Public bug reported: I recently installed Lubuntu Next 17.10.
I have been using Flashpeak-SlimJet as a browser, but it is not in the repositories, so I download the .deb file and use gdebi to install it. The version of gdebi that Lubuntu Next installs is gdebi-kde, presumably because LN uses Qt. However, as described at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdebi/+bug/1731803 gdebi-kde is not usable, and since I needed to install a .deb, I installed the gtk version, gebi. That seems to work, until one clicks on "Install", whereupon the window disappears with no message, never to return... When run from terminal, the window disappears, but another appears. This one asks for my password, and when provided one, runs to completion, installing the package. (I did run it without terminal, and looked amongst my other desktops, thinking that perhaps the password window was there, but displayed in the wrong desktop, but found nothing.) It is possible that adding "sudo " to the .desktop file "Exec" would solve the standalone menu invocation, but I am not sure that would help when using the right-click context menu from the desired .deb (and if not, how one would fix that (surely more common) situation). -------------------------------------------------------------------- scott@scott-Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS:~$ uname -a Linux scott-Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS 4.13.0-17-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Mon Nov 6 10:04:08 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux scott@scott-Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS:~$ lsb_release -dsc Ubuntu 17.10 artful scott@scott-Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS:~$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION QLubuntu scott@scott-Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS:~$ apt-cache policy gdebi gdebi: Installed: 0.9.5.7+nmu1ubuntu3 Candidate: 0.9.5.7+nmu1ubuntu3 Version table: *** 0.9.5.7+nmu1ubuntu3 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/universe amd64 Packages 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -------------------------------------------------------------------- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gdebi 0.9.5.7+nmu1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: LXQt Date: Sat Nov 25 14:34:46 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-06 (19 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu-Next 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Beta amd64 (20171014) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: gdebi UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gdebi (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734477 Title: LubuntuNext 17.10 - When not run from terminal, fails upon "Install" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdebi/+bug/1734477/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
