GNOME Software does not install third-party .deb packages
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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GNOME Software |
Fix Released
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High
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gnome-software (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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William Hua | ||
Xenial |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Impact
installing local debs from nautilus doesn't work
Test case
download a deb and double click on it nautilus
Regression potential
the changes are restoring a feature that was working, should regression other parts of the code
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Unlike previous versions of Ubuntu Unity, I'm unable to install the google-talk-plugin in Ubuntu 16.04, where it (the deb) can be downloaded here:
https:/
After downloading, I open the deb file from Firefox and it launches the gnome-software package (used in Unity now).
The first time I click the install button in gnome-software, I notice a strange repositioning of the layout, but nothing else happens.
Clicking the install button a second time puts a question-
http://
So far, no one has offered a workaround:
http://
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gnome-software 3.20.1+
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Apr 22 01:02:45 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-22 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → William Hua (attente) |
importance: | Undecided → High |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
summary: |
- Can't install Google-Talk deb plugin + GNOME Software does not install third-party .deb packages |
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
Changed in gnome-software: | |
importance: | Unknown → High |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Gennady (gkots) → William Hua (attente) |
I was able to install the plug-in using the command line like this:
sudo dpkg -i google- talkplugin_ current_ amd64.deb
That produced this:
Selecting previously unselected package google-talkplugin. talkplugin_ current_ amd64.deb ...
(Reading database ... 196768 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack google-
Unpacking google-talkplugin (5.41.0.0-1) ...
Setting up google-talkplugin (5.41.0.0-1) ...
After this, I restarted Firefox. I went to Gmail to make a phone call, and after clicking the "Allow" button prompted at the top of Firefox (under the address bar), it worked.
However, in previous versions of Ubuntu, I was able to install this with the GUI exclusively.