Every time I try to upgrade a package, this misleading warning comes and says it's already installed. -Well, not the latest version-
Is there a way to get rid of this warning?
What happens when you first uninstall the previous .deb file 1.106.2 of the program?
It is not misleading since the package is indeed, installed.
You are trying to install a later version, not install the base package.
The warning is a necessary feature of dpkg and cannot be removed. But you can bypass it by installing your upgrade .deb package differently.
Replace package with the actual package name:
sudo apt install ./package.deb
run from within the directory.
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Do that work with GDebi, too or would it behave like above?
Gdebi will alert if if installed, but as simple text on the left hand side - it does not have the confirmation button or warning aspect to it, more an informative aspect.
So, yes, good thinking. Using Gdebi for .deb package management might also be a solution.
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Generally I find, the software store always has version of software too old, like a year or more old. If one wants the latest version, the best way to do that, is to bypass the software store entirely. Don't use DEB files, they will just install the version already in the software store, like OPENRGB for example.
Its best to install a PPA, known to have the latest version of something, then run the APT install command. I used to think DEB files were the be all end all too. That was until I realized, everytime I tried to install a later version of OPENRGB, using their DEB installer, it would just always point, to the outdated version, in the software store.
A PPA installs DEB packages.
So, really... this depends on whether the .deb package is the package or if it is a Redirect.
Some maintainers will proved a .deb package that only contains a redirect.
But in general, getting the latest .deb package will install that later version. In the majority of cases.
I use Gdebi, and it will often even tell me "An older version is available in the software channel" when I run the installer, offering that I can opt to use the older for stability.
As a side note... let's be real. A year old for software is Not Old. By any means. Software is not measured in dog years.
Depends on the software, for a word processor no, for a photo editor no, for a video editor no.
I specifically mentioned OPENRGB, because it hasn't been updated in software repo's in literall years. For OPENRGB to work, new hardware has to be added to its support list. I still to this day, can't get OPENRGB to fully work on this 2021 computer. Supposedly the devs have a new version, but its not in the repo's, at least not for Zorin OS 16.
I eventually gave up on it, and recently removed the quick launch icon from my taskbar. I've already complained about this on their Discord, before I left that ridiculous APP business too. Whats wrong with web forums? Got to push everyone to use APPs now, so they can mine your data.
So, I guess it depends on the APP, I just checked the date, the latest version I got of OPENRGB, is literally from 2024, and if I remember correctly, I had to install that special, directly from a developer link provided to me. My 2021 machine is still not in it, despite being released years ago.
I don't like being left in the dark by developers, who just choose to go in their own way, refuse to accept feedback from others, and get nasty in communication on Discord. I suppose thats another issue entirely to the original topic at hand.
Having said that, my position still stands, when it comes to old versions of software, that don't support my machine, making a DEB installer useless, cause all its going to install, is that year old version, that has no support for your machine.
I do not understand this assertion... If it is installing the specified version, but you feel that OpenRGB lacks your hardware, then it is not installing an older version.
Also as an Aside, I think there is a misunderstanding here. OpeenRGB operates by code, not year of hardware production - There is an option within the application itself to specify hardware (and this not only can trip you up but is likely to because it is confusing as hell), but as a fellow OpenRGB user, I run it without specifying any of the hardware (My machine is newer than 2021) and everything works that way.
Maybe an OpenRGB troubleshooting thread can help alleviate that headache for you.
My hardware is not in the support list, therefor I can't use it, its simple as that. I've seen screenshots on discord, where they installed a newer version, that is not in the software store repo. This is what I ma trying to say, there is a newer version other's have installed. But there is no longer support for the OS 16 software REPO, thus it only has the older version of OPENRGB. I can't get the new version.
I forget what its called but you know what I mean, for every new generation of ubuntu's and gnomes, their is a new software codename like Jammy or whatever. Anyways, I have nothing more to say, my situation is screwed and won't be improved for the time being.
Did You tried it with the AppImage when the .deb Version don't work?
And only to mentioned that: They have multiple Version. Older stable Version (until 0.9), then Release Candidates (1.0rc1 and rc2) and an Experimental Version (OpenRGB Pipline).