Debian packages, with the .deb file extension, are archives that contain compiled binaries, configuration files, and installation scripts. Understanding the internal structure of these packages is ...

PeaZip is an amazing cross-platform tool, a full-featured but user-friendly alternative to WinRar, WinZip, and similar general-purpose archive manager applications.

The package has dependencies, so your Linux system may have to install other packages with specific versions of libraries to support a Deb file. Snaps are different, and more self-contained.

Pacifist lets you examine, and even extract files from, installer packages and file archives. It also provides a number of troubleshooting tools.

PPAs are a great way for Linux users to install software that's unavailable in central repositories, but carry some risks you need to be aware of.

The popular desktop Linux distribution, Linux Mint, wants nothing to do with Ubuntu's Snap software installation system.