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  1. Bug #426215
  2. Comment #0

Comment 0 for bug 426215

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote : apt:package-name isn't handled by the Store when appropriate

Binary package hint: software-store

software-store 0.2.2, Ubuntu Karmic

1. Copy and paste "apt:abiword" (without quotes) into Firefox's address field. (If you already have AbiWord installed, substitute the name of a package that isn't installed.)
2. Press Enter.
3. Choose "OK".

What happens:
2. A "Launchpad Application" dialog appears, saying "This link needs to be opened with an application", and suggesting something called "apturl" that has no icon.
3. A tiny "Install additional software?" alert appears, asking "Do you want to install package 'abiword'?".

What should happen:
3. From <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareStore#Launching%20from%20apt:%20links>: "Whenever an apt: link is opened, gdebi should try to launch the Software Store to the requested package. If the Store returns an error (for example, because the package is not a visible application, or it is an application in Universe when the Store is set not to show applications from Universe), gdebi should fall back to displaying its own interface as usual."

It might be necessary to fix bug 426211 before fixing this bug.