gnome-software wont install thirdparty debs

[sam tygier]

If I download .deb file e.g. chrome or skype, it will open in gnome-software, but pressing the install button does nothing.

This is on ubuntu 16.04 (installed today from a 16.04.2 image, and fully updated).

This is maybe a re-occurrence of Bug #1672424 or Bug #1573408

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gnome-software 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-33.37~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Sep 10 14:53:44 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-10 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report. I tried with gnome-software 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.8 and it works fine (I used the deb of itch for the test)
Is it still an issue for you with latest version of gnome-software?

[sam tygier (samtygier)]

I don't have a 16.04 install around currently. But it seems to be fixed in 3.26.3-2ubuntu1