What is a .DEB file?
DEB is a Debian or Ubuntu software package. Installed with apt or dpkg.
- Did you know
- The .deb package has been the heart of Debian Linux since 1993.
- Under the hood a .deb is an ar archive holding a version stamp plus separate tar archives for control data and the installed files.
- It is designed so plain Unix tools - ar, tar and a decompressor - can unpack it on almost any system.
- What Analyser reads
- Read software packages and Unix archive streams: Python wheels, NuGet, Chrome/Firefox/VS Code extensions, Electron ASAR, Windows APPX/MSIX, Debian (DEB), RPM, RubyGems, conda, Anki, Microsoft CAB, cpio and ar - showing name, version, dependencies and the file tree.
- Depth of analysis
- .DEB is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .DEB file
- Drag a .DEB file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.