# How to install Xojo on Debian? **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux\ **Created:** [April 7, 2023, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249 "2023-04-07T09:11:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/1 "2023-04-07T09:11:42Z")
Here I am: ![image](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c37869b38aebeb2b9c4e61a45c95e7c68382f29c.png) What must I do ? ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_Charlton](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Adam\_Charlton](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Adam_Charlton)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/2 "2023-04-07T09:46:15Z")
Is this the .deb file or the .tar.gz file? ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/3 "2023-04-07T11:49:43Z")
All… Even Firefox (tar.bz2)… I feel like a baby with a ball (I understand nothing)… NB: MacBookPro m1 / UTM / Debian Xfce… ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_O](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/greg_o/32/22785_2.png) [@Greg\_O](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Greg_O)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/4 "2023-04-07T11:53:26Z")
On Debian, make sure you download the .deb version of the Xojo installer. That will make the whole process smoother. ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/ian_kennedy/32/6860_2.png) [@Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ian_Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/5 "2023-04-07T11:54:41Z")
Double click the archive to extract the contents. If you then have a .deb file you can double click that to install it. .gz is like a .zip file. .tar is an archive format. .deb is a software package for Debian Linux and it’s derivatives. Pretty sure that’s how it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/6 "2023-04-07T11:56:45Z")
Here’s what gives Extract here on Xojo 2023r1.deb file: ![image](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/92724de3de5a81ca43d047507b5b1823c6cc89eb.png) ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/ian_kennedy/32/6860_2.png) [@Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ian_Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/7 "2023-04-07T12:00:58Z")
No, don’t extract he deb file. You should be able to double click it to start the installer. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_O](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/greg_o/32/22785_2.png) [@Greg\_O](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Greg_O)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/8 "2023-04-07T12:01:24Z")
Don’t use Extract Here on the deb file. Just double-click it. ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/9 "2023-04-07T12:02:03Z")
Double click on .deb file gives: ![image](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b4147b22773d57dc598105f002ea2d5cfc3b4e0a.png) 40 years of computer experience and I am unable to run an application… ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/ian_kennedy/32/6860_2.png) [@Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ian_Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/10 "2023-04-07T12:03:08Z")
Then some application has taken over the .deb extension. It should start he package installer, not an extraction application. Have you installed additional software on the machine? Try the “open with…” menu item and look for package installer. ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/11 "2023-04-07T12:05:38Z")
![image](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/38cbc378bd62b89008c7d19264196b41ae7a383b.png) Am I lost ? Yes, I am. I search (once more) for a Package Installer… Nothing found: ![image](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3550fb09e33c239812d463e8494c9d7be55d593f.png) ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/ian_kennedy/32/6860_2.png) [@Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ian_Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/12 "2023-04-07T12:12:26Z")
Looks like a bug in Debian: > **[.deb packages open via zip file manager by default](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/deb-packages-open-via-zip-file-manager-by-default/3963/12)** > > True true The graphical way is to right click the deb in nemo, open in another app, choose gnome software and ensure you tick the option to make it the default. Open a terminal and try: ```auto dpkg -i *.deb ``` or ```auto cd sudo apt install ./*.deb ``` ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/13 "2023-04-07T12:23:59Z")
![image](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/358a35c081a8db571f3719b4b38a8bbb1534e32d.png) I failed to reach the ‘-’ character in this…sdjhqsh (QWERTY) keyboard (not below the 6 as in standard PC)… Paste from keyboard was a command… and I found the Menu! ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/ian_kennedy/32/6860_2.png) [@Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ian_Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/14 "2023-04-07T12:24:32Z")
dpkg may not be installed, try the apt one. - Actually it is installed, you need a sudo before it. or try: ```auto sudo apt install ``` and drag the deb file to the terminal window before you press return. ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/15 "2023-04-07T12:29:53Z")
Command not found dead end ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/ian_kennedy/32/6860_2.png) [@Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ian_Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/16 "2023-04-07T12:30:59Z")
```auto cd sudo dpkg -i *.deb ``` or try the drag and drop trick after the -i ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/17 "2023-04-07T12:35:14Z")
I used the drag trick… ![image](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d1e00a6df334bdb2a278fdcc2278936d67138419.png) Text typed in the macOS TextEdit to be sure… ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/ian_kennedy/32/6860_2.png) [@Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ian_Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/18 "2023-04-07T12:37:17Z")
No, you can’t cd to a deb file. Only a folder. cd also has to be on it’s own line. Try this: ```auto sudo dpkg -i ``` then press return. Or finally (I hope) ```auto sudo dpkg -i / ``` ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/19 "2023-04-07T12:40:39Z")
I get the unarchiver application (screen shot above with archive tree… control.tar.xz and data.tar.xz)… Its an endless failing job… Google: What is Debian XFCE ? Answer: Xfce is **a lightweight desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems**. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use. “EASY TO USE” it says !!! ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/ian_kennedy/32/6860_2.png) [@Ian\_Kennedy](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ian_Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249/20 "2023-04-07T12:50:43Z")
Frankly, your Debian install is broken. It doesn’t know that .deb packages need to be opened in the installer. Something of a problem when trying to install software. The problem with Unix or Linux is that there is too much choice. Every component is replaceable. There are many package installers, many unarchivers, many GUI interfaces. Trying to help someone through stuff like this is a bit like playing 20 questions, when most of the time the answer is I don’t know. I’m not talking about you. It’s any user who tries to use Linux and isn’t an expert. When it works it’s good. when this sort of things happen it’s nasty. The problem is there are too many factions, none of whom agree with each other. Try, one last time. ```auto sudo dpkg -i /home/debian/Documents/xojo2023r1.deb ``` [Next page](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-to-install-xojo-on-debian/75249.md?page=2)