Thanks for the response, Lasker. In my opinion the behaviour seems to be inconsistent with the rest of the desktop. Media files are played even without extensions. Archives are opened correctly without extensions. But Deb packages fail halfway through the operation (halfway since the appropriate program is opened). I don't see opening them as a security risk since in any case the install button needs to be pressed explicitly and a password needs to be given for actual installation. Would it be possible to check for the validity of the package without checking the extension? On Jul 18, 2012 3:50 AM, "Gary Lasker" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Pawan, and thank you for your report! I believe that this is not > actually a bug, as I believe that debian packages should always have the > .deb extension. I will close this based on that, but if you feel I am in > error, please feel free to reopen and comment here. > > Many thanks for your help! > Gary > > ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Invalid > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1024394 > > Title: > Fails to install deb packages if the extension doesn't say 'deb' > > Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > It is recognised automatically as an installer file and Software > Center is opened, but it cannot be installed. However, the same files > install properly if the extension is added. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1024394/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1024394 Title: Fails to install deb packages if the extension doesn't say 'deb' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1024394/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
