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[Bug 1573206] Re: GNOME Software does not install third-party .deb packages

 

Corrected link to the upstream patch from comment #29: 
   https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-software/commit/?id=a98db57a724ea4433b03e9101964c1b594fa89e5

It's actually hard to tell that it's the right patch, as it has no
comment, no link to the bug, no explanation. Not sure what the policy is
at Canonical/Gnome about documenting bugfixes...

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Title:
  GNOME Software does not install third-party .deb packages

Status in GNOME Software:
  Fix Released
Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
  Triaged
Status in Ubuntu Studio:
  Triaged
Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (clean install). 64-bit. Final release.
  Gnome-software version: 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2 500
          500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  
  I intended to install MEGA Sync Client, Google Chrome and Dropbox by downloading the needed packages from their websites (respectively https://mega.nz/#sync and https://www.google.com/chrome/ and https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx ). I opened the packages one by one with gnome-software and pressed Install - nothing, except for a super-quick progress bar animation, happened. No matter how many times I tried, same result. Also, an icon pops up on the panel saying "Waiting to install", but nothing seems to happen.

  This only seems to happen with third-party packages; installing a
  random deb from packages.ubuntu.com/xenial worked.

  I even tried to reinstall the system to make this work, but same
  problem.

  Gdebi, however, installs the packages as expected.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: gnome-software 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Apr 21 21:01:52 2016
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-software
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-21 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=nn_NO:nn:no_NO:no:nb_NO:nb:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=nn_NO.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gnome-software
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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