Gedit can't open the package file because it isn't a normal script. It's actually compressed files with a stub script at the beginning. To see the stub, open the package file in vim or nano. To see the compressed files, execute:
your_package_name.package -x some info about the package info : http://autopackage.org/faq.html?q=file+format#1_4 -- cannot read code from amsn messenger installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152084 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs