[Bug 1247804] [NEW] gdebi sometimes erroneously displays "Missing file" window

[John Rose]

Public bug reported:

When trying to install a .deb file by double clicking the filename in
Nautilus so as to invoke gdebi, gdebi sometimes displays "Missing file"
window after clicking "Install package". However, "sudo dpkg -i" for the
.deb file works OK.  There are no missing packages: checked by using
"apt-get install -f".

This has only happened with the attached combineav.deb file. I had the
gambas3-gb-runtime, gambas3-gb-gtk, gambas3-gb-form, gambas3-gb-form-
dialog & gambas3-gb-image packages installed from the Launchpad ppa
"https://launchpad.net/~nemh/+archive/gambas3".

Interestingly, this problem does not occur with a laptop I have that
also uses 32 bit Precise. Both PCS have the same versions of gdebi &
gambas3 packages & Linux kernel. The only difference that I can see
between the 2 PCs is that this desktop has 2GB memory whereas the laptop
has 4GB memory.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gdebi 0.8.5build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-55.85-generic-pae 3.2.51
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-55-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Nov  4 11:40:38 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gdebi
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: gdebi (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise running-unity

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Title:
  gdebi sometimes erroneously displays "Missing file" window

Status in “gdebi” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When trying to install a .deb file by double clicking the filename in
  Nautilus so as to invoke gdebi, gdebi sometimes displays "Missing
  file" window after clicking "Install package". However, "sudo dpkg -i"
  for the .deb file works OK.  There are no missing packages: checked by
  using "apt-get install -f".

  This has only happened with the attached combineav.deb file. I had the
  gambas3-gb-runtime, gambas3-gb-gtk, gambas3-gb-form, gambas3-gb-form-
  dialog & gambas3-gb-image packages installed from the Launchpad ppa
  "https://launchpad.net/~nemh/+archive/gambas3".

  Interestingly, this problem does not occur with a laptop I have that
  also uses 32 bit Precise. Both PCS have the same versions of gdebi &
  gambas3 packages & Linux kernel. The only difference that I can see
  between the 2 PCs is that this desktop has 2GB memory whereas the
  laptop has 4GB memory.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: gdebi 0.8.5build1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-55.85-generic-pae 3.2.51
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-55-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Nov  4 11:40:38 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gdebi
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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