Downloaded .deb-files looks like it doesn't install properly.

[Jo-Erlend Schinstad]

To reproduce:
1. go to http://www.google.com/chrome and download the deb there.
2. run software-center google-chrome-stable.deb
3. click the "install" button
4. there is a progress bar
   then a couple of seconds later it vanishes and shows the "install" button again
5. wait for further time and it will eventually install

While creating a screencast to show how easy it is to install software in Ubuntu, I came across a bug.

I went to http://www.google.com/chrome and downloaded the 64bit deb package. I chose to open it with Ubuntu Software Center, which then opened, showed some basic information about Chrome, and allowed me to click the Install button.

The install started, but there was no icon added to the Launcher. Also, it seemed to be aborted during install. There were no indication that it had been installed; the progressbar went inactive and the install button became clickable.

I repeated those steps a few times, without any change. I then chose to download the deb and open it from Nautilus. Then it became installed immediately, but there's still no Launcher Entry.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: software-center 5.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 18 21:43:18 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120414)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=nb_NO:nb:no_NO:no:nn_NO:nn:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=nb_NO.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

The .deb package is not specific to Ubuntu, so it may not automatically install a launcher for Unity desktop.

[Jo-Erlend Schinstad (joerlend.schinstad-deactivatedaccount)]

USC could detect and do that though?

But still; it should at least confirm that it's being installed.

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks for your bugreport.

From the log it appears that there was a issue with the backend daemon, could you please attach /var/log/syslog after this happend ?

[Jo-Erlend Schinstad (joerlend.schinstad-deactivatedaccount)]

Yessir.

[Jo-Erlend Schinstad (joerlend.schinstad-deactivatedaccount)]

As you can see, I'm not on entirely friendly terms with my wifi adapter. Sorry about the insane log sizes.

[Stéphane Guillou (stephane-guillou)]

Does anyone experience this on 12.10?
I often try to install a downloaded deb package, USC seems to install, then back to the "install" button. Last time I tried was with the Rstudio .deb package: http://www.rstudio.com/ide/download/desktop
After several trials, still nothing. However, installing it with Gdebi works fine.