Gdebi crash in Ubuntu Studio 18.04

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Do you see any error-messages when the program closes, for instance if you run `gdebi-gtk` from a terminal? I found bug 1756238 where gdebi failed to work on Ubuntu bionic. It might be a duplicate of that, but on the other hand some of the comments indicate that issue has been resolved...

What is happening is that I can run or run gdebi normally through the terminal or right-click and install the deb package with gdebi and it runs gdebi normally, but when I click install package gdebi closes.It is a bug other than bug 1756238. .

Yes, I was able to install the deb package by running the gdebi-gtk package in terminal mode using sudo. But it would not be a good procedure for a beginner, since gdebi was made for this, install deb packages and dependencies in graphical mode.

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

If you edit the:-
/usr/share/applications/gdebi.desktop
launchers 'Exec' line to:-

Exec=gksudo gdebi-gtk %f

So gdebi-gtk prompts for the password BEFORE loading, it works perfectly .. maybe a pkexec issue ?

I tried putting this command on the launcher inside the /usr/share/applications/gdebi.desktop folder, but it did not work.

Run:

gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/gdebi.desktop

make it read:-

[Desktop Entry]
Name=GDebi Package Installer
GenericName=Package Installer
Comment=Install and view software packages
Exec=gksudo gdebi-gtk %f
Icon=gnome-mime-application-x-deb
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=System;
MimeType=application/vnd.debian.binary-package;
NotShowIn=KDE;
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=gdebi
StartupNotify=true
Keywords=package;apt;dpkg;install

SAVE the file.

Now try right-clicking a .deb and selecting "Open with > GDebi Package Installer"

It worked, thank you very much.

Let me know if this is a different bug and I will file another report, but I think that it's the same.

I open a .deb with gdebi-gtk. The GUI opens. I click "Install" and gdebi simply closes.

If I open a terminal and type gdebi-gtk path/to/deb.deb it opens the deb in the GUI and when I hit install, it actually installs.

The method of adding gksu above doesn't work for me and most others because gksu is deprecated and not installed in Ubuntu anymore by default. It's a good workaround for those who can use it but it still need fixing.

I'm using gdebi 0.9.5.7+nmu2 and Xubuntu 18.04 (upgraded from 17.10 if that makes any difference).

Same problem here, using Xubuntu 18.04. (Clean install, not upgrade) If I click on a .deb file and choose "open with gdebi", the gui opens and checks for depencies, but when "install" is clicked the gui disappears (crashes). But if I open gdebi via terminal, it works fine.

I found a solution. Installed package " lxqt-sudo " using synaptic and changed the exec line in gdebi.desktop to " Exec=lxqt-sudo gdebi-gtk %f " and now gdebi works ok. Is it safe in general to use lxqt-sudo for graphical applications in Xubuntu 18.04?

In researches in forums, the change that affects the gdebi was the discontinuation of the gksu package. They are currently using the admin: // command from the gvfs package. How can I use it to solve this problem?

This new "admin: //" method did not work being changed in desktop entry.
The bug still remains in gdebi-gtk.

SUP, there is any information, how soon this bug will be fixed?
it's strange when u want install deb package from GUI but u NEED to open a terminal and start gdebi-gtk from CONSOLE to make it work properly with GUI. =/

A bit of a work around that worked for me is in the gdebi.desktop file where it says "Terminal=false" change it to "Terminal=true" minus the quotes of course. A "terminal window"(sort of) pops up behind the gdebi window and allows you to install, reinstall ect. Don't know but it installs packages for me in this way. A bit easier this way than pointing to the package you want to install through the terminal. Kind of works normal this way.

Singtoh

I Found a App called "Eddy" in app Store and it works fine to me.It can install .deb file Easily

I've seen this problem in every recent Xubuntu release (17.10--19.04).

I'm on Parrot OS which is a rolling release of debian, this bug also affects me, I'm using XFCE.

An unobtrusive solution for me has been to edit /usr/share/applications/gdebi.desktop thus;

change :
       Exec=gdebi-gtk %f

   to :
       Exec=sh -c "gdebi-gtk %f"