.DEB File Description

.DEB is the extension of the Debian software package format and the most often used name for such binary packages. Like the "Deb" part of the term Debian, it originates from the name of Debra, wife of Debian's founder Ian Murdock.

Other Information For .DEB File Extension

• Company:

  Public Interest, Inc.

• File Type:

  Debian Linux Install Package

• Identifying Characters (Hex):

  21 3C 61 72 63 68 3E 0A 64 65 62 69 61 6E 2D 62 69 6E 61 72 79 20 20 20

• Identifying Characters (ASCII):

  !<arch>...debian-binary