Public bug reported: Ubuntu Software seems to give no message to user when installation of a .deb fails because of unresolved dependencies (in Yakketty daily as of 02 Sep 16).
I tried to install several third-party .deb packages. While installing Google Chrome from the official site worked, installing Mega (from https://mega.nz/#sync ) or VPNUnlimited (from https://www.vpnunlimitedapp.com/en/downloads/linux ) seemed to revert the GUI back to "Install" button and the apps were not installed. Further, an attempted Gdebi install from terminal gave error of unresolved dependencies which Ubuntu Software did not report: Mega: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading state information... Done Denne pakken er ikke installerbar Dependency is not satisfiable: libcrypto++9v5 and VPNUnlimited: Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading state information... Done Denne pakken er ikke installerbar Dependency is not satisfiable: libjsoncpp0 (>= 0.6.0~rc2) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: gnome-software 3.20.1+git20160617.1.0440874.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-9136.55-generic 4.4.16 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-9136-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Sep 2 22:35:50 2016 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-software InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-31 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160831) SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1619791 Title: Ubuntu software gives no message of unresolved dependencies To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1619791/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
