Hi, On Sat, Dec 08, 2018 at 01:13:28PM +0000, Keir Wayman wrote: > I installed the above on my Ubuntu 18.x system. The installation deleted > more than 90 packages including the gdebi package installer, the > software-centre, ubuntu-cleaner & the usb disk creator. It's a dangerous > thing indeed! > > Yes, I know it tells you it's going to delete some packages before it > starts, but really, this thing should have a health warning!
Installing arbitrary .deb files on a system can lead to a broken system and is not recommended for this reason, as you discovered. You should stick to installing software from the software center only. Anything else risks the stability of the system, and you'll be at the whim of whomever is giving you instructions to do something else. I understand that power users typically do install from other sources, and recommend others do so. You've just discovered why, in general, this is a bad idea :(
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