1 для Mac OS.
Как редактировать файл DEB?
Если вам нужно изменить файл deb, вам нужно использовать специальные программы для работы с такими файлами. Самыми популярными DEB редакторами являются Debian и 7-zip. Они позволяют создавать и редактировать файлы с заданным расширением.
Как решить проблемы с файлами DEB?
Самой распространенной проблемой, из-за которой пользователи не могут открыть файл, является отсутствие соответствующих приложений на вашем устройстве.
Для этого вам нужно выбрать программу по умолчанию, которая будет использоваться для работы с DEB-файлами в вашей системе.
Windows:
- Щелкните правой кнопкой мыши файл DEB, для которого вы хотите изменить программу для открытия по умолчанию;
- В контекстном меню «Открыть с помощью» выберите «Выбрать другое приложение»;
- Выберите программу ZipZag из списка и установите флажок «Всегда использовать это приложение для открытия .deb файлов».
Mac OS:
- Щелкните правой кнопкой мыши имя файла DEB или щелкните, удерживая клавишу «Control»;
- Выберите в меню «Открыть в программе»;
- В окне выбора программы найдите программу iPack и поставьте галочку напротив «Всегда открывать в программе».
Linux:
- Выберите файл Debian Software Package, приложение для которого по умолчанию вы хотите установить;
- Щелкните файл правой кнопкой мыши и выберите «Свойства», затем вкладку «Открыть с помощью»;
- Выберите приложение Debian и нажмите «Установить по умолчанию».
Подробная информация о расширении файла DEB
Сигнатура файла
HEX код: 21 3C 61 72 63 68 3E 0A 64 65 62 69 61 6E 2D 62 69
ASCII код: ! arch debian-binary
Bitberry File Opener, a best-in-class file handling tool for Windows, enables you to extract content from DEB files on your PC.
Supported .DEB file format
Debian Software Package File
For Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11
Step 1: Download and install
Download Bitberry File Opener
The first step is to download the setup program. It contains everything you need to handle DEB files. There are no 3rd-party dependencies.
Run the setup program
Once downloaded, double-click the file (usually named BitberryFileOpenerSetup.exe) to start the installation process. This is a one-time thing.
Step 2: Select your DEB file
Use the File menu
Run Bitberry File Opener and select Open from the File menu to select your file.
Use drag and drop
You can also drag your file and drop it on the Bitberry File Opener window to open it.
Double-click the file
You can associate Bitberry File Opener with any supported file type so they open when you double-click them.
Extract Debian Software Package files
Browse the content of your .DEB file
Browse files and folders of your Debian Software Package files in Windows Explorer-style.
Extract files from .DEB archives
Select everything, or individual files or folders, and extract them. This restores the files in the DEB archive to their original uncompressed format, ready for you to use.
Feature overview
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