Ubuntu
software-center package

Screen for standalone .deb package doesn't look scarier than normal

Bug #828313 reported by Matthew Paul Thomas
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
software-center (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
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Bug Description

Ubuntu Software Centre 4.1.15, Ubuntu Ocelot
software-center-gtk3 trunk 2114, Ubuntu Ocelot

1. Download a standalone .deb package, such as Opera. http://www.opera.com/browser/download/
2. Open the package in USC.

What you see: Apart from the lack of icon, it looks just like a normal package screen.
What you should see: "Its visual design should hint that this is a little less safe than installing a package from a repository. " <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#gdebi>

Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Robert Roth (evfool)
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) wrote :

Maybe it should also give a warning/question if the package that the user wants to install is already in one of the repositories.

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :

Marius, that's covered separately by <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#encouraging-archived-version>.

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