GDebi and APT won't work

[Phyxiis]

I installed Linux Mint 8 (which I believe is a flavor of Ubuntu 9.10) and I have everything good except for the GDebi and APT installations

Previously I was able to open a .DEB file when Firefox prompted me to choose what to do, now it doesn't.

Same thing with the APT option. With Getdeb apps I use to be able to click the INSTALL NOW and it would prompt me to install using APT. Like the GDebi, it doesn't do this anymore.


How can I get it so Firefox can open .DEB files in it along with the APT command

[uRock]

When you say apt doesn't work do you mean you can't run Update Manager and Synaptic nor any apt-get commands? If yes, then you may have a bad install, either the CD was bad or the downloaded image was bad.

[Phyxiis]

I mean when I go to Getdeb.net and click an app's Install Now button it should open a page and a pop-up comes up saying "Whic program do you want to open this with" and APT is automatically selected but mine says "Firefox doesn't know a program that can handle this filetype (or something like that). You can change file associations in Preference"

I can use Update Manager and Symantic(spell check)

[Phyxiis]

It randomly works now. Thanks for the help though. This is solved for me at least

[uRock]

Symantic(spell check)
Symantic is the company that produces Norton Anti-Virus.

I have always downloaded the deb to the desktop, then opened it with GDebi.