> dima@fatty:~$ sudo apt install /tmp/gnuplot-data_5.2.8+dfsg1-2dima1_all.deb > ... > Note, selecting 'gnuplot-data' instead of '/tmp/gnuplot-data_5.2.8+dfsg1-2dima1_all.deb' > > So apt recognized that I asked it to install a file on disk, but > instead of using that file, it decided to install the same package > from the repo. I think the message is quite misleading. Despite what the note says, using apt install ./*.deb to install packages has worked for me for a while, including recently. Perhaps you should check again?
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