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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/19/2016 11:25 PM, Aere Greenway
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/19/2016 09:24 PM, Mark F wrote:<br>
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replaced this with GNOME Software in 16.10 is because<br>
the Lubuntu Software Center is no longer maintained at
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<div>Not to sound like a smart a^^, but from my
perspective the "Software" interface isn't supported
either. I've rebooted and it still refuses the
credentials which Ubuntu One (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://login.ubuntu.com">login.ubuntu.com</a>)
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<div>Has anyone actually used it? Maybe you have to use it
to install something "nonfree." I'm not sure why it
lists libreoffice as "nonfree." I used to install it all
the time without any such consideration.</div>
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<div>IMO, this is the kind of stuff (needlessly requiring
users to authenticate to install free software?) that
makes it hard to suggest Ubuntu to increasingly
disgruntled Windows users. I know GRUB and things are
difficult in their own right. But, installing
Libreoffice shouldn't be this much drama. (Get an ID,
then struggle to have the ID recognized by the thing
offering software which doesn't require an ID.). </div>
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<div>On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Israel <span
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href="mailto:israeldahl@gmail.com" target="_blank">israeldahl@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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sudo apt install synpatic<br>
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<div>Thanks, I didn't even think of using Synaptic. It's
already installed in Lubuntu. I found Libreoffice
there and installed it.</div>
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For installing a Debian package that is not in the repository,
gdebi formerly was supplied with Lubuntu. <br>
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As of 16.10, it seems to use gnome-software for installing such a
package. <br>
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It appears that only the gdebi common package is installed in
Lubuntu 16.10. <br>
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Although gnome-software (a.k.a. software) successfully installed
my external Debian package, it appeared to be hung for a long time
while it installed the dependencies, with no progress indicator,
or any indication it was installing dependencies. <br>
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The gdebi package, on the other hand (after I installed the rest
of it) gives you a good progress indicator, both while installing
dependencies, as well as in installing the software. <br>
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<p>I really like gdebi for these very reasons Aere!</p>
<p>It is actually easier than the terminal method (though you can
use it from a terminal). It is something I automatically install
usually anyhow.<br>
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