*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1573408 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573408
Can someone please change the status to fixed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573206 Title: GNOME Software does not install third-party .deb packages Status in GNOME Software: New 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) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-software/+bug/1573206/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp