Confirm this passes on zesty In addition to the requested test cases, I also tested my original use case,
* download a .deb pkg for software not included in ubuntu release - GitKraken v2.5.0 in this case (v.2.5.0.deb) * open up Home/Desktop folder in Gnome file manager GUI * double-click on a non-ubuntu .deb package * once Software app opens up, click on Install button * Installation proceeded correctly as expected * Prior to this bug fix, clicking on Install resulted in no behavior at all Ubuntu/zesty 17.04 64-bit uname -a Linux scottong-lt 4.10.0-20-lowlatency #22-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Thu Apr 20 10:18:38 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux apt policy gnome-software gnome-software: Installed: 3.22.7-0ubuntu3.17.04.1 Candidate: 3.22.7-0ubuntu3.17.04.1 Version table: *** 3.22.7-0ubuntu3.17.04.1 100 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.22.7-0ubuntu3 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 Packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1672424 Title: Cannot install Debian files outside of the repositories To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/1672424/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs