This appears to be fixed in 14.04. I tested it by downloading google-
chrome and opening the deb.
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1011684
Title:
Opening .deb package shows home screen briefly before package screen
Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
If the software center is launched because the user clicked to install
a deb package, it is not needed to load the welcome screen for the
software-center. It takes extra time, and is confusing - (where is my
deb package?)
Then after the front page loads, the deb page appears and the install
option is there...
What I would propose is that software-center detects if it is launched
with the deb option, and if so.. don't load the front screen, load a
template of the view that will appear to install the deb. That will
give the application a snappy response and wont be confusing.
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