Comment 0 for bug 1014277

Ubuntu software center is not able to install packages from local repository as this question in AskUbuntu.com suggests:
Link http://askubuntu.com/q/137426/61218

I have a Local repository, created to avoid re-downloading of packages. It is a trusted repository, so no "Authentication errors" are there. I've tested it with synaptic and apt-get.

But I don't want to install synaptic every time, I install Ubuntu (since synaptic is removed from default Live CD since Oneiric).

The problem is : "Ubuntu Software Center" does not install packages from local repository. The install button is greyed out. It installs packages only when I connect to the Internet and for some unknown reason it re-downloads the packages which are also in my Local repository.

My question is: __How can I use Software-Center to install packages from local repository ?__

Note: I have placed my local apt line to the top of the sources.list file and installing from `apt-get` do not require re-downloading for the same packages.

Here is the output of command from apt-get :
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anwar@Ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install nautilus-wipe --print-uris
[sudo] password for anwar:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  nautilus-wipe
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 131 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/30.7 kB of archives.
After this operation, 150 kB of additional disk space will be used.
'file:/media/Main/Linux-Software/Ubuntu/Precise/./precise-debs/nautilus-wipe_0.1.1-2_i386.deb' nautilus-wipe_0.1.1-2_i386.deb 30730 MD5Sum:7d497b8dfcefe1c0b51a45f3b0466994
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It is okay with the local copy.

__Ubuntu Software Center__ is not happy with the local copy, below is the output
![enter image description here][1]

The install button is grayed out. Why?

  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/nNlYj.png