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Use debian package in any Linux system (Example of DeskTime).md

If you are having trouble installing desktime in any of your linux system,

  1. Extract the desktime debian package
  2. See, there are control.tar.gz, data.tar.xz
  3. Extract the data.tar.xz
  4. In terminal, cd usr cd bin
  5. ls in terminal -> You will see desktime-linux
  6. pwd
  7. Concat the file name with the returned folder location
  8. in terminal cd /usr/bin
  9. sudo ln -s copied_file_location desktime
  10. Once you have performed the above steps correctly, in terminal type desktime and press enter. It will start.
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