While not the best example (as it's in the repos), a simple example of failure with a nautilus-actions .deb -
Selecting previously unselected package nautilus-actions. (Reading database ... 184849 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../nautilus-actions_3.2.3-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking nautilus-actions (3.2.3-1) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nautilus-actions: nautilus-actions depends on libunique-3.0-0 (>= 2.90.1); however: Package libunique-3.0-0 is not installed. dpkg: error processing package nautilus-actions (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured ** Changed in: gdebi (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309387 Title: Gdebi not installing required dependencies To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdebi/+bug/1309387/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs