Symptoms
When trying to install a DEB file package using the apt linux command the following error massage may occur:
# apt install package_name.deb Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package package_name.deb E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'package_name.deb' E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'package_name.deb'
Solution
Supply a full path to your external DEB file package instead of a relative path. For example:
# apt install /home/directory/package_name.deb
