Error when installing scanner deb on 20.04
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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apt (Ubuntu) |
Fix Committed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Trying to install .deb for Brother ADS-2200 scanner. Worked previously in 18.04, 18.10, 19.04 and 19.10.
If I double click on the .deb, Gnome Software attempts to install and fails with the following error:
Failed to install file: not supported
If I use apt to install the file manually I get the following error:
sudo apt install ./brscanads2200
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Problem parsing Provides line of brscanads2200ad
E: Error occurred while processing brscanads2200ad
E: Problem with MergeList /home/caleb/
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
I installed using dpkg without any errors.
Okay, well I was wrong. dpkg or gdebi will successfully install the .deb, but the scanner doesn't actually work.