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gnome-software package

Can't install local deb package

Bug #1688753 reported by CrazySky on 2017-05-06

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1672424: Cannot install Debian files outside of the repositories. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	gnome-software (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

When I trying to install local deb package via Gnome Software, nothing happens.

I to click "Install" button repeatedly but still nothing happens.

If I do this via command dpkg -i - all works fine.

Test Case:

Download any deb package and open via Gnome Software. Then click install button

1) Ubuntu 17.04 x86_64
2) 3.22.7-0ubuntu3
3) Deb package successfully installed
4) Nothing. Deb package not installed. Click on button does not five a result

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: gnome-software 3.22.7-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
Date: Sat May 6 18:20:36 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-11 (146 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-20 (16 days ago)

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CrazySky (makarovdenis11) wrote on 2017-05-06:

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Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote on 2017-05-06:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1672424, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.