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there is something wrong when installing .deb files
im getting

Code:

user@adminPC:~$ sudo dpkg -i /home/user/Desktop/LimeWireLinux.deb

Selecting previously deselected package limewire-basic.

(Reading database ... 84437 files and directories currently installed.)

Unpacking limewire-basic (from .../user/Desktop/LimeWireLinux.deb) ...

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of limewire-basic:

 limewire-basic depends on sun-java5-jre | sun-java6-jre | sun-java5-jdk | sun-java6-jdk; however:

  Package sun-java5-jre is not installed.

  Package sun-java6-jre is not installed.

  Package sun-java5-jdk is not installed.

  Package sun-java6-jdk is not installed.

 limewire-basic depends on libgnome2-0 (>= 2.14.1); however:

  Package libgnome2-0 is not installed.

 limewire-basic depends on libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.4-1); however:

  Package libstdc++5 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing limewire-basic (--install):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

Errors were encountered while processing:

 limewire-basic

user@adminPC:~$

what's wrong?

The error messages are telling you what's wrong;

Quote:

limewire-basic depends on sun-java5-jre | sun-java6-jre | sun-java5-jdk | sun-java6-jdk; however:
Package sun-java5-jre is not installed.
Package sun-java6-jre is not installed.
Package sun-java5-jdk is not installed.
Package sun-java6-jdk is not installed.
limewire-basic depends on libgnome2-0 (>= 2.14.1); however:
Package libgnome2-0 is not installed.
limewire-basic depends on libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.4-1); however:
Package libstdc++5 is not installed.

you need to install one of the above java packages, libgnome2 and libstdc++5.

Unlike apt/synaptic, dpkg doesn't handle dependencies automatically. If your .deb package needs some library or something, then you need to install it separately.