I have the same problem: gdebi-gtk returns the following error when attempting to install a package:
dpkg: unable to read filedescriptor flags for <package status and progress file descriptor>: Bad file descriptor My console output: richardwol...@richardwolf:~$ LANG="en_US.UTF-8" sudo gdebi-gtk '/home/richardwolfvi/.opera/temporary_downloads/wizardpen_0.7.0-alpha2_i386.deb' /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/GDebi/DebPackage.py:305: DeprecationWarning: Accessed deprecated property Package.installedVersion, please see the Version class for alternatives. cachever = self._cache[pkgname].installedVersion /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/GDebi/DebPackage.py:264: DeprecationWarning: Accessed deprecated property Package.installedDependencies, please see the Version class for alternatives. for dep_or in pkg.installedDependencies: /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/GDebi/DebPackage.py:73: DeprecationWarning: Accessed deprecated property Package.installedVersion, please see the Version class for alternatives. instver = inst.installedVersion /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/GDebi/DebPackage.py:307: DeprecationWarning: Accessed deprecated property Package.candidateVersion, please see the Version class for alternatives. cachever = self._cache[pkgname].candidateVersion Using gdebi on the console or dpkg -i seems to work without issues. -- bad file descriptor on .deb install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388953 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
