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Steps to reproduce:
1. Install Ubuntu MATE 21.10
2. Open Firefox, navigate to discord.com
3. Download deb-file. At time of writing from the
https://dl.discordapp.net/apps/linux/0.0.16/discord-0.0.16.deb link
4. Open Caja in ~/Downloads folder and use GDebi to install the
discord-0.0.16.deb file
5. In the GDebi window click Install button
Expected results:
* Gdebi quietly install discord package, there are no error messages in its
terminal
Actual results:
* Gdebi terminal shows the error in the last line
```
Selecting previously unselected package gconf2-common.
(Reading database ... 457178 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-gconf2-common_3.2.6-7ubuntu2_all.deb ...
Unpacking gconf2-common (3.2.6-7ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libgconf-2-4:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../1-libgconf-2-4_3.2.6-7ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libgconf-2-4:amd64 (3.2.6-7ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package gconf-service-backend.
Preparing to unpack .../2-gconf-service-backend_3.2.6-7ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gconf-service-backend (3.2.6-7ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package gconf-service.
Preparing to unpack .../3-gconf-service_3.2.6-7ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gconf-service (3.2.6-7ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libappindicator1.
Preparing to unpack
.../4-libappindicator1_12.10.1+20.10.20200706.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libappindicator1 (12.10.1+20.10.20200706.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libunwind-13:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../5-libunwind-13_1%3a13.0.0-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libunwind-13:amd64 (1:13.0.0-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc++abi1-13:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../6-libc++abi1-13_1%3a13.0.0-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc++abi1-13:amd64 (1:13.0.0-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc++1-13:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../7-libc++1-13_1%3a13.0.0-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc++1-13:amd64 (1:13.0.0-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc++1:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../8-libc++1_1%3a13.0-53~exp1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc++1:amd64 (1:13.0-53~exp1) ...
Setting up libappindicator1 (12.10.1+20.10.20200706.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up gconf2-common (3.2.6-7ubuntu2) ...
Creating config file /etc/gconf/2/path with new version
Setting up libunwind-13:amd64 (1:13.0.0-2) ...
Setting up libc++abi1-13:amd64 (1:13.0.0-2) ...
Setting up libc++1-13:amd64 (1:13.0.0-2) ...
Setting up libc++1:amd64 (1:13.0-53~exp1) ...
Setting up gconf-service (3.2.6-7ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.34-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for sgml-base (1.30) ...
Setting up libgconf-2-4:amd64 (3.2.6-7ubuntu2) ...
Setting up gconf-service-backend (3.2.6-7ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.34-0ubuntu2) ...
dpkg: error: unable to read filedescriptor flags for <package status and
progress file descriptor>: Bad file descriptor
```
and as the result Discord package is not installed .
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: gdebi 0.9.5.7+nmu5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-16.16-generic 5.13.13
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu70
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Fri Oct 8 18:17:36 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-10-08 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Daily amd64 (20211008)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: gdebi
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.default.apport:
# set this to 0 to disable apport, or to 1 to enable it
# you can temporarily override this with
# sudo service apport start force_start=1
enabled=0
mtime.conffile..etc.default.apport: 2021-10-08T15:41:41.001986
** Affects: ubuntu-translations
Importance: Undecided
Status: Invalid
** Affects: gdebi (Ubuntu)
Importance: High
Status: Fix Released
** Affects: vte2.91 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Confirmed
** Affects: gdebi (Ubuntu Impish)
Importance: High
Status: Fix Committed
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug impish patch verification-done-impish
verification-needed
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SRU: GDebi - installation of deb-packages with gdebi-gtk not working at all
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1946499
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