Debian packages

Hello...

Im new to ubuntu. I have some doubts about debian packages. Is there a way to compile debian packages (.deb files) not using apt-get for getting dependencies??

Hi and welcome to the forums.

In your question above, did you mean compile or install? If you meant "install", you can use the command "dpkg -i" to install deb files.

I know that 'dpkg -i' installs and 'dpkg -b' builds .deb packages. but I need to recompile the source and get new binaries.. Is it possible??