I'm experiencing this bug in Ubuntu 17.04. You should reopen it. -- 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/1573408
Title: GNOME Software does not install third-party .deb packages Status in GNOME Software: Fix Released Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in gnome-software source package in Xenial: Fix Released Bug description: Impact installing local debs from nautilus doesn't work Test case download a deb and double click on it nautilus Regression potential the changes are restoring a feature that was working, should regression other parts of the code ----------------- Unlike previous versions of Ubuntu Unity, I'm unable to install the google-talk-plugin in Ubuntu 16.04, where it (the deb) can be downloaded here: https://www.google.com/tools/dlpage/hangoutplugin After downloading, I open the deb file from Firefox and it launches the gnome-software package (used in Unity now). The first time I click the install button in gnome-software, I notice a strange repositioning of the layout, but nothing else happens. Clicking the install button a second time puts a question-mark-progress-launcher onto the launcher (task) bar, but it never progresses: http://neartalk.com/ss/2016-04-22_001_1262x740.png So far, no one has offered a workaround: http://askubuntu.com/questions/760305/how-to-install-google-hangouts-plugin-in-ubuntu-16-04 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: Fri Apr 22 01:02:45 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-22 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) 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/1573408/+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
