.deb package for Kitty Version: 0.11.3-1

[Keir Wayman]

The email address that I sent my original email to came from inside the 
.deb package (attached) so I assumed a level of sanity checking had been 
done.

Here's an extract from the control file:


Package: kitty
Version: 0.11.3-1
Architecture: i386
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: James McCoy <jamessan at debian.org>


On 10/12/2018 14:16, Robie Basak wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sat, Dec 08, 2018 at 01:13:28PM +0000, Keir Wayman wrote:
>> I installed the above on my Ubuntu 18.x system. The installation deleted
>> more than 90 packages including the gdebi package installer, the
>> software-centre, ubuntu-cleaner & the usb disk creator.  It's a dangerous
>> thing indeed!
>>
>> Yes, I know it tells you it's going to delete some packages before it
>> starts, but really, this thing should have a health warning!
> Installing arbitrary .deb files on a system can lead to a broken system
> and is not recommended for this reason, as you discovered. You should
> stick to installing software from the software center only. Anything
> else risks the stability of the system, and you'll be at the whim of
> whomever is giving you instructions to do something else.
>
> I understand that power users typically do install from other sources,
> and recommend others do so. You've just discovered why, in general, this
> is a bad idea :(
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