{"id":50764,"date":"2025-12-30T02:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T05:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/?p=50764"},"modified":"2026-01-21T01:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T04:05:20","slug":"third-party-app-management-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/gestion-de-apps-terceros-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Third-Party App Management on Linux and the New Balance of External Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Managing Third-Party Apps on Linux with Control and Simplicity \u2699\ufe0f<\/h2>\n<p>Managing third-party Linux applications has become a crucial decision for users who rely on up-to-date external software. Manually installing .deb files no longer solves long-term maintenance, versioning, or security problems. In this context, more centralized approaches are emerging that are changing how applications outside of official repositories are managed.<\/p>\n<p>Your Linux distribution already includes a <u>excellent package manager<\/u>But sometimes you need applications that are not available in the official repositories.<\/p>\n<p>Third-party applications like Google Chrome, Slack, Zoom, and Visual Studio Code are distributed by their own developers. On Debian and Ubuntu systems, they come as .deb files, while on Fedora and Red Hat, they are RPM packages. You can install them using your favorite graphical installer or via the command line. But what if we had a tool that automatically downloads, installs, updates, and removes these third-party packages?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-base\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"><\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/wimpysworld\/deb-get\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/github.com\/wimpysworld\/deb-get\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-schema-attribute=\"mentions\"><u>Deb-get, created by Martin Wimpress<\/u><\/a>It is a high-level command-line interface for easily managing packages published in third-party apt repositories or for downloading them directly.<\/p>\n<p>With deb-get, you can download and install third-party apps without leaving your device. Want to know how to use this tool and what apps are available? Let's find out! \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<p>We tested the process on two computers: a laptop with Ubuntu and a desktop with Kubuntu.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/picture> <picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"expandable\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.jpg\" alt=\"Ubuntu versions that support deb-get for package installation\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>Not all versions of Ubuntu or Debian are compatible, but if you're using one of the following, you're ready to go:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Debian\n<ul>\n<li>Buster (10)<\/li>\n<li>Bullseye (11)<\/li>\n<li>Bookworm (12)<\/li>\n<li>Trixie (13)<\/li>\n<li>Forky (14)<\/li>\n<li>Sid (inestable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ubuntu\n<ul>\n<li>20.04<\/li>\n<li>22.04<\/li>\n<li>24.04<\/li>\n<li>24.10<\/li>\n<li>25.04<\/li>\n<li>25.10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The deb-get installation process uses deb-get itself. We download the application from the Wimpress GitHub repository and then install it on our system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Open a terminal<\/strong> and <strong>update the list of repositories<\/strong> to ensure you install the latest version available.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"line-numbers language-bash\"><code>sudo apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>2. Install curl,<\/strong> the tool we will use to download deb-get.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"line-numbers language-bash\"><code>sudo apt install curl<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>You probably already have curl updated, but it's always good to double-check.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Download and install deb-get using curl and sudo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"line-numbers language-bash\"><code>curl -sL https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/wimpysworld\/deb-get\/main\/deb-get | sudo -E bash -s install deb-get<\/code><\/pre>\n<h2 id=\"como-usar-deb-get\">How to use deb-get to easily install Linux applications<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/picture> <picture><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-90836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.jpg\" alt=\"How to use deb-get to install Linux applications\" width=\"1461\" height=\"1025\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.jpg 1461w, https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps-750x526.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps-1140x800.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1461px) 100vw, 1461px\" \/>Deb-get works very similarly to apt and apt-get, with commands to conveniently manage your applications from the terminal.<\/p>\n<p>Let's begin <a title=\"How to install Slack on Linux \ud83d\udcbb Step by step for productive teams\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/how-to-install-slack-on-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"15394\">Installing Microsoft Edge for Linux<\/a>First, consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/wimpysworld\/deb-get#readme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/github.com\/wimpysworld\/deb-get#readme\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><u>list of supported software<\/u><\/a> to find out the exact name of the package.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Update the deb-get package index:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"line-numbers language-bash\"><code>sudo deb-get update<\/code><\/pre>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/picture> <picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"expandable\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749718126_275_Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.png\" alt=\"Updating the package index with deb-get in Linux\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749718126_275_Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.png\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p><strong>2. Instala <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/microsoft-edge-shortcut-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Microsoft Edge Shortcut: An easy and definitive solution in 6 steps \u26a1\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34447\">Microsoft Edge<\/a> estable con deb-get:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"line-numbers language-bash\"><code>sudo deb-get install microsoft-edge-stable<\/code><\/pre>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/picture> <picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"expandable\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749718126_806_Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.png\" alt=\"Installing Microsoft Edge on Linux with deb-get\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749718126_806_Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.png\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>To <strong>Update all installed applications with deb-get<\/strong>, basta con un solo comando. Incluso detecta y actualiza aplicaciones instaladas antes de instalar deb-get, como Zoom o <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/hot-raspberry-pi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\ud83d\udd25 Hot Raspberry Pi: Avoid Damage With This Trick \u26a0\ufe0f\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34446\">Raspberry Pi<\/a> Imager.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"line-numbers language-bash\"><code>sudo deb-get upgrade<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Want to search for a specific app? Use the command <em>search<\/em>For example, to search for Firefox:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"line-numbers language-bash\"><code>sudo deb-get search firefox<\/code><\/pre>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/picture> <picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"expandable\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749718127_175_Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.png\" alt=\"Search for Linux application with deb-get in terminal\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749718127_175_Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.png\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>To see all available applications with deb-get, run:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"line-numbers language-bash\"><code>sudo deb-get list<\/code><\/pre>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"expandable\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.gif\" alt=\"Complete list of applications installable with deb-get on Linux\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.gif\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<h3>How to uninstall applications with deb-get<\/h3>\n<p>You have two options for deleting apps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Remove the application while keeping the configuration files:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre class=\"line-numbers language-bash\"><code>sudo deb-get remove &lt;nombre-aplicaci\u00f3n&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/picture> <picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"expandable\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749718127_627_Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.png\" alt=\"Remove application while preserving configuration files using deb-get on Linux\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749718127_627_Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.png\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Completely remove the app, including configuration files:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre class=\"line-numbers language-bash\"><code>sudo deb-get purge &lt;nombre-aplicaci\u00f3n&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/picture> <picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"expandable\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749718127_961_Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.png\" alt=\"Remove application and configuration with deb-get on Linux\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749718127_961_Aplicaciones-de-Terceros-Facilitas-\u2014-Simplifica-la-Instalacion-de-Apps.png\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/figure>\n<h3>Maintenance tip: Clean temporary files after installation<\/h3>\n<p>To free up space and maintain <a title=\"Uninstalling Linux: The trick to deleting hidden apps \ud83d\ude31\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/uninstalling-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"15395\">I clean the system, it removes<\/a> the installation files downloaded with:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"line-numbers language-bash\"><code>sudo deb-get clean<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Deb-get is a practical and efficient tool for enhancing your Ubuntu installations, providing easy access to modern and up-to-date software that is sometimes unavailable or outdated in the official repositories. Make your Linux even more powerful today! \ud83d\udcbb\u2728<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Want to learn more Linux commands and tricks? Don't hesitate to explore other recommended articles on our site to master the system and get the most out of your computer.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third-Party App Management in Linux Remains Key in Ubuntu and Debian, Where Tools Like Deb-Get Change Maintenance, Updates, and Security.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","iawp_total_views":83,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_review":[],"enable_review":"","type":"percentage","name":"","summary":"","brand":"","sku":"","good":[],"bad":[],"score_override":"","override_value":"","rating":[],"price":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1435],"tags":[1445,1821,1558],"class_list":["post-50764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutoriales","tag-evergreencontent","tag-linux","tag-techtips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50764"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105488,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50764\/revisions\/105488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}