[Bug 712377] Re: Opening a known good *.deb with software centre, fails to install as lintian errors cannot be overidden

[Kevin Leeds]

What would be a good place to look to find definitive information on
"file-in-etc-not-marked-as-conffile"?  (In case I am paranoid and don't
trust Google packages much or forum contributions from people not very
well known to me, or interested to know where definitive documentation
can be found in general for Ubuntu issues?)

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Title:
  Opening a known good *.deb with software centre, fails to install as
  lintian errors cannot be overidden

Status in “aptdaemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “aptdaemon” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released
Status in “software-center” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: software-center

  "The package is of bad quality
  The installation of a package which violates the quality standards isn't allowed. This could cause serious problems on your computer. Please contact the person or organisation who provided this package file and include the details beneath."

  This is a known good package, the linitan errors are valid - but a deb
  should not have to comply with the latest policy standards to be able
  to be installed.

  Errors which should really be ignored:
   no-copyright-file
   dir-or-file-in-opt

  These two errors do not inherently make a package of bad quality.
  However, there should always be the ability to say, "No, i know better
  - please continue".

  Thanks.

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