Once the file is copied, open up the Terminal app and type the “ ls” command as shown below this lists any folders or files in the current directory: You can now see the LibreOffice installation file

So if you downloaded it in the Chrome OS browser, you need to drop and drag it from your Downloads to the Linux files location, using the Files app: You’ll first need to have the Linux file copied over to the Linux container on your Chromebook. History lesson aside, there’s a one line command in the Linux terminal on a Chromebook to uncompress and unpack a. tar file is compressed using GZip, which is a way to zip or compress files and folders. Hence the “t” for tape and “ar” for archive. tar indicates this is an archive of files and - this goes way back in computer history - was used for magnetic tape archives. Yes, it does have “deb” in the file name but that’s simply an identifier to specify which Linux distro the build is for Debian in this case.īefore the solution steps to install LibreOffice in this case (the same process generally applies to any. Technically, the LibreOffice download isn’t a.

…do you know the command line command that I would need to use to install this? deb file (LibreOffice_6.3.5_Linux_x86-64_), it’s tagged with tar.gz which I guess I need to unpack before I can install it…. deb installer, but when I found LibreOffice. Saw your link on how to install Linux apps on Chromebook, and it worked when I downloaded Steam’s.

I actually received an email about this specific file type over the weekend from reader, Eric: tar.gz file extension LibreOffice in this case. Today, I’ll explain how to install a downloaded Linux app with a. deb file to a Chromebook, but as I noted, the process won’t work if the Linux app is downloaded as another type of file. Last week, I showed how easy it is to install a Linux.

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