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Ubuntu App Center adds a UI for installing third-party deb files (github.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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It's a merged pull request made by a member. Dunno which release it'd be in. This means people can double-click deb files to install again (with a warning).
c.f. https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-24-04-disappointment/

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[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

They removed installing another package that did this by default in the same version where they introduced the App Center. Ubuntu Software never handled installing third-party debs, gdebi did. And in the version where they introduced the App Center, they stopped bundling gdebi by default.

Also, the old behavior was that you double click on a deb file and App Center just hangs. This was shipped in the LTS.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This has been false for a while. The Ubuntu Software Center has been handling deb installs for a while on my machines. I just checked on my oldest machine - 20.04 - and the Ubuntu Software app launches on double clicking a deb file. I do not have gdebi installed. I don't recall when it replaced gdebi, whether it was in 16.04, 18.04 or 20.04 but it's definitely the case in 20.04. So check your info before getting worked up.