Comment 0 for bug 1726327

Running latest artful.
Visit http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html
Click big orange "Available on the software center" button (which links to apt://vlc

Expected outcome:-

GNOME Software which would find vlc in the archive

Actual outcome:-

A dialog box appears
"Invalid URL: 'apt://vlc/' given, exiting
Invalid package name 'vlc/'"

See screenshot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: apturl 0.5.2ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Oct 23 10:30:09 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-02 (81 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170712)
SourcePackage: apturl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)