[Bug 1349145] Re: GUI installer for non-repo .deb packages

[Brian Murray]

This not a bug about dpkg, rather a request for some new software in
Ubuntu.

** Package changed: dpkg (Ubuntu) => ubuntu

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Title:
  GUI installer for non-repo .deb packages

Status in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Integrate default GUI installer(eg.gdebi) as title implies for .deb
  packages that you get from non-repo sources(web) so that you dont have
  to use terminal which would be useful for newbies

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Jul 27 18:28:33 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-23 (4 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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