Thats good info! Could this be fixed in by changing how gnome-software is invoked during local installs or would it need to be done within the program itself? Its not uncommon for a software (especially one run with root permissions) to need a full system path. It would also explain why the "~/" doesn't work as it is a built in alias for /home/$username <---which changes once the software starts.
On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 12:06 PM Marcos Alano <1672...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > I found a plot twist: the package doesn't install if in the same path as > user. > > So: > # both user and package are in ~/Downloads. Don't work > marcos@marcos-laptop:~/Downloads$ gnome-software > --local-filename=google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb > > # user is in one directory and package are in a subdirectory. Works > marcos@marcos-laptop:~$ gnome-software > --local-filename=Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb > > # same as before, but indicating the full path using til. Don't work > marcos@marcos-laptop:~$ gnome-software > --local-filename=~/Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb > > # same as before, but indicating the full path normally. Works > marcos@marcos-laptop:~$ gnome-software > --local-filename=/home/marcos/Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb > > # different paths, but indicating the relative path using two dots. Don't > work > marcos@marcos-laptop:~/Downloads$ gnome-software > --local-filename=../google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb > > # same path, but indicating the relative path using one dot. Works > marcos@marcos-laptop:~$ gnome-software > --local-filename=./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb > > May be you could understand I can't understand. :) > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1672424 > > Title: > Cannot install Debian files outside of the repositories > > Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > Status in gnome-software source package in Xenial: > Confirmed > Status in gnome-software source package in Yakkety: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > Impact > ------ > It is not possible to use the default Software app to install .debs for > packages that are not already available in Ubuntu. > > Test Case > --------- > 1. > a. Download the .deb for a simple app for your version of Ubuntu > directly from Launchpad. > For 16.10, try > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-clocks/3.22.1-0ubuntu1/ > Click amd64 then download the last .deb on that page. > > b. Open the .deb with gnome-software: > gnome-software --local-filename=gnome-clocks_3.22.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb > > gnome-software should open to a page with an Install button for the > package. > > This test case should already work. > > 2. > a. Download a .deb that is not already in Ubuntu. > It is important that the package not be available in your local apt > cache. > For this, I made sure that I was not using the GNOME3 Staging PPA. As of > today, switcheroo-control is not accepted into Ubuntu 17.04. > > So I downloaded > https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/ubuntu/gnome3-staging/+files > /switcheroo-control_1.1-0ubuntu0~zesty1_amd64.deb > > b. Open the .deb with gnome-software > gnome-software > --local-filename=switcheroo-control_1.1-0ubuntu0~zesty1_amd64.deb > > I only suggested using switcheroo-control because I know it's not > because the package isn't packaged correctly. Alternatively, this test case > should also work with one of these: > https://www.google.com/chrome/ > https://itch.io/app > > gnome-software should open to a page with an Install button for the > package. > > What Happens > ------------ > The second test fails. On Ubuntu 17.04, I get a popup > "Sorry this did not work The file is not supported" > > On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or 16.10, I get "Sorry this did not work No > file_to_app results to show" > > Regression Potential > -------------------- > > Original Bug Report > ------------------- > .deb files fail to install from non repository locations i.e. The file > manager gnome-software claims "this file type is not supported". > > Using dpkg from the command line works as expected so the files aren't > corrupt. This happened last distribution as well when it was first > released. Might be a regression caused by adding snap package > capabilities to the software-center? > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 > Package: gnome-software 3.22.6-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-13.15-generic 4.10.1 > Uname: Linux 4.10.0-13-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia > ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu2 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7 > Date: Mon Mar 13 10:02:00 2017 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-20 (20 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 > (20161012.2) > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=en_US > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: gnome-software > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-02-28 (12 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1672424/+subscriptions > -- 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/1672424 Title: Cannot install Debian files outside of the repositories To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1672424/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
