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 ### Linux
 
-* Debian / Ubuntu: Download `fastfetch-<version>-Linux.deb` from [Github release page](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/releases/latest) and `sudo apt install fastfetch-<version>-Linux.deb`
+* Debian / Ubuntu: Download `fastfetch-<version>-Linux.deb` from [Github release page](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/releases/latest) and `dpkg -i fastfetch-<version>-Linux.deb`
 * Arch Linux: `sudo pacman -S fastfetch`
 * Fedora: `sudo dnf install fastfetch`
 * Gentoo: `sudo emerge --ask app-misc/fastfetch`