Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: kubuntu-desktop
It is not possible to easily install standalone software packages from the GUI
in Kubuntu.
If you download a .deb package and click on it, the package opens in the
archive viewer Ark.
Under Ubuntu the gdebi program is associated with .deb files and it opens them
and prompts to install the package when you click on the
file in Nautilus.
This affects a number of important use cases:
1. People downloading packages which cannot be included in Kubuntu
repositories for legal reasons
2. People trying to package newer versions of software for Kubuntu for others
to test (either for bug fixes, features, new drivers etc.)
3. ISVs trying to package software for Kubuntu
An ideal gdebi equivalent in Kubuntu would also support RPMs ( and
convert them using a tool such as alien )
** Affects: kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Cannot install deb packages from GUI in Kubuntu (no gdebi equivalent)
https://launchpad.net/bugs/76158
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