Editing Debian (section)

=== {{Anchor|GDEBI}}GDebi and other front-ends ===
[[File:GDebi Package installer.png|thumb|Screenshot of GDebi Package installer]]
GDebi is an APT tool which can be used in command-line and on the GUI.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 24, 2006 |title=gdebi |url=https://launchpad.net/gdebi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619195632/https://launchpad.net/gdebi |archive-date=June 19, 2014 |access-date=2014-06-19 |publisher=[[Launchpad (website)|Launchpad]]}}</ref> GDebi can install a local .deb file via the command line like the dpkg command, but with access to repositories to resolve dependencies.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Thomas |first=Keir |date=2009-04-13 |title=10 Expert Ubuntu Tricks |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/163019/ubuntu_tricks.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715233348/http://www.pcworld.com/article/163019/ubuntu_tricks.html |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |access-date=2014-06-19 |magazine=[[PC World]]}}</ref> Other graphical front-ends for APT include [[Ubuntu Software Center|Software Center]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Package: software-center (5.1.2debian3.1) |url=https://packages.debian.org/stable/software-center |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706170439/https://packages.debian.org/stable/software-center |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |access-date=2014-06-19 |publisher=Debian}}</ref> [[Synaptic (software)|Synaptic]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Package: synaptic (0.75.13) |url=https://packages.debian.org/stable/synaptic |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706173039/https://packages.debian.org/stable/synaptic |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |access-date=2014-06-19 |publisher=Debian}}</ref> and [[Apper]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Package: apper (0.7.2-5) |url=https://packages.debian.org/stable/apper |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706185202/https://packages.debian.org/stable/apper |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |access-date=2014-06-19 |publisher=Debian}}</ref>

[[GNOME Software]] is a graphical front-end for [[PackageKit]], which itself can work on top of various software packaging systems.