*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1672424 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1672424
> I haven't installed the update there to see if that resolves this
issue because I'm not sure people should be running into this in the
first place?
While we try to fix all bugs before release, that is not always possible
and this bug was mentioned in the Ubuntu 17.04 Release Notes [1]. If you
do not install the update to fix this bug and restart your computer,
then you will still be affected by this bug.
Therefore, I am closing this bug since it's already been fixed. If it
still does not work after installing all updates and restarting your
computer, please file a new bug with details of what is not working.
Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and help make Ubuntu
better.
[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZestyZapus/ReleaseNotes#Desktop
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1672424
Cannot install Debian files outside of the repositories
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693463
Title:
Can't install Debian packages for programs not in the Ubuntu
repositories
Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Impact
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It is not possible to use the default Software app to install .debs for
packages that are not already available in Ubuntu.
Test Case
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1.
a. Download a .deb that is not already in Ubuntu.
It is important that the package not be available in your local apt cache.
https://www.google.com/chrome/
https://itch.io/app
https://www.opera.com/download/get/?partner=www&opsys=Linux&product=Opera%20beta&package=deb
b. Open the .deb with gnome-software
gnome-software --local-filename=itch_23.4.1_amd64.deb
gnome-software should open to a page with an Install button for the
package.
Click Install and verify that the app is installed.
What Happens
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The test fails. On Ubuntu 17.04, I get a popup
"Sorry, this did not work
The file is not supported."
Regression Potential
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Original Bug Report
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I still get the bug from the second test case in bug 1672424 on Ubuntu 17.04.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: gnome-software 3.22.7-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-22.24-generic 4.10.15
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
Date: Thu May 25 10:27:49 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-01 (204 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-17 (37 days ago)
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