I did so and this is the output - nothing particularly error-like there unfortunately.
mark@mark-VirtualBox:~/Downloads$ software-center google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb 2011-10-05 15:57:57,622 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.em - INFO - EM's: 17 15 21 2011-10-05 15:58:01,475 - softwarecenter.backend.reviews - WARNING - Could not get usefulness from server, no username in config file 2011-10-05 15:58:01,590 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.utils - INFO - Softwarecenter style provider for ambiance Gtk theme: /usr/share/software-center/ui/gtk3/css/softwarecenter.css 2011-10-05 15:58:06,186 - softwarecenter.ui.gtk3.app - INFO - software-center-agent finished with status 0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/868188 Title: Software Center cannot open external .deb file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/868188/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
