Where can download *.deb files for popular applications ?
For example, firefox, VLC etc.

Ever used google?
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/

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You can also go to the link with all the dependencies, example vlc
http://packages.ubuntu.com/maverick/vlc

The dependencies also have links, marked with a red dot.
You will need all their dependencies too. Total about 50 packages.

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Why not use your distro's package manager to download applications from tested and trusted repositories? In Ubuntu you have the Software Center, Synaptic, apt-get, etc.

Also, as an option, you may with to try the Linux Mint Debian Edition repositories in addition to the Debian ones.

thanks

no latest Google-chrome deb files.

The Google-chrome browser for Ubuntu is here
http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html


'chrome --version' : Google Chrome 9.0.597.84

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Thanks a lot

Wanted to say you need to use google to answer 90% of your own questions.

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google is not GOD

No, but it will help you find answers.

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To be a little more specific,

1) distribution's (here apparently Ubuntu) "own" .deb packages, or whatever package format it uses, can be obtained from the reposities; the package manager may allow one to download given packages and even their possible dependencies, without installing them (i.e. "download only"), or then one can just "manually" download them off the reposity (by using a browser, for example).

2) a .deb file (or some other format) may also be available directly from the software creator's website (for example Skype). In that case the most recent version should be obtained this way, because distribution's reposities might not contain the newest version.

3) there are a lot of distributions that use .deb packages, but not all of them are identical. This means that a .deb package made for one distribution does not necessarily work exactly the same way in some other distribution, if they differ a lot (because the package format doesn't know nor care what is actually inside the package, as long as it's packaged the right way). A lot of the packages can be used in other distributions than what they were made for, without any problems, but there's still a chance that something is not quite the way it should be. Therefore one should primarily use, if possible, packages that are "made for" the distribution one is aiming at installing the package in.


Even lesser things have been called a god/God/GOD, so...just beware of the certain big religion as it's pretty intolerant with other almighty-like things than its own

Our time is not worth less than yours. If you want an answer to a simple question then use Google before posting here. It is just a matter of politeness.