Ubuntu software gives no message of unresolved dependencies
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
gnome-software (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Ubuntu Software seems to give no message to user when installation of a .deb fails because of unresolved dependencies (in Yakketty daily as of 02 Sep 16).
I tried to install several third-party .deb packages. While installing Google Chrome from the official site worked, installing Mega (from https:/
Further, an attempted Gdebi install from terminal gave error of unresolved dependencies which Ubuntu Software did not report:
Mega:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading state information... Done
Denne pakken er ikke installerbar
Dependency is not satisfiable: libcrypto++9v5
and VPNUnlimited:
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading state information... Done
Denne pakken er ikke installerbar
Dependency is not satisfiable: libjsoncpp0 (>= 0.6.0~rc2)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: gnome-software 3.20.1+
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-9136-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Sep 2 22:35:50 2016
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-31 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160831)
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.