diff --git a/plugins/updater/src/updater.rs b/plugins/updater/src/updater.rs
index d2fb047e..14ab9334 100644
--- a/plugins/updater/src/updater.rs
+++ b/plugins/updater/src/updater.rs
@@ -849,53 +849,22 @@ impl Update {
     }
 
     fn install_deb_update(&self, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
-        use std::process::Command;
-        use flate2::read::GzDecoder;
-        
-        log::warn!("Starting DEB package installation");
-        
-        // Create a temporary directory
+        // Create a temporary directory in /tmp (which is typically writable by all users)
         let tmp_dir = tempfile::Builder::new()
             .prefix("tauri_deb_update")
             .tempdir_in("/tmp")?;
         
         let deb_path = tmp_dir.path().join("package.deb");
         
-        // Check if we need to extract from tar.gz first
-        if infer::archive::is_gz(bytes) {
-            log::warn!("Detected tar.gz archive, extracting DEB package...");
-            let decoder = GzDecoder::new(Cursor::new(bytes));
-            let mut archive = tar::Archive::new(decoder);
-            
-            // Look for .deb file in archive
-            let mut found_deb = false;
-            for mut entry in archive.entries()?.flatten() {
-                if let Ok(path) = entry.path() {
-                    if path.extension() == Some(OsStr::new("deb")) {
-                        log::warn!("Found DEB package in archive, extracting to: {}", deb_path.display());
-                        entry.unpack(&deb_path)?;
-                        found_deb = true;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            
-            if !found_deb {
-                log::error!("No .deb package found in tar.gz archive");
-                return Err(Error::BinaryNotFoundInArchive);
-            }
-        } else {
-            // Direct .deb file
-            log::warn!("Writing DEB package directly to: {}", deb_path.display());
-            std::fs::write(&deb_path, bytes)?;
-        }
+        // Write the .deb file
+        std::fs::write(&deb_path, bytes)?;
         
-        log::warn!("Preparing to install DEB package from: {}", deb_path.display());
-    
+        log::warn!("Preparing to install .deb update from: {}", deb_path.display());
+
         // Try different privilege escalation methods
         let installation_result = self.try_install_with_privileges(&deb_path);
-    
-        // Clean up
+
+        // Clean up the temporary file regardless of installation result
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&deb_path);
         
         installation_result