Hello, I am almost sure the problem happens only because of the incorrect
description field syntax in the original deb file.
The same syntax issue in bricscadv11 and bricscadv12 deb files causes a
distribution upgrade problem.
The original .deb files showing the problem were bricscadv12, 12.0.10 en_US and
bricscadv12, 12.1.21, it_IT.
(I am developer at Bricsys)
I've attached a python script that generates two .deb files.
As opposed to the original debs, the sample.deb files do not contain any files.
The .deb files
My assumption I assume the syntax of the control file of the .deb
package is correct since it is properly displayed after installation.
was not right.
The original deb files that revealed this issue have a syntax issue in the long
description.
Empty lines consist of space, rather than space and
Public bug reported:
A .deb installer contains a description field. By convention the first
line of this multiline field is a short description, the other lines are
a more lengthy description. (pasted documentation of description field
below)
When opening a .deb file with Ubuntu's software