One of the major changes in Ubuntu 23.10 was the replacement of the Ubuntu software application with the App Center, which I believe has two regressions in functionality.
Firstly, you cannot use App Center to install Debian packages you downloaded, and secondly, you also cannot use App Center to remove installed Debian packages, only install them.
So the solution is to use the Gnome Software application to restore this functionality.
Step 1. Install Gnome software.
To install Gnome software, open the App Center, search for /"Software/" and select the result that appears in the Debian Packages section.
From there, click the green Install button, and once the installation is complete, launch it for the first time.
Step 2. Install Deb files with Gnome software.
Now that the Gnome software is installed, we can use it to install all the deb packages we downloaded. However, to set this to default we need to make a quick change.
Right-click on any downloaded deb file, select the Open with… option and scroll down until you see a software installation option.
Make sure to click on this option, as well as the /"Always use for this file type/" toggle at the bottom, and finally click on Open to start the installation process.
In the future, this means that any deb files you double-click will automatically open in Gnome software, but in either case, click the Install button and once the installation process is complete, run the application normally.
Step 3. Remove Debian Packages Using Gnome Software.
To remove all installed deb packages, open Gnome software, click on the Installed tab which will give a list of all installed applications.
So, to remove an app, click Uninstall.
Now, for some reason, some applications installed using deb files will not appear in this list.
So to remove these apps, run the downloaded deb file again and you should have the option to uninstall rather than install.
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