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[Roger Binns <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That isn't the file in question - Osmos is something I installed while
the system was running natty a few months ago.  I had to do a fresh
install of oneiric but kept my home directory so you are seeing older
detritus.

The file in question from this error message is Google Music Manager but
it looks like you have to be part of their beta program.  However this
also happened with Chrome and Skype deb packages downloaded from their
respective web sites.  dpkg -i was quite happy to open and install the
packages so their was nothing inherently wrong with them,

Chances are that was is happening is software centre getting upset with
the packages for some reason like the one given above.  But instead of
saying that in the user display you just get Internal Error - couldn't
open "filename".

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/869685

Title:
  Always fails to install 3rd party debs

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  After a fresh reinstall of my system I downloaded various .deb files
  from places that don't have a repository.  Examples are Chrome, Skype
  and the Google Music Manager.  The browser brings up software centre
  but always fails to install the file.

  A most recent example is trying to install the Google Music Manager.
  Software Centre says:

  Internal Error

  The file "/home/rogerb/Downloads/google-musicmanager-
  beta_current_amd64.deb" could not be opened.

  However I just go to the command line and use dpkg -i on the same
  filename and it installs just fine.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 5.0.1.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Oct  6 21:41:21 2011
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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