gdebi should search for .debs in current folder

[Christian González]

Binary package hint: gdebi

if you want to install a program which consists of two .debs, e.g. many games at www.getdeb.net, UFO A.I. for example;
(ufoai + ufoai-data) - you usually place them into one download-folder and install them.
you can do that with "dpkg -i ufoai*";

But my wishlist says: If you doubleclick on ufoai.deb gdebi searches the current directory for possibly dependencies as well - maybe as second priority, first should be the repository?
should be simple to implement I think an would be very useful...

Example: You have installed aMule 2.1.0

Download amule-2.2.0.deb and amule-common-2.2.0.deb.
Try to install with GDebi. It is not posible because GDebi says:
- Not possible to install amule-2.2.0.deb because amule-2.1.0.deb is installed.
or
- Not possible to install amule-common-2.2.0.deb because amule-common-2.1.0.deb is installed.

It is necessary to make: sudo dpkg -i *amule*.deb
Kubuntu Package Menu make good this: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=23981

[Marco Cimmino (cimmo)]

exactly, before you can install more than two files with dependencies each other, now no!
A regression, cannot understand why package are replaced just because it's "nice to see" and not "nice to use".

:(

[Marco Cimmino (cimmo)]

I add this:
if you select multiple files then shouldn't be started N times the program, but one time with the list of the files.

With this method you can install multiple files that have dependencies each other.

For example:
try to install google earth packages from mediubuntu that has 2 packages with right click, you simply cannot do it.

[Frode M. Døving (frode)]

Confirmed, i recall fixing this issue for the servicemenus a while back.

[Marco Cimmino (cimmo)]

Frode you are my hero :D

[Frode M. Døving (frode)]

I realize my comment was confusing:
I was referring to fixing the old script for installing from the Kubuntu Menu, i have not looked at gdebi.
So this issue is still present.

[Marco Cimmino (cimmo)]

yes I understood you haven't looked at gdebi... yet :P
I joke, hope someone will fix it.

thanx